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Cross: use the yellow dot to change the thickness of the four
sides.
Ring: use the yellow dot to change the internal diameter.
Block arc: use the yellow dot to change both the internal diameter
and the size of the filled area.
Cylinder and Cube: use the yellow dot to change the perspective.
Folded corner: use the yellow dot to change the size of the corner.
Frame: use the yellow dot to change the internal rectangle
diagonal.
Working with connectors
Connectors are lines that can be anchored to particular places, called
glue points
, on the graphic object. The advantage of connectors is that
when the graphic object to which the connector is attached is moved or
resized, the connector automatically adjusts to the change. When
creating a flowchart, org chart, schematics or diagrams, it is highly
recommended to use connectors instead of simple lines.
Impress offers a wide variety of predefined connectors, which differ in
the termination shape (none, arrow, custom) and in the way the
connector is drawn (straight, line, curved). See Figure 69.
Unlike normal lines, when a connector is drawn or selected Impress
displays red handles; in particular, the termination points are identified
by red circles, while square handles are used to modify the routing of a
connector (where applicable).
Draw a connector in a similar way to drawing any object. First select
the connector style from the Connector toolbar (Figure 69), then move
the mouse cursor over one of the objects to be connected. When the
cursor is brought near an object, small black crosses appear around
the object; these represent the glue points to which the connector can
be attached. Click on the required glue point to attach one end of the
connector, then hold the mouse button down and drag the connector to
the second object and click on a glue point on that object to connect
the other end.
For instructions on how to format a connector, refer to the
corresponding section in Chapter 6 (Formatting Graphic Objects).
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