You can create a flowchart in your document and create
connectors for the flowcharts. A connector is a line that joins objects,
and remains attached when the objects are moved. If you copy an object
with a connector, the connector is also copied.
- To ensure that the drawing toolbar is displayed, click .
- Select a shape from the Flowcharts icon on the toolbar.
- Click and drag the shape on your page.
- To add more shapes, repeat steps 1 and 2. To create a row
of identical objects, select a shape, and then click . Set the value in the Y axis box to zero. Enter a length
in the X axis box that is longer than the width of the shape, and
then click OK. If you duplicate an object with
a connector, the connector is also copied.
- Open the Connectors icon on the
drawing toolbar, and select a connector line.
- Connector – Draws a connector with
one or more 90–degree angle bends.
- Line – Draws a connector that bends
near a connection point.
- Straight – Draws a straight line connector.
- Curved – Draws a curved line connector.
- Move the pointer over the edge of a shape so that the connection
points display.
- Click a connection point and drag to a connection site
on another shape, and then release.
- To add more connectors, repeat steps 1 and 2. To change
the connector type, select the connector, and click .
- To add text to the shapes on your flowchart, do one of
the following:
- Double-click the shape, and type or paste your text.
- Open the Text icon on the main toolbar.
Select a text tool, and drag a text object over the shape. Type or
paste your text into the text object.
- Optional: To add a color fill to a shape:
- Select the shape, and choose .
- Select Colors tab, and then click
a color in the list.