How To Align Arrows In A Flowchart

Spread out all the components to center.

How to align arrows in a flowchart. Click arrange align align to page. Group all the shapes and connectors. On the drawing tools format tab click the align button in the arrange group. Select home position auto align space.

Select align selected objects and use the alignment tool to align the shapes automatically. To more easily align objects you can use a grid. Or you can snap your objects to a grid line that runs through the vertical edges horizontal edges and center of other objects. Select the shapes you want to align.

Your pointer turns into a crosshair symbol. Tips to align a flowchart. To rotate the arrow click the rotate button on the format tab and choose a rotation option. In this example we re using an upward block arrow.

Click arrange align and then click the alignment that you want. To align all the shapes on the drawing page select a blank area of the page. Hovering over each option lets you preview how your arrow will look. To adjust the routing first click on the flow line.

For example in picture 7 below the layout would look better if the flow line from symbol 1 to symbol 2 was in vertical alignment with the flow line from symbol 3 to symbol 2. After the flowchart has been laid out you can neatly align the diagram according to the page. You can ctrl click multiple graphics in the pane that appears on the right. To change the thickness of the arrow click the shape outline button point to the weight menu and then click on the thickness you want.

On the insert tab click the shapes button. In the block arrows section of the drop down menu click the arrow style you want. You can also use shift alt c short cut key to align the objects. Align objects on a grid.

On the format tab click the align dropdown menu. Align all the components to center click on object menu align center to center all the selected components. For assistance in selecting multiple objects select one object click the drawing tools format tab and then click the selection pane button in the arrange group.