Manually move, delete, or edit employee shapes on an org chart

Written by:  Morgan T
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You can add, move, and delete employee shapes two ways: directly on the canvas and from the “List View” dropdown in the org chart Context panel. 

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Working on the canvas

  • Add an employee shape by hovering your cursor over an existing shape and clicking the corresponding plus sign of where you want the new employee to appear.
  • Move an employee shape to a new place in the org chart by dragging and dropping it. The employee’s direct reports will remain connected and change positions with it.
  • Delete an employee shape by selecting the shape and pressing "Delete" or "Backspace" on your keyboard. Any direct reports of the deleted employee shape will become reports of its supervisor.

Note: If you delete the CEO (top) level of an org chart, its reports will still appear in the chart but will not be connected to a supervisor.

Working from List View

Hover your cursor over the org chart and select the dotted outline to open the Context panel to the right of the workspace. From the “Data” tab, select the “List View” drop down. Place your cursor in the list where you want to make changes, and:

  • Add an employee by pressing “Enter” on your keyboard.
  • Move an employee by hovering over the six-dot icon to the left of their name in the list and dragging/dropping it in a new place in the tree.
    • You can also move an employee one step down in the org chart hierarchy by pressing “Tab” on your keyboard.
  • Delete an employee by highlighting their name in the list and pressing "Delete" or "Backspace" on your keyboard.

View or edit employee shape details

You can view the details of an employee’s shape by following the steps below.

  1. Click an employee shape to open the org chart Context panel to the right.
  2. In the “Data” tab, review the employee data fields. 
  3. Click the text under a field to edit it.

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