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Show relationships with organization charts
You can show relationships between employees when
you insert an organization chart into your slide. An
organization chart is a hierarchical SmartArt graphic
that uses shapes to represent team members, and
connectors to illustrate the relationships between
them.
Using a SmartArt organization chart saves time
because it not only creates a sample organization
chart for you, it makes it easy to add or remove
subordinates, co-workers, or assistants at the
appropriate levels in the organization. It also resizes
the chart automatically as the number of represented
employees grows. Changing the names on
organization charts is easy because all you have to
do is click the shape and start typing, or use the
separate SmartArt text window.
You can also rearrange team members on the
organization chart by clicking and dragging their
shapes to the desired location. Colors for shapes
and the text used on them are determined by the
design theme used on your slide. When you are not
editing the organization chart, it appears on your
slide as the SmartArt Object so you can freely add
and edit text and graphics around it.
1 Click the Insert tab.
2 Click SmartArt.
* If you have a content
placeholder on the slide, you can
also click the SmartArt icon in
the placeholder.
The Choose a SmartArt Graphic
dialog box appears.
3 Click Hierarchy.
4 Click Organization Chart.
5 Click OK.
PowerPoint inserts a basic
organization chart into your
slide.
6 Click the Show Text
button.
7 Use the Type your text
here window to type
the names and
positions of the
employees.
Note: When typing, press
Shift+Enter to start a
new line.
8 Click Close when you
are done.
* Another way to add
text is to click inside a
shape and then type
the text.
9 Use the controls on the Design tab to give
the organization chart the layout and look
you want.
Change It!
You can change the style of the
organization chart. Click the shape
below which you want to change the
layout. If you want to change the
layout of the entire organization chart,
click the shape representing the
highest-level manager. Click Design,
click Layout, and then click the style
you want to use.
Modify It!
To add more shapes, click an existing
shape, click the Design tab, click
Add Shape, and then click where you
want the shape added. For example,
if the employee is below the current
employee in the organization, you
would click Add Shape Below.
Similarly, if the new employee is an
assistant, you would click Add
Assistant.