How to Create an Organizational Chart in Google Slides
Using a Hierarchy Diagram Template
Step 1: Select Blank LayoutEnable Google Slides on the browser and open a new slide. Click
Layout on the toolbar and choose
Blank on the drop-down menu.
Step 2: Insert a Hierarchy Diagram TemplateIn Google Slides, there are no exact pre-made organizational chart templates. However, you can use a hierarchy diagram to draw your own org chart, since both of them are designed for presenting the hierarchical relationship.Go to the
Insert tab, click
Diagram on the drop-down menu to open the
Diagrams pane, where you can find the desired the hierarchy diagram.
![google diagrams pane](https://images.edrawmax.com/images/how-to/create-org-chart-in-google-slides/google-diagrams-pane.png)
Click the
Hierarchy icon and choose your favorite type of diagrams on the pane. Besides, you can modify the number of levels and the theme color.
Step 3: Make Your Own Org ChartClick on the thumbnail and the org chart that you select will be inserted into the slide. Now you can input the employee information on the chart.
Step 4: Format Your Org Chart in Google SlidesSelect one of the employee cards, right-click on it and choose
Format Option on the context menu to open the
Format options pane.
![formatting tools](https://images.edrawmax.com/images/how-to/create-org-chart-in-google-slides/formatting-tools.png)
With other formatting options on the toolbar, you can change the style, color, size or position of the selected card.
Using a Google Sheets Org ChartThe first way to create an org chart in Google Slides can be time-consuming if there are too many employees added to the chart.Consequently, we will introduce you the second way to create an org chart in Google Slides, which you need to create the organizational chart in Google Sheets at the beginning.
Note: Click
here to know how to create an organizational chart in Google Sheets.Once you have made an org chart in Google Sheets based on the data, go to the
Insert tab of Google Slides, click
Chart > From Sheets on the menu.
![insert chart from sheets option](https://images.edrawmax.com/images/how-to/create-org-chart-in-google-slides/insert-chart-from-sheets-option.png)
Follow the instructions and import the Google Sheets org chart into the slide. Now, the inserted org chart may look like the below chart.
![example org chart2](https://images.edrawmax.com/images/how-to/create-org-chart-in-google-slides/example-org-chart2.png)
You can also use the formatting tools mentioned above to change the style or color of the org chart until the chart fits your requirements.How to Create an Org Chart in EdrawMaxHowever, compared with those professional organizational chart makers, Google Slides is not competent to make complicated org charts at all. Therefore, I would like to recommend EdrawMax to you. It will automate the process and create an organizational chart for you in minutes.
Step 1: Find an Org Chart TemplateGo to
Edraw Templates, and choose your desired org chart template from the template gallery.
![edrawmax orgchart template](https://images.edrawmax.com/images/how-to/create-org-chart-in-google-slides/edrawmax-orgchart-template.png)
Then you can enable
EdrawMax, click
Import on the
Home page and the application will open the template. You are able to edit the template and make your own org chart.
Step 2: Import Your Org Chart DataIf you already have sorted out the data of making the org chart in a worksheet or CSV file, you can also import the data into EdrawMax and the application will generate an org chart for you automatically.Open a blank org chart template, go to the
File tab, click Import Data on the drop-down menu and the
Import Data dialog box will show up.Click the
Org Chart icon, and you will see the
Data Import Wizard is open. Then you need to find the data file in your computer and follow the instruction on the Wizard to import the data.
Note: You can download the sample data file and see how to organize and record the information of the company and employees.Here, I follow the instructions and make an org chart. It looks like:
Step 3: Customize Your Org ChartTo change the color or style of the fill, line or shadow, click the
Style icon to open
Fill/Line/Shadow pane.
![edrawmax fill pane](https://images.edrawmax.com/images/how-to/create-org-chart-in-google-slides/edrawmax-fill-pane.png)
To change the background color or insert a watermark on the org chart, click the
Page Setup icon
![edrawmax page setup icon](https://images.edrawmax.com/images/how-to/create-org-chart-in-google-slides/edrawmax-page-setup-icon.png)
to open the
Page pane.To change the layout or add employee cards on the org chart, click the
Org Chart icon
![edrawmax orgchart icon](https://images.edrawmax.com/images/how-to/create-org-chart-in-google-slides/edrawmax-orgchart-icon.png)
on the right sidebar and open the
Organizational Chart pane. Besides, you can also import data, export the org chart or change the content layout of the employee card.With these formatting tools, you can adjust the layout, and modify colors, text, card sizes, outlines, etc. so that the org chart can fit the style of your company.How to Save an Org Chart as PowerPoint FileWhen you have created an org chart in Google Slides, you can go to the
File tab, click
Download on the drop-down menu and choose
Microsoft PowerPoint,
PDF Document,
JPEG image or
PNG image to save your org chart in different file formats.
![google slides download](https://images.edrawmax.com/images/how-to/create-org-chart-in-google-slides/google-slides-download.png)
In
EdrawMax, you are able to save and export your org chart in many common file formats, including DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, and graphics.Go to the
File tab, click
Export and pick the desired exporting format. When you click
Save As on the menu, you can also choose to save your org chart in your
personal Edraw cloud,
Google Drive or
Dropbox in the
Save As window. Therefore, you are able to access the org chart in anytime and anywhere.What’s more, the exported Office files by
EdrawMax are editable. So when you use
EdrawMax to create and export an org chart, you and your team members could edit and modify the org chart without restrictions.
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