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Org Chart in Lucidchart - Layout Not Formatting Properly

  • May 24, 2024
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I have an org chart in a Google Sheets that captures the org levels… however one manager shows the layout not in the format chosen (vertical); the layout for this manager maps out horizontally.

Any suggestions for this to:

  1. Force config according to the Layout Style chosen
  2. Ensure any refresh doesn’t revert back to this format, which would be a real headache
Best answer by Leianne C

Hi @mohara viiz, thank you for sharing the screenshot - this is exactly what I needed! ​​

Using your screenshot as an example, I can see that the employees circled in red are the direct reports of those who report to the manager in question. However, the employees circled in blue do not have direct reports. 

Unfortunately, this is expected behavior for the vertical layout style. Only employees at the lowest level will be shown in a vertical style. I’ve attached a GIF demonstrating this behaviour: 


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May 16, 2025

Hello,

I think it would be nice if we could define the vertical layout style and specify a parameter to determine the number of collaborators at which the layout should switch from horizontal to vertical.

Thanks in advance.

Sincerely,

Lucid & airfocus support team
May 16, 2025

Hi ​@Sami1260 , 

Thanks for your post! With the vertical layout style, your org chart will display the bottommost level vertically, while all levels above it will be arranged horizontally.

Please let me know if you have any additional questions!