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 (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, click Customize on the Tools menu, and then click the Toolbars tab.), click AutoShapes, point to Flowchart, and then click the shape you want.
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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
- On the Drawing
toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, click Customize on the Tools menu, and then click the Toolbars tab.), click the arrow next to Line Color
.
- Do one of the following:
Change the style of a line or connector
- On the Drawing
toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, click Customize on the Tools menu, and then click the Toolbars tab.), click Line Style
.
- Click the style you want; or click More Lines, and then click a style.
Add or delete a connector
- On the Drawing
toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, click Customize on the Tools menu, and then click the Toolbars tab.), 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.

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:
Note If the connector line has a yellow adjustment handle (adjustment handle: A diamond-shaped handle used to adjust the appearance but not the size of most AutoShapes. For example, you can adjust a rounded rectangle to be more or less rounded.), dragging the handle will change the shape of the connector line but not detach it.