Change the Appearances and
Behavior of Connectors
Adjust
connectors
Set
line jump layout style for connectors
Set
line jump style for connectors
Reset
the path of a connector
Add
text to a connector
Reposition
text on a connector
Add
arrows or other line ends to a connector
Change
the width of a connector
Change
the color of a connector
Adjust
connectors
-
Select a connector
-
Drag the control
handles
or
to adjust the path of the connector as you want.
Once you adjust
connector, the connector will change its
Reroute
Mode to Never Reroute.
Select a
connector, the
Connector Layout toolbar
will appear, select one
Reroute Mode
on it.
-
Reroute Freely
The
connector is rerouted whenever needed. This is
the default setting for a dynamic connector.
-
Never Reroute
The
connector will never reroute, even when a leg of
the connector crosses through a shape to which
it is connected.
And you can click
Reset
Connector button
to reset the connector, please read
Reset
the path of a connector.
Example: Dragging
the X direction control handle to adjust the
connector.
Example: Dragging
the Y direction control handle to adjust the
connector.
Example: Dragging
the Corner control handle to adjust the
connector.
Set
line jump layout style for connectors
-
Select a dynamic
connector (created by
Connector
tool
)
on the page, then the
Connector
Layout toolbar
will appear.
-
Click the
Jump Layout
Style
button
or click the down arrow next to
Jump Layout
Style
button to select one jump layout style you want.
Note Once
you change the jump layout style, all the jumps on
the page will be changed.
Example: Horizontal lines spawn jumps.
Example: Vertical lines spawn jumps.
Example: No lines spawn jumps.
Set
line jump style for connectors
-
Select a dynamic
connector (created by
Connector
tool
)
on the page, then the
Connector
Layout toolbar
will appear.
-
Click the
Jump Style
button
or click the down arrow next to
Jump Style
button to select one jump style you want.
There are six kinds jump style.
(1)
(2)
Example: Change the jump style from Square to Arc.
Note To
change the jump style, should select the connector
with the jump you want change. Other jumps will
never change.
Reset
the path of a connector
-
Select a dynamic
connector (created by
Connector
tool
)
on the page, then the
Connector
Layout toolbar
will appear.
-
Click
Reset
Connector button
on the toolbar.
As you press
Reset
Connector button, the connector will reset its path
and change its Reroute Mode to
Reroute Freely as
well. In Reroute
Freely mode, connector will reroute its path when
any operation happens.
Note Only
the connector has been modified by dragging control
handle
or
,
otherwise the
Reset Connector button is Unable.
Once the dynamic connector is adjusted, the
Never Reroute
button
will be focus, and the dynamic connector will never
reroute until you click
Reroute Freely
button
.
Add
text to a connector
-
Select a connector.
-
Type the text you want
to add to the connector.
Note For
Right-angle
connectors
(created by Connector tool
,
or by Line tool
),
there three text blocks.
Double click the
area where you want to type text, the nearest
text block will be activated.
For example,
double click the begin point area of the
Connection line, the text block near the begin
point will be edited.
Reposition
text on a connector
Many connectors have
control handles
for moving text. To move the text, select the
connector and then use the
Selection
tool
to move the text control handle.
Note If
the connector does not have a control handle, you
can still reposition its text using the
Text Block
tool
,
just as you would on any other shape. Click the
Text Block
tool, click the shape, and then drag the double
rectangle that appears when the pointer is over the
text in the text block.
Add
arrows or other line ends to a connector
-
Select a connector.
-
On the
Shape
menu, click
Line. Also you can click
on Format
toolbar.
-
Under
Line ends,
choose the type and size of line end you want.
-
Click OK.
Notes
The line ends on a
connector don't necessarily indicate the direction
of the endpoints (endpoint: Either of the square
handles
that appear at the beginning or end of a selected
line, arc, or other connector shapes in library.)
of the connector. If you need to reverse the
direction of a connector, select the connector,
point to Rotate or
Flip on the
Shape menu, and then click
Flip Horizontal,
and also you can change the
Line ends
to reverse the direction.
Change
the width of a connector
-
Select a connector.
-
On the
Shape
menu, click
Line.
-
Under
Weight,
click a line weight setting.
-
Click OK.
Change
the color of a connector
-
Select a connector.
-
On the
Shape
menu, click
Line, also you can click the
Line Color
button
on the Format
toolbar.
-
Under
Color,
click a color setting.
-
Select a fill mode and
color you want.
CuteDraw provide
five line color scheme.
-
Click
OK.
