Connecting Shapes

[IlliniEric]

I am creating a new org chart out of an existing one. I am trying to connect
some shapes with the connector tool and it is not working. I start at the
superior shape and move to the subordinate shape and the connecting line does
not appear. It is there while I have the mouse button held down, but once I
release it, it disappears. Help!

 

[AlEdlund]

It sounds like your trying to attach a subordinate to more than one manager,
use the dotted line instead of the connector.
al

 

[IlliniEric]

No, I am trying two connect two "subordinates" to one "manager." I changed
the subordinates to 1-D and and then used the line tool and went from the
inside of one shape to the inside of another shape. On the "manager" shape,
it connected on the edge, but on the 'subordinate shape" the end point of the
line was inside the shape. So, I had to play with it so that the line was
connected to the exterior of each shape.

 

[James Wittrell]

What exactly do you mean when you say "change the subordinates to 1-D"?
There are a few ways to connect a subordinate to a manager shape, you can
simply drop the shape on top of the manager shape, use the connector from
the stencil or use the connector from the toolbar. Note this is not the
same as using the drawing tool and connecting a line to the object.

James W.

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No, I am trying two connect two "subordinates" to one "manager." I changed
the subordinates to 1-D and and then used the line tool and went from the
inside of one shape to the inside of another shape. On the "manager"
shape,
it connected on the edge, but on the 'subordinate shape" the end point of
the
line was inside the shape. So, I had to play with it so that the line was
connected to the exterior of each shape.