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Chapter 5: Creating Presentations With Impress
Working with Connectors
In addition to the individual frames, connectors are important components of an
organization chart because they help represent the relationships within the organization.
Impress provides a variety of connector types. When you click on the Connectors icon in
the Main toolbar, a floating window with the available types appears.
Frames and connectors can be linked either from “edge to edge” or from “middle to
middle,” or a combination of both. These possibilities are described below.
"Edge to Edge” Connectors
Select the desired connector by clicking it, and then drag it to the first frame. Asmall
symbol is displayed on every edge of the frame. Put the mouse pointer on one of the
symbols (the symbol will be given a dashed-line border). Press the mouse button and
drag the connector to the desired frame. As soon as the mouse touches the frame,
symbols appear on each edge here as well. Continue dragging the connector to the
desired symbol(that symbol also receives a small, black border) and release the mouse
button.
When a frame that is connected to another frame is moved, notice that the connector also
changes position. The actual connection line between the two frames remains the same,
so that for minor shifting of the frames, the connector usually does not have to be edited.
With major frame movements, however, it is often necessary to reedit, because the
connector may shift to a different position.
To change the position of a connector, simply click on it. Small points appear, at both the
beginning and end of the connector. If the cursor is rested on one of the points, a small
square appears next to the mouse pointer. Press the mouse button and drag the beginning
or end point to the desired frame.
"Middle to Middle” Connectors
Select a connector from the Connectors floating toolbar. Click in the middle of one of
the frames, and a black, dashed-line border appears around the entire frame. Press the
mouse button and drag the connector into the middle of another frame, which also
receives a black border, and release the mouse button.
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