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MICROSOFT® OFFICE VISIO® 2003 USER GUIDE
Connect shapes with a shape-to-shape connection as you drag them onto the drawing page 1 Click the Connector tool ( ).
Connect shapes that are already on the drawing page with a shape-to-shape connection 1 Using the Pointer tool ( ), drag two shapes,
2 Drag a shape from the Shapes window onto
one at a time, from the Shapes window onto the drawing page. 2 Click the Connector tool ( ), and then position it over the center of the first shape until a red outline appears around the shape. 3 Hold down the mouse button and drag to draw a connector to the center of the second shape until a red outline appears around the shape, and then release the mouse button. The connector endpoints turn red to show they are glued.
the drawing page. 3 While the shape is still selected, drag another shape from the Shapes window onto the drawing page. A connector appears, establishing a shape-toshape connection. When you select the connector, both of its endpoints turn red to show they are glued. TIP: You can change the style of a connector you draw with the Connector tool. Right-click the connector, and then click Right-Angle Connector, Straight Connector, or Curved Connector on the shortcut menu.
TIP: To delete a connector, just click it to select
it, and then press the DELETE key.
Using connections Connection type
When to use it
How to create it
Shape-to-shape
Use to connect shapes when their specific points of connection don’t matter, and you want Visio to maintain the closest points of connection.
Click the Connector tool ( ), and then drag shapes you want to connect onto the drawing page. Visio creates a shape-toshape connection by default.
Use to control where the connector attaches to the 2-D shape.
Click the Connector tool ( ), hold down the mouse button on a connection point ( ) on the first shape, and then drag to a connection point on the second shape.
Point-to-point
When shapes are already on the drawing page, click the Connector tool, position it over the center of the first shape, and then drag it to the center of the second shape.