Adjust Connector Spacing

SmartDraw automatically adjusts the spacing of Automatic Shape Connectors. You can manually adjust the spacing of:

Adjust a Branch of Topics

Click on a branch to select it and a variety of handles appear along the line.

There are two black square handles where the two outermost lines touch the corresponding shapes.

The handle at the tip of the line adjusts how far apart the shapes are; it does this without changing their distance from the shape they branch from. The other handle adjusts the shapes’ distance from the shape they branch from without changing their relative spacing.

A white diamond-shaped handle enables you to adjust just one specific segment without keeping even shape spacing.

Adjust a Branch of SubTopics

Click on the branch to select it.

A black square handle enables you to change the length of a segment of the branch while maintaining even shape spacing.

A white diamond-shaped handle enables you to adjust just one specific segment without keeping even shape spacing.