Here well show you how to build one in Visio 2010.
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It shows the basic structure of organization along with defining the relationships between employees working in different departments.
Opportunely, Microsoft Visio 2010 offers an easy way to create Organization chart.
This field is vital for creating Organization Chart, as it defines the basic structure & hierarchy in chart.
As we are importing Excel sheet, opt for second option for importing Excel spreadsheet.
Specify the Excel file path and click Next to continue.
In this step, you oughta specify the fields which actually defines the structure of an organization.
In our case, these are Name & Supervisor fields.
After specifying fields, click Next to Proceed further.
Add the rest of the fields under Displayed fields category, and click Next.
Now choose the fields which you want to include in Organization Charts shapes and click Next.
Specify the name you oughta show on the top of the page.
It will instantly create an Organization chart out of specified Excel spreadsheet.
Highest ranked employee will be shown on top of the organization chart, supervising various employees from different departments.
As shown below, his immediate subordinates further manages other employees and so on.
Under Arrange group, shapes arrangements can be changed and it provides easy navigation through the chart.
From Picture group, you could insert a picture of the employees, departments, etc.
From synchronization group, you have the option of creating a synced copy and expanding subordinates of selected employee.
Adding details to new position is a cinch, just right-click new position box and click Properties.
This will open up Shape Data dialog, start filling in all the relevant information and click OK.
Here you might see the newly created position is easily populated with all the specified information.
Now expanding an Organization Chart doesnt require maintenance of long lists any more.
