Operation Manual

Connectors and glue points
Connectors and glue points were briefly introduced in Chapter 2 Drawing Basic Shapes. This
section describes them in more detail and how to use them.
Connectors are lines or arrows whose ends automatically dock to a connection or glue point on an
object. Connectors are useful when drawing, for example, flowcharts and organization charts. The
connecting lines between objects remain intact even when objects are moved or rearranged. Also, if
you copy an object with a connector, the connector is also copied.
Connectors
Draw has a comprehensive selection of connectors on a Connectors toolbar (Figure 188) to help
you connect objects in, for example, a flowchart or organization chart. To open this toolbar, click
the small triangle to the right of the Connector icon on the Drawing toolbar. Note that this icon
changes shape depending on the last connector tool used.
The Connector toolbar shown in Figure 188 displays a default set of connectors. If the connector
you want to use is not displayed, then use one of the following methods to select the connector you
want to use.
• Click on the small triangle on the right of the title bar and select your connector from the
drop down list.
• Right click in a blank area on the toolbar and select Visible Buttons from the context
menu. Click the connector you want to use and it is added to the Connectors toolbar.
Figure 188: Connector toolbar
Note
This toolbar can become a floating toolbar by clicking on the bottom of the pop-up
toolbar and dragging it into your workspace.
Types of connectors
Connectors fall into four type groups:
• Standard connectors (Figure 189) – the line segments run vertically and horizontally. Draws
a connector with one or more 90-degree angle bends. Click on an object glue point on an
object, drag to a glue point on another object, then release.
Figure 189: Standard connectors
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