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Message: [QUOTE="Mike Greenawalt, post: 5059669"] I was hoping to avoid doing programming beyond shapesheet formulas. What I am trying to accomplish is to have a 1-D connector shape detect when it is connected at both ends. We use Visio to develop diagrams which get post-processed outside Visio (from .vdx file), and it is important that all connectors on the pages actually *be* connected on both ends. Just relying on the visual appearance of the diagram is not enough, as you see the connector visual clues only when the connector shape is selected. I would like to have the shape itself detect when it is not connected on both ends and give some kind of signal, maybe changing color (blinking would be nice, but probably a lot more difficult) that would be visible even when the shape is not selected. So far, the only signal I have seen that indicates a connected state in the shapesheet is that the BeginX/Y, EndX/Y cells get filled with a formula that calculates position from parameters of the connectee shape(s). I have been looking for a way to detect that. Our users start with a stencil of shapes that we have created for our domain and a blank drawing page. I had hoped to be able to do what I want within the confines of the Shapesheet and avoid VBA programming, as that makes delivery more complicated. I would think someone out there would have wanted to do something similar. I hope they can respond. -- Mike [/QUOTE]