Other aspects of this shape that might be worth exploring are the ability to link the label text to Data Recordsets and drive their values in that way, or by using Color by Value to set the line and fill accordingly. label formatting can be applied to the whole shape (including the label sub-shapes) or you can sub-select the labels individually.label text defaults to a single line but supports carriage returns (shift + enter) via Shape Data.the visibility of the middle connector section can be set at page or shape levels (via the connector context menu).the middle section of the connector can be hidden or visible and this applies to all of the three styles (right-angle, straight or curved).the label text can be synchronized (ie the end label will match the start) or be independent.you can set the text on its two label sub-shapes via Shape Data.The idea is to get from a diagram like this:įeature-wise, the shape allows you to do a number of things: While there have been ways around this (most notably Graham Wideman’s directed arrows example – see page 194 of his 2003 book), a number of newer ShapeSheet functions that were introduced in Visio 2010 that allow you to interrogate the path of a geometry section and provide an alternative method.
As you change the style of the connector between right-angled, straight and curved, the Geometry1 ShapeSheet section gets changed on the fly. When you use a Dynamic Connector, which is the default when you use the connector tool (Ctrl+3), Visio manages the geometry of the line as you move its endpoints to route the line around various placeable shapes that it encounters.