

How do I use dynamic connectors in Visio? You have just lassoed/selected all the elements within. Hold down your left mouse button and drag down to opposite lower corner and release the button. How do I add multiple connection points in Visio?Ĭlick above and outside of one of the top corners of the largest text boxes. Set the reroute parameter to “Never.” The connector(s) will now stay firmly put regardless of how many shapes you place on or around them. Select one or more connectors, then open the Behavior menu from the Developer ribbon and select the Connector tab. If you select Built-in text box, left-click the text box you want to use, and it will appear in the document.įortunately, we can disable this behavior. Select a Built-in text box or Draw Text Box from the menu. Click the Text Box command in the Text group. You’ll now see different option to choose from. Use the arrow keys on the remote to highlight Aspect Ratio and then the OK key. Use the arrow keys on the remote to highlight System, and press the OK key. By dragging the text block frame’s sizing handles, resize the text block. Visio selects the text block by making its green dotted frame appear. Click the shape that contains the text block.

Select the Text Block tool from the drop-down arrow next to the Text tool. Repeat step 3 for each line or connector you want to add. Click where you want to start the line or connector, and then drag the cursor to where you want the line or connector to end. Under Lines, right-click the line or connector that you want to add, and then click Lock Drawing Mode.

Note: To learn more about all the various options on this dialog box, see Protection dialog box. On the Developer tab, in the Shape Design group, click Protection. Select the shape or shapes that you want to protect. How do you add a connection point in Visio? Occasionally, you may want to select all the connectors on your page to apply a change. You can modify the connector from options in the Line section. The Format Shape pane opens to the right of the canvas.

Click ok.įrom the right-click menu Right-click on the connector and choose Format Shape from the menu. To lock the layer: Home tab, Layers, select Layer Properties and check the Lock checkbox. Layer management in Visio is really broken from a UX perspective (as you will see below), but it’s the lesser of two evils. You create a layer, assign shapes to the layer and then lock the layer.
