You can change the appearance of shapes and connectors and reposition
them to meet your data project needs.
Changing the font and font color for shapes
You can change the font and font color for individual shapes to add visual interest or to convey conceptual groupings between them.
Changing the background color for shapes
You can change the background color for individual shapes in data diagrams to add visual interest or to convey conceptual groupings between them.
Making shapes the same size
You can change multiple shapes to make them the same height and width, same height, or same width, to improve the readability and organization of a diagram.
Repositioning shapes
You can arrange all shapes or selected shapes, align shapes with other shapes, resize shapes, and move shapes in diagrams.
Changing the order of shapes in stacks
Shapes can be stacked on top of each other in layers in data diagrams. You can move shapes one layer up or down in a stack. You can also bring shapes to the front or send them to the back of a stack.
Changing appearance of shape compartments
You can show or hide shape compartments, show or hide compartment titles, resize compartments, and collapse compartments in diagrams.
Changing the color of connectors
You can change the color of individual connectors to add visual interest or to convey conceptual groupings between relationships in a data diagram.
Moving bend points on connectors
Data diagrams are easier to read if connectors do not cross other connectors and shapes. You can use bend points to customize connector line routing to minimize crossed connectors in a data diagram.
Showing and hiding connector labels
You can show or hide labels on all connectors or selected connectors in a data diagram that includes related elements and connectors.