Can I make a family tree with a diagram in Powerpoint

[Guest]

I am trying to construct a family tree in powerpoint using a box diagram.
However the top hierarchy will not share a space with anyone except those
below it. For example I can't make my grandmother equal with my grandfather's
box. she can only be a subordinate or assistant. How do I get around this and
make the relationship between them a dotted line?

 

[Michael Koerner]

Your trying to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. PowerPoint is not designed
for this type of structure. You should use something like Visio, or a dedicated
genealogical program. If you then need to display it in PowerPoint, you can
import it.

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I am trying to construct a family tree in powerpoint using a box diagram.
However the top hierarchy will not share a space with anyone except those
below it. For example I can't make my grandmother equal with my grandfather's
box. she can only be a subordinate or assistant. How do I get around this and
make the relationship between them a dotted line?

 

[Guest]

Copy and paste one of the boxes....move it next to yourgrandfather, then use
the drawing toolbar to make your own line connecting the two.