Operation Manual

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After you snap a connector line to an anchor point on an object, the connector line always snaps to that anchor point, even if you
move the object around in the drawing. To ensure that the line connects to the closest available anchor point when you move the
object, release the mouse button to end the connector line inside the object when drawing the line.
To change the direction of a connector line
1
Click the Connector tools button, and click the Edit anchor tool .
2 Click the anchor point from which you want to change the connector line direction.
3
On the property bar, click the Adjust anchor direction button .
4 In the Anchor direction box, type one of the following values:
• 0 — directs the connector line to the right
• 90 — directs the connector line straight up
• 180 — directs the connector line to the left
• 270 — directs the connector line straight down
You can change the direction only of right-angle and Bézier-curve connector lines.
To add an anchor point to an object
1
Click the Connector tools button, and click the Edit anchor tool .
2 Double-click anywhere on the object to add an anchor point.
By default, anchor points that you add to an object are not available as snap points for a connector line when the object is moved
around in the drawing. To make an anchor point available as a snap point, select it with the Edit anchor tool, and click the Auto
anchor button on the property bar.
By default, the position of the anchor point is calculated relative to the page. You can set the anchor point position relative to the
object that it is attached to, which is useful if you want to set anchor points in the same relative position in multiple objects. To set
the anchor point position relative to the object, select the anchor point with the Edit anchor tool . On the property bar, click the
Relative to object button , and type the coordinates in the Anchor position box.
To move or delete an anchor point
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To Do the following
Move the anchor point anywhere along the perimeter of an object Drag the anchor point to another point on the perimeter.
Move the anchor point to the middle of an object Drag the anchor point to any point inside the object.
Delete an anchor point
On the property bar, click the Delete anchor button .
To set a connector line to flow around objects
1
Using the Pick tool , select the object to which the connector line is attached.