This section describes how to change chart branch styles.
You can change the layout of any group of boxes within your chart by selecting from one of the chart styles. There are four types of chart styles:
· Chart Styles: Arranges peer boxes relative to their immediate manager.
· Assistant Styles: Arranges assistant boxes relative to their immediate manager.
· Co-Manager Styles: Groups a set of boxes as co-managers.
· Advanced Styles: If required, you can use advanced styles to arrange peer boxes in multi-column styles relative to their immediate manager.
Note: You can also define Chart Rules that enable you to change branch styles within a chart based on a condition. For example, if an employee’s title includes the word assistant, you can create a rule that changes the branch style to an assistant style. See Chart Rules for more information.
The following procedure describes how to change chart styles.
Note: OrgPlus Express has a limited set of chart styles.
To change chart styles:
1 Select the boxes for which you want to change the style.
2 Select Chart Styles from the Format menu to display the Chart Style options.
3 Choose a chart style from the displayed chart style options.
The following example shows the effect of applying the assistant chart style to the assistants of Chris
Phillips.
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To use advanced chart styles:
1 Select the boxes for which you want to change the style.
2 Select Chart Styles from the Format menu. The Chart Style options are displayed (as in step 2 of previous procedure).
3
Select Advanced Chart Styles to display
the Advanced Chart Styles dialog box.
Define the following, as required:
Advanced
Style: Select multi-column tree or multi-column
pair
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Alignment: Select how peer boxes are to be aligned.
Maximum number of boxes per row: Select the maximum number of boxes that can be located on any row within a style group.
Maintain banding: Selecting this option ensures that each box stays on its current row when other boxes are added or deleted. This is useful if rows are used to represent seniority. For example, the first row might contain permanent employees while the second row contains temporary employees.
Note: Right-click a box within a multi-column style and select the Action menu to promote or demote a box if the Maintain Banding option is selected.
4 Click OK to apply the changes and close the dialog box.