Change a diagram

Click the diagram and do one or more of the following:

Add or delete a shape or element

Move an element or segment

  1. Select the element or segment of the diagram that you want to move.
  2. On the Diagram toolbar, click Move shape forward or Move shape backward.

Reverse the diagram

  1. Select the element or segment of the diagram that you want to reverse.
  2. On the Diagram toolbar, click Reverse diagram Reverse Diagram                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                .

Change text color

  1. Select the text you want to change.
  2. On the Drawing toolbar, click the arrow next to Font Color .
  3. Do one of the following:

Add or change text

For target and cycle diagrams, you can only add text to text elements.

Change the preset design scheme

Change a shape or element fill color

  1. Select the shape you want to change.
  2. On the Drawing toolbar, click the arrow next to Fill Color .
  3. Do one or more of the following:

    Add or change a fill color

    Do one of the following:

    Add or change a gradient, patterned, textured, or picture fill

    1. Click Fill Effects, and then click the Gradient, Texture, Picture or Pattern tab.
    2. Select the options you want.

    Remove a fill

 

Change the line style or color

  1. Select the line or connector you want to change.
  2. Do one of the following:

    Change the color of a line or connector

    1. On the Drawing toolbar, click the arrow next to Line Color .
    2. Do one of the following:
      • To change to the default color, click Automatic.
      • To change to another color, click one of the colors below Automatic.

    Change the style of a line or connector

    1. On the Drawing toolbar, click Line Style .
    2. Click the style you want; or click More Lines, and then click a style.
 

Change the diagram to another diagram type