How the seating chart generator works
Paste one name per line. Choose a grid, with a number of rows and columns, or tables, with a number of seats per table, and press Make chart. Names are placed at random with the secure random numbers built into your browser, and extra seats stay empty. With tables, people are spread across the tables so table sizes differ by at most one.
Use Lock on a seat to keep that person there when you press Reshuffle. Everyone else is moved. To swap two people by hand, select one seat and then another, with the mouse or with Enter or Space. A locked seat cannot be swapped until you unlock it. Print chart uses a clean print layout with only the seating plan, so the controls and this text do not print.
Questions
Does reshuffle move locked seats?
No. A locked seat keeps its person, and only the unlocked seats are shuffled.
What if I have more names than seats?
The chart is not made until there are enough seats. The page tells you how many seats you need.
How do I print the chart?
Use the Print chart button, or your browser's print command. The print layout shows only the title and the seating plan.
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