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Changing the deflection (curve) of link lines


    You can make link lines straight or deflect them from a straight line (curve them) to any degree and in either direction. You can do this by dragging the lines or specifying a deflection percentage.

To change the deflection of a link line:

  1. Select the line.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Drag the line's selection rectangle Small rectangle icon in the direction you want its deflection to increase or decrease.
    • In the Link Inspector, choose a percentage from the Deflection menu. Positive percentages increase the deflection to the right, negative percentages to the left. (Right and left are from the perspective of the source page--the page that the link arrow points away from.) A deflection of zero produces a straight line.

    Note: When two pages are linked by two lines, giving the lines a zero deflection merges the lines. This effect is likely to obscure the design.