Creating an Organisation Chart in PowerPoint

Organisation Chart

This is an overview of who is in a company or department. Each employee has a place on the chart depending on where they rank in the company or department. It is useful for displaying the structure of a group or company. The organisation chart can be formatted to suit the users needs.

1. Create a blank presentation

2. Insert a new slide using the Title and Content layout

3. Click on Insert a SmartArt Graphic

4. On the left of the dialog box, choose Hierarchy

5. Select Organisation Chart

6. Click OK

7. Click in the Text box to enter text into the organisation chart

8. Hold Shift and press Enter to type beneath the name of the person in the text box

9. Click on the text box below the Director

10. On the SmartArt Tools Design tab in the Create Graphic group, click on Add Shape

11. A new shape has been added to the Organisation Chart

12. Click and drag on the handles around the Organisation Chart to resize it

13. Click on the chart border and move the mouse to move the chart around

14. Click on a Text Box and press the Delete key to remove it

15. On the second row of the chart, click on the Text Box on the right

16. In the Create Graphic group, click on Promote

17. Click on a Text Box on the bottom of the chart

18. On the Home tab in the Clipboard group, select Cut

19. Select the top row of the Organisation Chart

20. On the Home tab in the Clipboard group, select Paste

21. With that Text Box still selected, in the Create Graphic group, click on Demote to move the text box down

22. Save the presentation as ‘Organisation Chart’

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