Edit an arrow

Move or change the appearance of an arrow annotation, including making an arrow curved or changing the end styles.

  1. Move an arrow
  2. Edit arrow end styles
  3. Change arrow appearance
  4. Add new point to arrow
  5. Move existing point on arrow
  6. Delete a point from arrow
  7. See also

Move an arrow

To move a current arrow, position the cursor over the arrow, and click and drag the arrow to its new location.

When positioned over an arrow, crosshairs appear on the cursor. The new arrow position is shown by a dashed line whilst dragging.

Edit arrow end styles

  1. Right click the arrow, and click Format line.
  2. Change the settings for Start Arrow and End Arrow using the menus.

Change arrow appearance

  1. Right-click the arrow, and click Format line.
  2. Specify the end style, line style, color, and width.
  3. Click Apply to see the result in the chart.
  4. To use these line format settings for all new arrows, click Set as Default.
  5. Click OK to save your changes and close the Arrow Properties dialog.

Add new point to arrow

After adding an arrow to a chart, you can change the arrow shape to create a curved arrow by adding new points:

  1. Right-click an arrow at the position where you want to create a new point.
  2. Click Add Point.
    or
  1. Click an arrow to select it.
  2. Hold Ctrl and click the arrow to add a new point.
    • The cursor will change to Cursor shape is a black plus with a small square at the center when it is on the arrow.

Move existing point on arrow

  1. Click an arrow to select it.
    • When an arrow is selected, the points appear as white squares.
  2. Move the cursor over an existing point on the arrow.
    • The cursor will change to Open square with a solid arrowhead pointing away from each side when it is on a point.
  3. Click and drag the point to the new position.
    • The new arrow shape is shown as a dotted line.

Delete a point from arrow

To delete a point from an arrow:

  1. Click an arrow to select it.
    • When an arrow is selected, the points appear as white squares.
  2. Right-click the point you want to delete, and click Delete Point.
    or

  1. Hold Ctrl and click a point.
    • The cursor will change to a diagonal cross when it is over a point.

See also