Click the Home tab in Word and format the text as needed. After inserting the textbox (label), type in the text. To add branch labels next to connector lines, use the textbox symbol on the Insert > Shapes gallery.
The three types are straight, elbow, and curved,
Tip: Right-click on a connector to change the connector type via In Word 2010, the same elbow connectors render slightly Would render as a straight line between two aligned shapes of the Quirk: In Word 2007 and previous versions, the elbow connector
Select one of the connection points and release the left mouse button. Click on one of the dots and, while holding the left mouse button down, move the mouse over to Shape 2.Īs you move the mouse over Shape 2, Word will highlight connection points and display a dashed line showing the. Move your mouse near Shape 1 and little dots denoting connection points will appear on its border. Click the desired line type from the gallery. Assuming you want to route aĬonnector line between two shapes, we will call these Shape 1 and Click the Align dropdown menu and select Grid Settings.Ĭonnectors are different from plain arrows in that they stayĬonnected to shapes if they are moved. Click on the Drawing Tools Format tab that appears. To access the Drawing Grid screen, follow these steps: When checked the gridlines are not shown, so personally I do not find this option useful. As shown below-right, a "Display alignment guides" option was added to this dialog. Generally the default settings are sufficient, but checking the "Snap objects to grid when gridlines are not displayed" box is useful if you want the snap behavior without having gridlines cover the entire document. With enabled gridlines, the grid will appear only within the canvas (which we'll get to next) when it is selected, but when any other part of the Word document outside the canvas is selected, the grid will be displayed over the entire document.įor more precise control of the gridlines, you can customize settings in the Grid and Guides screen, shown in the images below. Not only is the grid a visual indicator, but it also has a snap function that assists with alignment and sizing.Ī quick way to enable a grid is to click the View tab and click the Gridlines checkbox. Grids let you layout shapes to uniform widths and heights, as well as making it easier to align shapes if you need to edit a flowchart and move things around. Will need to move and resize the shape if you use this method. You can also double-click on any shape in the gallery,Īnd Word will add it to the top left of the canvas. Click in the canvas area, holding the left button down while dragging the mouse to add the shape. Click on the shape type you want to add. Side note: If you are using a laptop with a glossy monitor, the canvas border canīe difficult to see when viewed at a slight angle. Select the bottom menu item labeled New Drawing Canvas, as shown to the right. To insert a canvas, click the Insert tab on the Word ribbon andĬlick the Shapes dropdown button. You can add formatting to the canvas itself, giving the flowchart an attractive backdrop. Certain features, like arrows that connect to shapes, only work in a canvas. They act as a container for the shapes, making it easier to position (or re-position) a flowchart in a document. 
YouĬan insert shapes directly into a Word document, but using a canvas Word flowcharts are best contained within a Drawing Canvas.
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