#POWERPOINT ORG CHART HOW TO#
#POWERPOINT ORG CHART PRO#

Pro tip (for Windows): Instead of duplicating each circle and having to position each one individually, there’s a quicker alternative.

#POWERPOINT ORG CHART HOW TO#

Related tutorial: How to Arrange and Align Objects in PowerPoint Creating the third layer of elements You’ll also see red little arrows that indicate when the circles are at an equal distance from each other. PowerPoint will display visual guidelines in the form of red lines as you move the circles around. That means both horizontally and vertically. To keep your chart neat, make sure the elements are aligned properly.Copy and paste the circle (Ctrl C + Ctrl V or Cmd C + Cmd V in Mac) three more times. We need three more circles to complete this third layer.This circle represents the first element of the organizational chart’s third layer As always, hold Shift while doing so to maintain its dimension. Next, click on the duplicated circle to bring up its outline and resize it by dragging any of the corner dots inwards.As a shortcut, you can just copy and paste the main circle (Ctrl C + Ctrl V or Cmd C + Cmd V in Mac). For the third layer of the organizational chart, we’ll use circles.For this second layer, we want only the outlines to be visible so we will select the No Fill option. Using Shape Fill and Shape Outline, we will now style the rectangles.You may either hold down Shift and click on each of them or simply select the area containing the two elements by clicking and dragging your cursor over the area. Follow the visual guidelines to keep both elements aligned (to each other and to the main circle).Ĭreating the second layer with rectangles.Once you’ve positioned it, copy and paste it using Ctrl C + Ctrl V or Cmd C + Cmd V in Mac.We will use this to represent the second layer of your organizational chart. Next, staying under Drawing, select Rectangle.In our chart, we’ll color this circle white and make its border transparent. As always, maintain the theme’s main color scheme.

Style with the options Shape Fill and Shape Outline.

Creating the main layer of the organizational chart Pro tip: Make sure to hold down Shift as you drag out the oval to create a perfect circle. This will represent the main layer of your organizational chart.

In the Home tab, go to Drawing and select Oval.

In our example, we will be creating an organizational chart with three layers and we will use circles and rectangles to represent our elements. Ideally, it should consist of simple shapes that you can later connect using lines or arrows.

If you prefer to create an organizational chart from scratch, you need to first define its structure and layers and decide on what shapes you will be using.

Using Text Pane to edit text and add/remove elements To add an element to the layer you’re editing, simply hit enter and start typing

If you want to add or remove elements from your organizational chart, you may do so from the Text Pane.

This is done by clicking on the chart to bring up its outline and then clicking on the little arrow on its left border. Resizing and styling the organizational chart You may apply other colors, but we recommend sticking to your theme’s main palette. You’ll see a range of colors and combinations based on your theme’s template.

Click on Change Colors (under the SmartArt Design tab) to style it.

Align it in the center of the slide by following PowerPoint’s visual guidelines.

Adjust the size of your organizational chart by dragging it inwards or outwards from any corner.

Inserting a built-in organizational chart Select the one that matches your structure. Here, you’ll see many organizational chart templates.

Under Insert, select SmartArt → Hierarchy.In your PowerPoint presentation, select the slide you will be adding the organizational chart to.

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