The SmartArt tool in Word is a great way to quickly create relatively complex diagrams; however, occasionally I want to use that diagram as a basis and then tweak it - for example remove some nodes without changing anything else, add connectors between various node, etc.
Unfortunately, the amount of change possible to SmartArt objects is limited - I can draw shapes over it but cannot perform the two above actions properly.
Is it possible to convert a SmartArt shape into a regular word shape? If it is, how can it be done? If it isn't, is there any alternative to do what I'm trying to do, other than foregoing the SmartArt route?
