Office guide
How to Use Office Seating Chart Maker
An office seating chart maps desks, people, rooms, and aisles on a grid. It is most useful when the grid reflects the real floor orientation and labels remain readable at print size.
Open the Office Seating Chart MakerWhat to prepare
A few reliable inputs make the first result easier to review.
- A measured sketch of the space and a chosen grid scale
- Desk, room, aisle, and employee labels
- Accessibility, emergency-route, and facilities constraints from the proper source
How to Use Office Seating Chart Maker
- Name the office and choose enough grid columns for the plan
- Add objects one at a time with type, label, employee, row, and column
- Build the chart and resolve overlapping or ambiguous positions
- Export an image, then compare it with the physical space before sharing
Worked example
If one grid cell represents about one metre, place a four-metre meeting room across four columns and keep an aisle row clear. Label desks with stable IDs as well as employee names.
Review the result
Confirm entrances, aisles, rooms, and desk identifiers first. A seating chart is not a substitute for an approved architectural or evacuation plan.
Practical tips
- Choose one origin point such as the upper-left entrance
- Keep empty cells where walking space exists
- Update names separately from stable desk labels
Common mistakes to avoid
- Changing the grid scale halfway through
- Using the chart to imply exact building measurements
- Placing objects on required access routes
Build it in your browser
The free Office Seating Chart Maker processes entries locally in your browser. Review the generated draft against source information and any policy that applies before sharing it.