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.
View org chart data as a list
To see org chart data in list view, follow these steps:
- Hover your cursor over the org chart.
- Select the dotted outline.
- Click the right panel icon from the top-right corner of the workspace.
- From the “Data” tab, select the List View dropdown.
- Click where you want to make changes.
From here, you can:
- Add an employee by pressing “Enter” on your keyboard.
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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.
For full instructions on working from List View in the classic Lucidchart editor, expand the dropdown below.
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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.
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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.
- Click an employee shape.
- Click
the right panel icon in the upper-right corner of the workspace.
- Select the Data tab at the top of the panel.
- Select the Employee Details dropdown to review the employee data fields.
- Click the text under a field to edit it.
For full instructions to view or edit employee shape details in the classic Lucidchart editor, expand the dropdown below.
Click here for classic Lucidchart editor steps
You can view the details of an employee’s shape by following the steps below.
- Click an employee shape to open the org chart Context panel to the right.
- In the “Data” tab, review the employee data fields.
- Click the text under a field to edit it.
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