PowerPoint 2003 Solution Center

Troubleshooting - Organization Chart

• You cannot create an organization chart in PowerPoint 2003 or PowerPoint 2002 that is similar to charts that you created in PowerPoint 2000
  Explains why you cannot create an organization chart that is similar to a chart that you created in earlier versions of PowerPoint. The problem occurs because the new organization chart tool no longer supports some formatting functions.
• You receive an error message when you try to edit Organization Chart 2.0 objects that are created in earlier versions of Office
  Discusses an error that you receive when you try to insert an Organization Chart object that was created in an earlier version of Office into PowerPoint 2003. The earlier version of the Organization Chart 2.0 utility can help you resolve the problem.
• You cannot move or resize objects in diagrams or organization charts in PowerPoint 2002 or PowerPoint 2003
  Explains that you may not be able to control the position or size of the elements when you insert a diagram or organization chart into a PowerPoint presentation. You can clear the AutoLayout check box On the Diagram toolbar to resolve this problem.
• Organization charts become smaller when you convert a PowerPoint 2000 presentation to PowerPoint 2002 or to PowerPoint 2003
  Explains that an organization chart that was created in PowerPoint 2000 is smaller when you convert it to PowerPoint 2002 or PowerPoint 2003. You can resize the organization chart before conversion or after conversion to resolve this issue.