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Change an organization chart
Click the organization chart and do one or more of the following:
Add or delete a shape
- If you want to add a shape, select the shape you want to add the new shape under or next to, click the arrow next to Insert Shape on the Organization Chart
toolbar, and then click one or more of the following:
Coworker— to place the shape next to the selected shape and connect to the same superior shape.
Subordinate— to place the new shape below and connect it to the selected shape.
Assistant— to place the new shape below the selected shape with an elbow connector.
- If you want to delete a shape, select the shape and press DELETE.
Change text color
- Select the text you want to change.
- On the Drawing
toolbar, click the arrow next to Font Color
.
- Do one of the following:
- To change the text color back to its default, click Automatic.
- To change to another color, click one of the colors below Automatic.
Add or change text
- To add text to a shape, right-click the shape, click Edit Text, and type the text.
Text cannot be added to lines or connectors in organization charts.
Change the layout
- Select the most superior (highest manager) shape of the branch that you want to apply a new layout to, click Layout, and then click Standard, Both Hanging, Left Hanging, or Right Hanging.
Change the preset design scheme
- If you want to add or change a preset design scheme, click AutoFormat
on the Organization Chart
toolbar, and select a style from the Organization Chart Style Gallery.
Change the shape fill colors
Change line style or color