Adding Colors and Styles
For greater clarity, SmartDraw automatically colors the hierarchy a different color to
distinguish between the levels, but it's very subtle, so let's apply our own colors.
Hold down the Shift key as you left-click all the subordinates (Engineers, Technical
Writers, Designers, Developers, QA Engineers) of the supervisory members (Lead Engineer,
Technical Editor, Lead Designer, Lead Developer, and Lead QA Engineer). Once they are
selected, apply Quick Style Style10 to them. Your chart should now appear
as below.
Applying a New Quick Style to the Project Team Chart
Last, but certainly not least, apply Quick Style Style11 to the Intern on the far
right side of the Project Team chart and your chart will be complete and match that of the
original figure as seen below.
The Completed Special Projects Team Chart
As in the previous example, you can quickly change the overall look of the org chart
by experimenting with the Themes and Quick Styles from the Home Tab. This example
used the Littoral Theme; you can select from any of the other major Themes
for a one-click instant transformation, like the Desert Theme below.
Applying a Desert Theme to the Completed Projects Team Chart