Hierarchy Diagram

Use to show hierarchical relationships progressing from top to bottom.

Hierarchy List Diagram

Use to show hierarchical relationships progressing across groups. Can also be used to group or list information.

Horizontal Hierarchy Diagram

Use to show hierarchical relationships progressing horizontally. Works well for decision trees.

Horizontal Labeled Hierarchy Diagram

Use to show hierarchical relationships progressing horizontally and grouped hierarchically. Emphasizes heading or level 1 text. The first line of Level 1 text appears in the shape at the beginning of the hierarchy, and the second and all subsequent lines of Level 1 text appear at the top of the tall rectangles.

Labeled Hierarchy Diagram

Use to show hierarchical relationships progressing from top to bottom and grouped hierarchically. Emphasizes heading or level 1 text. The first line of Level 1 text appears in the shape at the beginning of the hierarchy, and all subsequent lines of Level 1 text appear to the left of the tall rectangles.

Organization Chart

Use to show hierarchical information or reporting relationships in an organization. The assistant shape and the Org Chart hanging layouts are available with this layout.

Table Hierarchy Diagram

Use to show groups of information built from top to bottom, and the hierarchies within each group. This layout does not contain connecting lines.