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Connect the
Hold down Ctrl when then… then… boxes
Left click & drag releasing object (see Connector
Tap & release Tap & release Basics below)
Dragged to here
Rotate
Box Basics The handle can be used
to rotate the object. Other Useful Functions
Moving boxes in a straight line Shift
Add Text
text… When moving an object, hold down on the Hold Shift as you
Simply start typing
Shift key to move the box only at 90-degree drag the box
after selecting the
box to add text. angles (left, right, up, or down). The shift
Resize function also works when copying something in only a straight line to
Move maintain alignment. We call this the Ctrl-Shift-Drag method.
At the corners and To move a box with text, focus on
midpoints of the box grabbing the edge of the box. As you
are nodes that can be move the cursor to the edge, it changes Align multiple boxes with
used to resize the box. to a move icon (shown above) allowing
you to grab and move the object.
alignment functions
Align Left
If you want to align multiple objects together, Align Center
select the boxes using either the Select Objects
Align Right
Connector Basics cursor , or holding down the Shift key as you
select the objects. Once the objects are selected, Align Top
click on the appropriate command to align the Align Middle
Once you have used the “Hot Key” to select a connector boxes. Hint: Make sure you don’t select the Align Bottom
(tip listed above), left click and hold on the box node. connectors or they will align as well.
Zoom-in, Zoom-out
A quick way to Zoom in and out on
the spreadsheet is done by holding
the Ctrl key down and then scrolling Hold down Ctrl
Drag the end connector end point to the box you up or down with the scroll wheel on and use the scroll
want to connect to and release the left click. an external mouse. wheel on the mouse