Change a flowchart

Do one or more of the following:

Move a shape

Select the shape and when the pointer becomes a four-headed arrow, drag it to a new location.

Note The locked connectors attached to the shape move with the shape. To unlock a connector, select the connector and the connection point and drag it off the shape.

Add or delete a shape

On the Drawing toolbar, click AutoShapes, point to Flowchart, and then click the shape you want.
Click where you want to insert the flowchart shape.

Note If you want to delete a shape, select the shape and press DELETE.

Change the line style or color

Select the line or connector you want to change.
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.

Add or delete a connector

On the Drawing toolbar, click AutoShapes, point to Connectors, and then click the connector line you want.
Point to where you want to lock the connector.
Connection sites appear as blue circles as you pass the pointer over a shape.
Click the first connection site you want, point to the other shape, and then click the second connection site.
Locked or attached connectors will keep the shapes connected even when you move the shapes.

Locked connector

Unlocked connector

Note To delete a connector, select the connector and press DELETE.

Move a connector

Do one of the following:

Reroute a connector to the closest points between shapes

Select one of the connected shapes.
On the Drawing toolbar, click Draw, and then click Reroute Connectors.

Rerouted connector

Tip

If more than one connector line is attached to an object and you don't want to reroute all the lines, select only the ones you want to reroute, and then click Reroute Connectors.

Move a connector

Do one or both of the following:

To move the connector line, drag one of its ends and connect it to another site or shape.
To override the automatic locking of the end, hold down ALT as you drag the end. You can place the end wherever you want on the object, but the end will not be connected.
To detach the entire line, drag its middle.

Note If the connector line has a yellow adjustment handle, dragging the handle will change the shape of the connector line but not detach it.