Set the text formatting and type the text. You should then see a blinking cursor in the box and the Text Formatting toolbar should be visible. Alternatively, select the box and press F2. Activate the icon on the Options toolbar and then doubleclick the box to enter text into it. It is easiest to insert it as a text element within the box as described in Chapter 2 (Drawing Basic Shapes). The next step is to add text to the boxes. The draft for the example in this chapter should look similar to that in Figure 4. Which replication technique you use is up to you. Note that positive values for X and Y are to the right and downwards from the original object. Relative to the original can be controlled using the placement fields for the X and Y axes.

You can also select one or more boxes and use Edit > Duplicate to make copies (see Figure 3). Using styles can also be helpful see the relevant section in Chapter 4 (Changing Object Attributes). It is sometimes easier to draw only one box per level later you can copy and paste this box and then move the copies

The exact size (particularly width), position, and color Place and dimension the individual boxes according to the size of the overall chart. Typical boxes that you will use in drawing the chart. Be sure your color choices maintain a good contrast between text color and background so that you can easily read the printed diagram.īefore you begin, prepare a setup page or draft, with snap lines, to assist in drawing the various hierarchies, responsibility paths, and You can indicate hierarchies by using a color progression from dark to light tones. 4.1 Adjusting text to suit the connecting lineĮven though Draw does not have an organization chart toolbar, you can draw these charts by drawing rectangles and connector lines (see Figure 1).

Openoffice draw organizational chart