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Setting defaults for arrows at the end of lines
If you start a new Basic Flowchart diagram and draw a connector, does it
have an arrow on it? If so we need to figure out how that shape is different from one you get in your template. -- Mark Nelson Office Graphics - Visio Microsoft Corporation This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Priya" wrote in message ... Hi, I tried that too. Did not work. I have tried the following: 1) Without selecting anything on the page, set the Format--Line option 2) Format--Define Style I can only do the following: 1) Drag the conenctor from the Shapes pane on the left. 2) Manually format each line I would like to be able to conenct shapes using the Shape--Connect Shapes option. It just gives me a line and not an arrow. Please help. I am working on a project that involves a lot of flowcharts and this is driving me crazy. -- Thanks and regards, Priya "Mark Nelson [MS]" wrote: You may need to make the change in the Connector style for the document. Look in Format Define Styles. -- Mark Nelson Office Graphics - Visio Microsoft Corporation This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Priya Raghavan" wrote in message news I tried that. However, when I use the connector tool in the toolbar or when I click Shape--Connect Shapes, I still get a line and not an arrow. "David Parker" wrote: If you open the Drawing Window, then expand the Masters node, and double-click Dynamic connector - then you will be able to edit the default appearance for the connector. When finished, just close the edit window and carry on using the Connector Tool. "Priya Raghavan" Priya wrote in message ... Hi, I too am facing the same issue. 1) If I choose the arrow connector from the Shapes window (where I have saved the arrow conenctor), I can use it as an arrow. 2) When I choose the 'Connector Tool' from the tool bar, I only get a line, and not an arrow. I can change the properties of the line and get the arrow after I draw the line. I tried to set the default setting of the line from the menu Format-Line. It still does not work. It is tedious to change the property of every line, or to drag from the Shapes window. I would like to use the 'Conenctor Tool' to draw arrows directly. Please help. "A. J. Alwin" wrote: I am creating a new flow chart and can't get the "format" "line" function to create arrows at the end of my lines when I create them. The "format" settings indicate that I have an arrow, but not when I draw the line. As I recall, the older version of VISIO was easier to set up in this regard. I have a lot of flow charting to do today - HELP! Al -- David Parker Microsoft MVP (Visio) http://bvisual.spaces.live.com http://www.visualizinginformation.com |
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Setting defaults for arrows at the end of lines
I closed Visio, opened it again, opened a new drawing, set the Format--Line
option to display an arrow, created two shapes, and used Shapes--Connect Shapes. It is still a line. :-( -- Thanks and regards, Priya "Mark Nelson [MS]" wrote: If you start a new Basic Flowchart diagram and draw a connector, does it have an arrow on it? If so we need to figure out how that shape is different from one you get in your template. -- Mark Nelson Office Graphics - Visio Microsoft Corporation This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Priya" wrote in message ... Hi, I tried that too. Did not work. I have tried the following: 1) Without selecting anything on the page, set the Format--Line option 2) Format--Define Style I can only do the following: 1) Drag the conenctor from the Shapes pane on the left. 2) Manually format each line I would like to be able to conenct shapes using the Shape--Connect Shapes option. It just gives me a line and not an arrow. Please help. I am working on a project that involves a lot of flowcharts and this is driving me crazy. -- Thanks and regards, Priya "Mark Nelson [MS]" wrote: You may need to make the change in the Connector style for the document. Look in Format Define Styles. -- Mark Nelson Office Graphics - Visio Microsoft Corporation This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Priya Raghavan" wrote in message news I tried that. However, when I use the connector tool in the toolbar or when I click Shape--Connect Shapes, I still get a line and not an arrow. "David Parker" wrote: If you open the Drawing Window, then expand the Masters node, and double-click Dynamic connector - then you will be able to edit the default appearance for the connector. When finished, just close the edit window and carry on using the Connector Tool. "Priya Raghavan" Priya wrote in message ... Hi, I too am facing the same issue. 1) If I choose the arrow connector from the Shapes window (where I have saved the arrow conenctor), I can use it as an arrow. 2) When I choose the 'Connector Tool' from the tool bar, I only get a line, and not an arrow. I can change the properties of the line and get the arrow after I draw the line. I tried to set the default setting of the line from the menu Format-Line. It still does not work. It is tedious to change the property of every line, or to drag from the Shapes window. I would like to use the 'Conenctor Tool' to draw arrows directly. Please help. "A. J. Alwin" wrote: I am creating a new flow chart and can't get the "format" "line" function to create arrows at the end of my lines when I create them. The "format" settings indicate that I have an arrow, but not when I draw the line. As I recall, the older version of VISIO was easier to set up in this regard. I have a lot of flow charting to do today - HELP! Al -- David Parker Microsoft MVP (Visio) http://bvisual.spaces.live.com http://www.visualizinginformation.com |
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Setting defaults for arrows at the end of lines
Forgot to mention. I am using the default template, Basic flowchart.
-- Thanks and regards, Priya "Priya" wrote: I closed Visio, opened it again, opened a new drawing, set the Format--Line option to display an arrow, created two shapes, and used Shapes--Connect Shapes. It is still a line. :-( -- Thanks and regards, Priya "Mark Nelson [MS]" wrote: If you start a new Basic Flowchart diagram and draw a connector, does it have an arrow on it? If so we need to figure out how that shape is different from one you get in your template. -- Mark Nelson Office Graphics - Visio Microsoft Corporation This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Priya" wrote in message ... Hi, I tried that too. Did not work. I have tried the following: 1) Without selecting anything on the page, set the Format--Line option 2) Format--Define Style I can only do the following: 1) Drag the conenctor from the Shapes pane on the left. 2) Manually format each line I would like to be able to conenct shapes using the Shape--Connect Shapes option. It just gives me a line and not an arrow. Please help. I am working on a project that involves a lot of flowcharts and this is driving me crazy. -- Thanks and regards, Priya "Mark Nelson [MS]" wrote: You may need to make the change in the Connector style for the document. Look in Format Define Styles. -- Mark Nelson Office Graphics - Visio Microsoft Corporation This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Priya Raghavan" wrote in message news I tried that. However, when I use the connector tool in the toolbar or when I click Shape--Connect Shapes, I still get a line and not an arrow. "David Parker" wrote: If you open the Drawing Window, then expand the Masters node, and double-click Dynamic connector - then you will be able to edit the default appearance for the connector. When finished, just close the edit window and carry on using the Connector Tool. "Priya Raghavan" Priya wrote in message ... Hi, I too am facing the same issue. 1) If I choose the arrow connector from the Shapes window (where I have saved the arrow conenctor), I can use it as an arrow. 2) When I choose the 'Connector Tool' from the tool bar, I only get a line, and not an arrow. I can change the properties of the line and get the arrow after I draw the line. I tried to set the default setting of the line from the menu Format-Line. It still does not work. It is tedious to change the property of every line, or to drag from the Shapes window. I would like to use the 'Conenctor Tool' to draw arrows directly. Please help. "A. J. Alwin" wrote: I am creating a new flow chart and can't get the "format" "line" function to create arrows at the end of my lines when I create them. The "format" settings indicate that I have an arrow, but not when I draw the line. As I recall, the older version of VISIO was easier to set up in this regard. I have a lot of flow charting to do today - HELP! Al -- David Parker Microsoft MVP (Visio) http://bvisual.spaces.live.com http://www.visualizinginformation.com |
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Setting defaults for arrows at the end of lines
So, I am not getting the arrow either in the default template or my
organization's template. -- Thanks and regards, Priya "Priya" wrote: Forgot to mention. I am using the default template, Basic flowchart. -- Thanks and regards, Priya "Priya" wrote: I closed Visio, opened it again, opened a new drawing, set the Format--Line option to display an arrow, created two shapes, and used Shapes--Connect Shapes. It is still a line. :-( -- Thanks and regards, Priya "Mark Nelson [MS]" wrote: If you start a new Basic Flowchart diagram and draw a connector, does it have an arrow on it? If so we need to figure out how that shape is different from one you get in your template. -- Mark Nelson Office Graphics - Visio Microsoft Corporation This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Priya" wrote in message ... Hi, I tried that too. Did not work. I have tried the following: 1) Without selecting anything on the page, set the Format--Line option 2) Format--Define Style I can only do the following: 1) Drag the conenctor from the Shapes pane on the left. 2) Manually format each line I would like to be able to conenct shapes using the Shape--Connect Shapes option. It just gives me a line and not an arrow. Please help. I am working on a project that involves a lot of flowcharts and this is driving me crazy. -- Thanks and regards, Priya "Mark Nelson [MS]" wrote: You may need to make the change in the Connector style for the document. Look in Format Define Styles. -- Mark Nelson Office Graphics - Visio Microsoft Corporation This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Priya Raghavan" wrote in message news I tried that. However, when I use the connector tool in the toolbar or when I click Shape--Connect Shapes, I still get a line and not an arrow. "David Parker" wrote: If you open the Drawing Window, then expand the Masters node, and double-click Dynamic connector - then you will be able to edit the default appearance for the connector. When finished, just close the edit window and carry on using the Connector Tool. "Priya Raghavan" Priya wrote in message ... Hi, I too am facing the same issue. 1) If I choose the arrow connector from the Shapes window (where I have saved the arrow conenctor), I can use it as an arrow. 2) When I choose the 'Connector Tool' from the tool bar, I only get a line, and not an arrow. I can change the properties of the line and get the arrow after I draw the line. I tried to set the default setting of the line from the menu Format-Line. It still does not work. It is tedious to change the property of every line, or to drag from the Shapes window. I would like to use the 'Conenctor Tool' to draw arrows directly. Please help. "A. J. Alwin" wrote: I am creating a new flow chart and can't get the "format" "line" function to create arrows at the end of my lines when I create them. The "format" settings indicate that I have an arrow, but not when I draw the line. As I recall, the older version of VISIO was easier to set up in this regard. I have a lot of flow charting to do today - HELP! Al -- David Parker Microsoft MVP (Visio) http://bvisual.spaces.live.com http://www.visualizinginformation.com |
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Setting defaults for arrows at the end of lines
Thanks for the extra information. It is important to distinguish between
lines and connectors in Visio. Lines are drawn with the Line Tool and Connectors are drawn with the Connector Tool. You can also get a connector using the Connect Shapes command or may drag a connector shape out from a stencil. When you go to Format Line with nothing selected, you are changing the formatting of future lines that you draw with the Line Tool. This does not affect the formatting of connectors you draw with the Connector Tool or add by other means. Visio looks for a master shape called Dynamic Connector to determine the formatting of connectors. You can go to File Shapes Show Document Stencil to find the Dynamic Connector master in use with the document. Double-click to edit this and format it how you like. If there is no Dynamic Connector master yet, use the Connector Tool to add a connector to the drawing and Visio will automatically generate a Dynamic Connector master for you. -- Mark Nelson Office Graphics - Visio Microsoft Corporation This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Priya" wrote in message ... So, I am not getting the arrow either in the default template or my organization's template. -- Thanks and regards, Priya "Priya" wrote: Forgot to mention. I am using the default template, Basic flowchart. -- Thanks and regards, Priya "Priya" wrote: I closed Visio, opened it again, opened a new drawing, set the Format--Line option to display an arrow, created two shapes, and used Shapes--Connect Shapes. It is still a line. :-( -- Thanks and regards, Priya "Mark Nelson [MS]" wrote: If you start a new Basic Flowchart diagram and draw a connector, does it have an arrow on it? If so we need to figure out how that shape is different from one you get in your template. -- Mark Nelson Office Graphics - Visio Microsoft Corporation This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Priya" wrote in message ... Hi, I tried that too. Did not work. I have tried the following: 1) Without selecting anything on the page, set the Format--Line option 2) Format--Define Style I can only do the following: 1) Drag the conenctor from the Shapes pane on the left. 2) Manually format each line I would like to be able to conenct shapes using the Shape--Connect Shapes option. It just gives me a line and not an arrow. Please help. I am working on a project that involves a lot of flowcharts and this is driving me crazy. -- Thanks and regards, Priya "Mark Nelson [MS]" wrote: You may need to make the change in the Connector style for the document. Look in Format Define Styles. -- Mark Nelson Office Graphics - Visio Microsoft Corporation This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Priya Raghavan" wrote in message news I tried that. However, when I use the connector tool in the toolbar or when I click Shape--Connect Shapes, I still get a line and not an arrow. "David Parker" wrote: If you open the Drawing Window, then expand the Masters node, and double-click Dynamic connector - then you will be able to edit the default appearance for the connector. When finished, just close the edit window and carry on using the Connector Tool. "Priya Raghavan" Priya wrote in message ... Hi, I too am facing the same issue. 1) If I choose the arrow connector from the Shapes window (where I have saved the arrow conenctor), I can use it as an arrow. 2) When I choose the 'Connector Tool' from the tool bar, I only get a line, and not an arrow. I can change the properties of the line and get the arrow after I draw the line. I tried to set the default setting of the line from the menu Format-Line. It still does not work. It is tedious to change the property of every line, or to drag from the Shapes window. I would like to use the 'Conenctor Tool' to draw arrows directly. Please help. "A. J. Alwin" wrote: I am creating a new flow chart and can't get the "format" "line" function to create arrows at the end of my lines when I create them. The "format" settings indicate that I have an arrow, but not when I draw the line. As I recall, the older version of VISIO was easier to set up in this regard. I have a lot of flow charting to do today - HELP! Al -- David Parker Microsoft MVP (Visio) http://bvisual.spaces.live.com http://www.visualizinginformation.com |
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