If all boxes are rectangular then it is easy to create the chart in a standard Excel worksheet and have borders only on cells containing names or titles and use edge borders to connect organization cells. The connection can even be solid or dotted. For example, merge cells D4, D5, E4, and E5 to form a box for entering a name or title. Then the border between cells D3 and E3, or F4 and F5, or D6 and E6, or C4 and C5 can represent the connection to boxes to the top, right, bottom, or left of the box. You can easily be creative and use different border styles and colors for emphasis as desired. Jonathan --- On Mon, 6/15/09, Marvin Hunkin <startrekcafe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Marvin Hunkin <startrekcafe@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [mso] DESIGNING ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS To: MSO@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Monday, June 15, 2009, 1:08 AM hi. need to design an orgnizational chart. most sighted people would use drawing software like visio to design these types of charts. now as a bloind user using jaws, how would i do this? maybe just enter the data say in word or excel then use the chart wizard. any one had to face this challenge? any ideas would be grateful. cheers Marvin. E-Mail: startrekcafe@xxxxxxxxx Msn: startrekcafe@xxxxxxx Skype: startrekcafe Visit my Jaws Australia Group at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/JawsOz/ E-Mail: startrekcafe@xxxxxxxxx Msn: startrekcafe@xxxxxxx Skype: startrekcafe Visit my Jaws Australia Group at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/JawsOz/ E-Mail: startrekcafe@xxxxxxxxx Msn: startrekcafe@xxxxxxx Skype: startrekcafe Visit my Jaws Australia Group at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/JawsOz/ ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to share files with the group, you must join our Yahoo sister group. This group will not allow for posting of emails, but will allow you to join and share problem files, templates, etc.: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MicrosoftOffice . This group is for FILE SHARING ONLY. If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm ************************************************************* ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to share files with the group, you must join our Yahoo sister group. This group will not allow for posting of emails, but will allow you to join and share problem files, templates, etc.: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MicrosoftOffice . This group is for FILE SHARING ONLY. If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm *************************************************************