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Mac Forum / Applications / Word / February 2006Word 2004 Organization Chart - Alignment Issues
Hi there- I'm using Mac Office 2004 (all updates applied) on a PowerBook 17" running OS X 10.4.5. I'm trying to create and organizational chart using Word. The chart I'm trying to create is fairly simple and the handy Organization Chart tool *seems* to be doing the job very well. All fonts, spacing, alignment, and reporting relationships appear normal when I edit the chart in the Organization Chart tool. However, if I close the Organization Chart tool, the resulting org chart in the document contains several problems: - Text that appears centered in the Organization Chart tool is rendered off-center (shifted to the right) with text truncation. - Spacing between subordinates at the same organization level is inconsistent. - Box sizes in general appear to have been compressed around the text. Has anyone else had some success using this tool? Are there any tips that I should be aware of? Thanks in advance. Chris Hmmm... Working OK here. Try renaming your Normal Template: that can fix errors where Word has stored inappropriate settings such as font sizes and indent levels. But I was not aware that Org Chart stored anything in there. I think one "limitation" of this applet is that the organisation chart must fit in the space available on the page when you're done. Org Chart will continue to shrink boxes and text until it gets to the point where it can't shrink any more. If your space is too small, I think you need to organise a larger piece of paper. It appears not to resize correctly around boxes that contain NO text. But other than that, it works OK for me. I only use it for very simple Org charts: anything large requires a real graphics application :-) Cheers On 18/2/06 3:49 AM, in article C01B5AA5.D840%cdiddy@dodgeit.com, "Chris" <cdiddy@dodgeit.com> wrote: > Hi there- > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Thanks in advance. > Chris  SignaturePlease reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email me unless I ask you to. John McGhie <john@mcghie.name> Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410 John- Thanks for the tips. I'll give them a try. Before I do, however, could you clarify what you mean by renaming the Normal Template? Do I, through the finder for example, simply rename the file? Will Word create a new Normal.dot automatically? Just want to be sure I understood this particular tip. Peace, Chris On 2/17/06 10:17 PM, in article C01CEB0D.2E8C8%john@mcghie.name, "John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]" <john@mcghie.name> wrote: > Hmmm... Working OK here. Try renaming your Normal Template: that can fix > errors where Word has stored inappropriate settings such as font sizes and [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] >> Thanks in advance. >> Chris Hi Chris, Yes, that's exactly correct. Just make sure that you quit out of Word first. After renaming Normal, relaunch Word which will then create a new "virgin" Normal. Open a new document and see if the problem is gone. If not, you can restore your original Normal by renaming it back. If the problem *is* gone, then your original Normal was corrupt. If you had customized your original Normal, you can transfer many of those customizations to the new Normal using Organizer. Otherwise just trash the renamed file. Much more here: <http://word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/MacWordNormal.htm> (If using Safari, hit Refresh once or twice; better yet, use another browser for this site.) Signature***Please always reply to the newsgroup!*** Beth Rosengard MacOffice MVP Mac Word FAQ: <http://word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/index.htm> (If using Safari, hit Refresh once or twice or use another browser.) Entourage Help Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org> On 2/18/06 7:33 AM, in article C01C9A5C.D926%cdiddy@dodgeit.com, "Chris" <cdiddy@dodgeit.com> wrote: > John- > [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] >>> Thanks in advance. >>> Chris Beth- Thanks very much for the detailed clarification. Will try immediately. Chris On 2/18/06 2:40 PM, in article C01CC640.28337%bethrosengard@earthlink.net, > Hi Chris, > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > (If using Safari, hit Refresh once or twice; better yet, use another browser > for this site.) Chris: If renaming Normal doesn't bring it right (and I suspect it won't) you will need this one: http://word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/TroubleshootingIndex.htm Sorry: It's a lot of work... Although that article tells you you will turn into a pillar of salt instantly unless you perform the steps in sequence (and usually, you will...) in this case, you could try this procedure first: http://word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/DamagedPrefs.htm If that doesn't fix it, you need to start again from the top, and re-perform that procedure when you get to it :-) Hope this helps On 19/2/06 9:07 AM, in article C01CF6B6.D92F%cdiddy@dodgeit.com, "Chris" <cdiddy@dodgeit.com> wrote: > Beth- > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >> (If using Safari, hit Refresh once or twice; better yet, use another browser >> for this site.) SignaturePlease reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email me unless I ask you to. John McGhie <john@mcghie.name> Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410 |
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