# Phone Tree

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-tree/460553>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 19, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-tree/460553 "2008-08-19T13:48:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-tree/460553/1 "2008-08-19T13:48:16Z")

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I’d like to create a fancy phone tree for my office. Word is boring, Google didn’t inspire me and I’m no good at making Paint look professional.

Any ideas out there? Anyone know of a great website or easy method? It’s not a big phone tree, just 15 or so people.

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**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-tree/460553/2 "2008-08-19T17:38:15Z")

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[QUOTE=Lionne]  
I’d like to create a fancy phone tree for my office. Word is boring, Google didn’t inspire me and I’m no good at making Paint look professional.

Any ideas out there? Anyone know of a great website or easy method? It’s not a big phone tree, just 15 or so people.  
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Do you have access to Visio?

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**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-tree/460553/3 "2008-08-19T18:28:59Z")

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No, I don’t and I’m unable to download anything onto my work computer.

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**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-tree/460553/4 "2008-08-19T18:32:07Z")

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I see there’s something similar to Visio called Smartdraw that has a trial version…if only I could download it. I suppose I could do it at home.