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Select, Move and Delete Boxes

Select Boxes

You can select boxes according to their types or levels. Click the Select button on the Home tab or right-click a box and go to the Select option to choose the one of the following types:

  • All Boxes
  • All Assistants
  • All Managers
  • All Non-Managers
  • All Lowest Level
  • Direct Managers
  • All Colleagues
  • Same Level
  • All Subordinates
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Move Boxes

You can move a targeted box to different directions, like moving it up, down, left or right between different levels.

Drag and Drop to Move a Box

You can freely re-position any boxes on your org charts by simply dragging and dropping it to a new position. A visual sign will show you where a box will be moved to. Any of your boxes (except the very top one) can be rearranged and moved into different positions.

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Delete Boxes

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Delete Selected Boxes

You can delete selected boxes while keeping all of its subordinate boxes.

  1. Select the target box, or boxes.
  2. Right-click and choose Delete Selected in the context menu.
  3. The selected box, or boxes, will be deleted.
  4. The remaining subordinate boxes will be raised to the higher level.
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Delete a Selected Box and All of Its Subordinate Boxes

You can delete a box with all its subordinate boxes.

  1. Select a box.
  2. Right-click and then select the Delete Branches.
  3. The box and all of its subordinates will be deleted.