Using different templates in Organisation Chart Wizard

[Erik Schmidt]

I am trying to run the Organisation Chart Wizard with a different template
than the default one, e.g. one with a company logo stored in it.

Can this be done?

 

[Chris Roth [ Visio MVP ]]

Sure!

Start a new drawing with the Org Chart wizard.
Cancel the dialog when it appears.
Add a corporate logo to the page, or on a background.
Save the file as a Visio template. (Choose little dropdown list below where
you type the file name)

Now you can start new company-styled orgcharts by clicking on the new .vst
file. It won't show up in the menu under new Orgchart Wizard, however.

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Hope this helps,

Chris Roth
Visio MVP

 

[Erik Schmidt]

I was hopeing to be able to run the Organisation Chart Wizard with the
template name as a parameter.

Regards,

Erik

 

[Chris Roth [ Visio MVP ]]

If you type in "org wizard command line" in the help search, you'll find the
command line args for the org chart wizard. I didn't see anything about
templates in a cursory glance, but you might take a second look.

Another option is to write a small .exe in VB that starts Visio, opens your
template, and runs the wizard...

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Hope this helps,

Chris Roth
Visio MVP