Re: straight connector grayed out

menu File -> Page Setup -> Layout and Routing
for controlling the whole page and for individual (or many) connectors
select the connector(s) and menu Format -> Behavior



On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:49:01 -0800, millerpa
<millerpa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Thanks, Paul. Yes, I added this icon as I assumed that it was the same button
I used in previous versions to do a 'manual' route. Maybe this is not the
case. Do you know how I prevent the application from trying to route the
connection for me?

"Paul Herber" wrote:

On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:15:01 -0800, millerpa
<millerpa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have been using visio for about 5 years now. I just did a new install of
2003 on a desktop and I cannot seem to use the straight connector. The icon
is grayed out in the tool bar and none of the settings appear to enable it. I
have never been able to get the right angle connector to route in a
presentable manner, so this is keeping me from using the application. Any
help out there?

It took me a while to work out what i think has happened as there
isn't normally a Straight Connector icon. I think you have got the
Straight Connector formatting icon. What this does is to format a
pre-existing connector as Straight and will only be enabled when a
connector shape has been selected.

The icon has probably been placed there from the command bar
customizing dialog at menu Options -> Customize. The icon can be
removed by opening this dialog and dragging the icon into the dialog
box where it will show a x.




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Regards, Paul Herber, Sandrila Ltd.
Electronics for Visio http://www.electronics.sandrila.co.uk/
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