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Overview - Add Shape

A shape is added to a chart as follows:

 

Select the shape you want to use on the stencil (for more information on stencils, see: Stencils).

1. Drag it onto the drawing page.

2. Type in a name.

 

When you want to automatically create a relationship between two shapes, you must do the following:

 

1. Select the shape you want to use on the stencil.

2. Drag it onto the shape you want to create a relationship with so that they are overlapping. You can determine where the relationship is formed by overlapping the preferred relationship connecting points of the two shapes, as shown below:



3. Release the mouse button, i.e. drop the shape, while it is hovering above the other shape. An automatic relationship will be created.

 

Note: If the name of the shape is preceded by a bullet (right-click the shape) the bullet will not be included in the tree structure. It will however remain visible in the Visio Chart.