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Connect objects with lines

Connect objects with lines - OmniGraffle Tutorial

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Connect objects with lines

Along with shapes, lines are the other major element used in most OmniGraffle diagrams. Let's see how they work. Like with all the tools, a single click on the Line tool will get us one use of the Line tool. But a second click will get us persistent use. So, I now have persistent use, and that means, whatever I click, you can see, when I hover over these shapes, they highlight in blue. And then, when I select the first one, I start to draw a line, until I click the next shape, and they are now connected. If I switch back to the Selection tool, I see not only can I move one shape, and the line will stay attached to it, I can also select the line and we see some additional details. In particular, I've got a red dot and a green dot. And that always means the starting and ending point. And, we'll see in a little bit, when we start to style lines, that they are directional. So, I can add an arrow going in one direction, not the other direction, based on the starting and ending point. And…

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