You can start drawing this line on the right edge of the “Sale / Merger” shape near the bottom, and extend it to the left edge of the “Merger / Combination with Strategic” shape: These commands let you “draw” the line in the position you want. In any case, insert a straight line with Alt, 08 or Alt, N, S, H or Insert –> Shapes. If you don’t want to use our QAT, you could also use the Alt, N, S, H shortcut to insert shapes, but it’s slower to type (there is no shortcut on Mac, so you’ll have to go to the “Insert” tab on the ribbon menu manually). The key shortcuts here are Alt, 08 to insert “normal lines” (i.e., straight lines) and Alt, 09 to insert lines with arrows, elbow connectors, “squiggly” portions, etc.īoth these shortcuts require our Quick Access Toolbar, so we recommend downloading and installing it if you haven’t already done so (click the link and follow the instructions). Inserting PowerPoint Connectors on Slides Video Table of Contents:ģ:04: Connector Line Setup and Demonstrationħ:57: Exercise, Part 1: The First Groupingġ5:13: Exercise, Part 2: Duplicating the Grouping This feature is a huge time-saver because many slides include shapes that are connected by lines, and your slides should be as easy as possible to modify.

Then, if you change the shapes’ positions on the slide, the connector lines will move with the shapes if you have linked them properly:

Unlike normal lines, they “snap” into place and move as you move around shapes connected to them.įor example, with PowerPoint connectors, you can create a slide that looks like this: Connector lines let you create hierarchies in PowerPoint for corporate structures, deal structures, and client/investment recommendations.

Org chart in powerpoint