Formatting the Corporate Organization Chart
SmartDraw automatically keeps your org chart compact for the best appearance. Once the
org chart is complete, there are several formatting options you can select from.
For the best visibility during formatting, you can zoom into or out of your
chart, by selecting the Zoom Tool from the Work Area Title Bar.
You can center your drawing by selecting Center in Work Area
within the Page Setup group of the Page Tab.
If you desire to reshape your chart, SmartDraw offers the flexibility to quickly change
the chart direction or branch style.
You can change the chart direction by clicking Chart Direction in the
Format group of the SmartPanel; a dropdown menu with four options appears: Top Down,
Bottom Up, Left to Right, or Right to Left.
Changing the Org Chart Direction
You can change the branch style by tracing a box with the mouse around
all of the boxes surrounding it. Click the Branch Style button in the
Format group of the SmartPanel to display a menu of five icons
representing different branch styles, as shown below.
Changing the Org Chart Branch Style
For additional stylization, you can split a box or insert a picture of the
person for whom the box represents. The person's title can also be placed in a cell
separate from that person's name.
Formatting Org Chart Box Styles