Draw Or Delete A Line Or Connector - Microsoft Support

Draw a line with connection points

A connector is a line with connection points at each end that stays connected to the shapes you attach it to. Connectors can be straight , elbow (angled) , or curved . When you choose a connector, dots appear on the shape outline. These dots indicate where you can attach a connector.

Important: In Word and Outlook, connection points work only when the lines and the objects they are connecting are placed on a drawing canvas. To insert a drawing canvas, click the Insert tab, click Shapes, and then click New Drawing Canvas at the bottom of the menu.

To add a line that connects to other objects, follow these steps.

1. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Shapes.

   

2. Under Lines, click the connector that you want to add.

   

   Note: Under Lines, the elements highlighted in the illustration above are connectors. The last three styles listed (Curve, Freeform Shape, and Scribble) are not connectors. Rest your pointer over each style to see its name before clicking it. 

3. To draw a line connecting shapes, on the first shape, rest your mouse pointer over the shape or object to which you want to attach the connector.

   Connection dots will appear, indicating that your line can be connected to the shape. (The color and style of these dots vary among different versions of Office.)

   

   Note: If no connection points appear, you've either chosen a line style that is not a connector, or you are not working on a drawing canvas (in Word or Outlook).

   Click anywhere on the first shape, and then drag the cursor to a connection dot on the second connection object.

   Note: When you rearrange shapes that are joined with connectors, the connectors remain attached to and move with the shapes. If you move either end of a connector, that end detaches from the shape, and you can then attach it to another connection site on the same shape or attach it to another shape. After the connector attaches to a connection site, the connector stays connected to the shapes no matter how you move each shape.