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Connect shapes the best way in Visio drawings

Click Play to see a shape-to-shape connection being created. When you drag the endpoint of a connector near the center of a shape, a red outline appears around the entire shape.

With a shape-to-shape connection, a connector adjusts to take the most direct path between shapes. The connector moves to different sides of the shape instead of staying attached to a specific point.

When you glue a connector to an entire shape, a red box appears around the shape when you're creating the connection.

Shape-to-shape connections are your best bet when the exact location of the connection on the shape doesn't matter, as in a brainstorming diagram.

Shape-to-shape connetions in a brainstorming diagram

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