Microsoft Office is doubtlessly the most popular office software now. But when it comes to diagramming and visualization, it still has some limitations. See the following comparison chart.
Firstly let's focus on the limitations of SmartArt for creating org charts. Just select SmartArt from the Insert Ribbon and then choose Org Chart. Then you can find that only 15 templates are available. It doesn't support to add shape and text box at the same time. After one shape is added, the text box must be added separately and the newly added text box is not positioned right over the shape. In a word, SmartArt works reasonably well for small charts but quickly becomes unreadable and cumbersome for large-sized diagrams.
Contrarily, Edraw contains various templates and examples, allowing users to download and print directly. The shapes and text boxes in Edraw are more flexible. They can be modified as a whole as well as separately. The text box added to a shape is perfectly the same size in the right position. Adding and deleting shapes won't affect the overall layout because of the auto connection and relayout functions.
What is worse, SmartArt cannot format the lower positions in the chart so it takes up so much space that it will be hard to fit many shapes on a single page. Edraw offers much more flexibility and polish than SmartArt. Edraw also makes it much easier to move shapes with selection handles and floating action buttons.
For anything but the simplest chart, Edraw is a much more powerful tool for creating organization charts than building them with SmartArt tools in Office.
Users can enjoy an easy solution for transforming their Edraw org charts into Office programs. One click on the Export button and one click on the format needed will transfer the current document immediately. Here is an example of the exported Word file.
After exportation, all files are editable rather than unchangeable pictures. The exported organizational chart shapes are vector-level in the MS Word. The symbols are completely vector in nature, so you can customize it as per your requirements in MS Word.
Below are some PowerPoint Examples created by Edraw. Click on the pictures to see large versions. You can also download them for free.
Download Edraw Max and View All Examples in Editable Mode
Download the organizational chart word file
Create Organizational Chart in PowerPoint
Customize Organization Chart Creatively
VisioEdraw Max is perfect not only for professional-looking flowcharts, organizational charts, mind maps, but also network diagrams, floor plans, workflows, fashion designs, UML diagrams, electrical diagrams, science illustration, charts and graphs... and that is just the beginning!
