Operation Manual

Customizing glue points
Only glue points that have added to an object can be customized. The default glue points included
with an object cannot be customized.
1) Make sure no objects are selected and click on the Glue Points icon or select Edit >
Glue Points on the main menu bar, or right click on a selected connector and select Edit
Points from the context menu.
2) If the Gluepoints toolbar (Figure 195 on page 161) does not open, go to View > Toolbars >
Gluepoints on the main menu bar.
3) Make sure the object is not selected and double-click on a glue point that you have added
to select the glue point.
4) Select the exit directions you want to use for connectors and double-click again on the glue
point to customize the glue point.
5) To use horizontal and vertical positioning, click on the Glue Point Relative icon or right-
click on the glue point and select Adapt Position to Object from the context menu to
deselect this tool.
6) Select the horizontal and vertical positioning tools you want to use and double-click on the
glue point to customize the glue point. Only one horizontal positioning tool and one vertical
positioning tool can be used at any one time.
Deleting glue points
Only glue points that have added to an object can be deleted. The default glue points included with
an object cannot be deleted.
1) Make sure no objects are selected and click on the Glue Points icon or select Edit >
Glue Points on the main menu bar.
2) Make sure the object is not selected and double-click on a glue point that you have added
to select the glue point.
3) Right-click on the glue point and select Cut from the context menu, or press the Delete key
on the keyboard, or go to Edit > Cut on the main menu bar.
Connector text
Text can be easily added to connectors, then formatted or edited to make, for example, your
flowchart or organization chart easier to follow. See Chapter 2 Drawing Basic Shapes and Chapter
9 Adding and Formatting Text for more information on working with text.
Adding text
1) Select the connector.and the control points become active.
2) Click on the Text icon or Text Vertical icon on the Drawing toolbar and a flashing
text cursor appears close to the connector. The Text Formatting toolbar replaces the Line
and Filling toolbar.
3) Use the Text Formatting toolbar or Format and Tools on the main menu bar to change the
default format of the text.
4) Type the text and, when you have finished typing the text and using the text tools, move the
cursor away from the objects and connector and click to end the text mode. The Line and
Filling toolbar then replaces the Text Formatting toolbar.
Chapter 8 Connections, Flowcharts, and Organization Charts 163