How to Add Arrow in Microsoft Visio

How to Add Arrow in Microsoft Visio

Users may demonstrate movement between subjects in diagrams and flow charts by connecting shapes with connector lines. Flowcharts, organizational charts, and hierarchy diagrams all require connectors which you can add with Visio.

• Step 1: Access Microsoft Visio

  The first step you will be doing is to open Microsoft Visio for the web, though depending on your subscription, you can also download it as desktop software.

  Note

  You can install and use the desktop app if you have Visio Plan 2 or a non-subscription edition which includes the Visio Professional or Visio Standard 2021, 2019, 2016, or 2013.

• Step 2: Open Your File

  If you have a pre-existing file in mind, locate the source of that file and proceed to open it. Otherwise, if you prefer to start from scratch, click on the category you want to use. Double-click on the specific type to proceed with the process of adding drawings, shapes, and its designated text or content. Continue until you are satisfied.

• Step 3: Use the “Connector” Tool

  Blue boxes emerge on the shape’s sides and corners, with navigational arrows heading away from each. To manually add a connector, go to the “Home” tab section then click “Connector” in the Tools section. Click on the desired first shape or where you want to start from then the second shape or where you want the arrow to end.

  Note

  Often times a connector line may automatically appear between the shapes you have added with an arrow at the end of the line pointing to the second drawing or shape you added.

• Step 4: Changing Arrow Size and Shape

  Change the connection by clicking it. To expose the tools under the “Home” tab, click the tab at the top of the screen. Click “Line” in the Shape section, then “Line Options.” Under “Arrows,” choose an arrow size and shape, and then click “OK” to alter the connection.