Note: In Figure 1, the first oval shape with the Start text is a Terminator in flowchart parlance whereas the second diamond shape with the Are you happy? Text is a Decision shape. Learn more about flowchart terminology in our tutorial. • Now, access the Insert| Shape menu option to bring up a Media browser window, with the Shapes tab active, as shown in Figure 2. Choose the Lines and Connectors category from the Shape category drop-down list (highlighted in red within Figure 2). Now select the Arrow shape, which is the second shape from the top left, as shown in Figure 2, below. By default, Word wraps text and breaks text across pages automatically. Usually Word does a good job of it but there are times when you need to keep text together — when you don’t want Word to wrap the text across lines or break the text across pages. This shape is a connector that has an arrowhead at one end. Figure 2: Choose a connector with an arrowhead We need the arrowhead end of the connector to be “connected” to your Decision shape, and the non-arrowhead end will emanate from the Terminator shape. • When you select the required connector, the cursor changes into a crosshair. Notice that as you move the cursor near to the Terminator shape, you'll find several red square handles highlighted on the shape (see top shape in Figure 3). Click on any of these red handles to establish one end (the end without an arrowhead) of your connector. Figure 3: Red square handles highlighted on the Terminator shape • Move the cursor (don’t drag) toward the shape you want to connect (the Decision shape shown in Figure 4). Click again on any of the red square handles on the second shape to create the connector between two shapes. Note that the arrowhead of the connector will show on this end. Figure 4: Connect to other shape • This creates a connector, as shown in Figure 5. Select any shape, and click on the arrow keys on your keyboard to nudge the shape. Photoshop cs3 for mac free download. You will find that the connector reorients according to the new position of the shape. Figure 5: Connector connected to both the shapes. Note: If your connector is indeed linked to a shape, the end of the connector line that is connected to the shape displays a red circle (see top shape in Figure 6). If it does not get linked, you will see a bluish white circle (see the arrow head of the connector in Figure 6) when you select the connector. It is important to understand that mere 'touching' of a connector's end to a shape or slide object does not indicate that it has been linked to that shape or slide object. When you see a red circle on both the ends of the connector, only then you can be assured that the ends are connected. Figure 6: Connectors may or may not be linked properly • Save your presentation often.
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