Align flow lines

Flow lines can be aligned and merged when tidying up your diagrams.

To align floating ends of flow lines:

You can align the floating ends of flow lines in the same way that you align objects.

1.Select the flow line that you want to align against, then hold Ctrl and select the other flow lines that you are aligning it with.

2.From the Edit menu choose Align and then either Lefts, Rights, Tops or Bottoms (depending on which side of the activity the flow lines are).

To align input and output flow lines:

You can align the input line with an output line on the same activity.

1.Select the flow lines that you want to align.

2.Right-click the flow line that you want to align against, then choose Align, then Align Selected Input/Outputs.

To merge the start or end points of floating flow lines:

You can merge the start or end points of floating lines.

1.Select the flow lines that you want to merge.

2.Right-click the flow line that you want to merge the start or end points with and choose Align, then choose one of the following options:

•Merge Floating Start Points will merge all the other floating start points with the start point of the clicked-on flow line

•Merge Floating End Points will merge all the other floating end points with the end point of the clicked-on flow line