Really simple line question...

[Andy]

OK, this is probably the simplest question in the world but its currently driving me mad - how do you automatically straighten out a line with a kink in it? I draw a line between 2 boxes and its not quite straight. All I want is to make that line perfectly smooth and there's probably a hot key but I'm obviously not searching on the right key words. Any ideas? I don't mind if the connected shapes have to be moved to allow the line to straighten as the adjustment should be minimal.

Thanks in advance,

Andy

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

You could select both shapes and align the shapes based on their centers.

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OK, this is probably the simplest question in the world but its currently

driving me mad - how do you automatically straighten out a line with a kink
in it? I draw a line between 2 boxes and its not quite straight. All I want
is to make that line perfectly smooth and there's probably a hot key but I'm
obviously not searching on the right key words. Any ideas? I don't mind if
the connected shapes have to be moved to allow the line to straighten as the
adjustment should be minimal.

 

[Al Edlund]

I just normally select one of the objects at the end of the line and just
nudge it up or down with the arrow keys.
al

Hi John,

That's certainly a good start but it doesn't work if the connected objects

are each composed of grouped objects. If object A has a box attached to the
top of it then the centre of the object A is taken to be the height of
object A, plus the height of the box on top, all of which is divided by two.
If the object to which A is connected (call it B) is the same size with a
box on top of the same size as that on A then the centre principle will
work. If object B has no box on top and grouped then it will line up offset
from A and the connector will have a larger kink. Is there any way to say
"line up based on the connection points"?