Visio Flowchart Connector Arrow

Now you can simply draw a connector on your canvas with the help of mouse selection.

Visio flowchart connector arrow. Use alternative connector shapes. This help file uses the terms connector and flow line interchangeably. To draw a connector on the home tab in the tools group select the connector tool. Connect the flowchart shapes by holding the mouse pointer over the first shape and then clicking the small arrow that appears that points to the shape you want to connect to.

The commands in the tools group on the home tab put visio into a different state or mode which admittedly can be confusing sometimes. They are one of the most important elements of a diagram and are required to convey flow and relationship between shapes. Most diagrams such as flowcharts org charts and hierarchy diagrams need connectors. Line jump style lets you specify the shape of the jump such as a smooth arc a gap a square or a multi sided arc.

These connector shapes can be dragged and dropped on to a page selected for use with the connector and connect shapes tools or simply used to replace existing. Connectors are used to connect shapes in visio. For example assign jumps to all horizontal lines or the line added more recently. In the page setup dialog box click the layout and routing tab and under line jumps configure options and sizes.

Any connector shapes such as those available on the more shapes visio extras connectors stencil can be used to connect shapes together rather than using the default dynamic connector shape. Add line jumps to lets you specify which lines jump. Whatever tool you are using such as text block or connection point press esc several times to return to the pointer tool except in visio. Use the keyboard to conveniently switch between the pointer tool press ctrl 1 and connector press ctrl 3 tools.