If you’re talking about this connector–the download that accompanies this article–then yes.

As it says in the article, just right-click and choose “Text Orientation > Position by Control Handle”. You can then move the control handle to the center of the connector – just pull on the yellow diamond handle.

For regular Visio connectors, the control handle is always there.

In either case, you don’t need to use the Text or Text Block tools. The control handles save you the trouble!

I have the same question as guest before me. Is it possible to center text on middle of connector?

I try to fix it for 5 days, and without luck.

Is it possible, to have text box on both sides?

Thanks
BR Bozo

Is it possible to center text on middle of connector? :s

I know I’m exigent… but it’s so pleasant to have text on middle of connector…

And so, you’ll be able to update your attachment with differents examples :p

It involves some ShapeSheet work. First, for the middle of the connector. First add this cell and formula:

User.pathFraction = IF(User.txtState=1,1,IF(User.txtState=2,0.5,0))

Now, modify two existing cells:

User.angPathEnd = ANGLEALONGPATH(Geometry1.Path, User.pathFraction)
User.pntPathEnd = POINTALONGPATH(Geometry1.Path, User.pathFraction)

These cells are now more general, and should actually be renamed User.angPath and User.pntPath, since they will soon for both the end and the midpoints.

Add a new Actions row, name it Actions.TextAtMid, then set these formulas:

Actions.TextAtMid.Menu = “At Connector Mid-point”

Actions.TextAtMid.Checked = User.txtState=2

Actions.TextAtMid.Action = SETF(GetRef(TxtPinX),”GUARD(User.TextPin)”)+
SETF(GetRef(TxtPinY),”GUARD(User.TextPin)”) +
SETF(GetRef(TxtAngle),”User.TextAngle”) +
SETF(GetRef(Controls.TextPosition.YCon),5) +
SETF(GetRef(User.txtState),2)

Actions.TextAtMid.FlyoutChild = True

Remember this only works for Visio 2010 as of this writing. Older versions don’t support these ShapeSheet functions.

I’m trying to adapt your shapesheet definition to Add “Along Connector at StartArrow” and “Centered Along Connector” … but i don’t undesrand how works Visio function…

there is no one who has already done this?

Thanks in advance…

Do you mean add an outline around the text box, or just a background fill? You can still add a background color to any text block via the Format > Text dialog. Go to the “Text Block” tab and look for the “Text background” setting.

You may be getting lucky, or just aren’t noticing what the feature is intended to do. This should definitely NOT work properly in Visio 2003!

So the question is still open :
Why it isn’t built into Visio 2010 ?

Pierre

It isn’t an easy thing to do. The point of this article is to show that it *can* be done. It requires using Visio’s ShapeSheet, something that takes a while to learn.

I have considered making a more advanced shape, but is probably something that I will have to create for sale because I don’t have a lot time these days for give-aways.

Thanks for visiting the site and asking questions, by the way!

Chris

I found how to rotate the text manually along the connector but not how to have the text of the arrow follow automatically its direction !

Pierre