There's an easy hack for getting lines to make the most efficient (rather than the most creative) connections between shapes: smart lines. You may notice that as you drag shapes around, sometimes the connecting lines have a mind of their own.
Click Select > All Shapes, and then style your entire diagram the way you want. If you want to change formatting on a Lucidchart template or if you got halfway through your diagram before you decide that you hate the font, don't worry-Lucidchart makes mass formatting changes easy, too. After doing so, the styling you’ve chosen is automatically applied to every shape you drag and drop onto the canvas. Instead, before you drag any shapes onto the canvas, choose the font, font size, font color, and line style from the Properties bar at the top of the editor. You could go back and update these preferences for every single shape-but that would a) decrease productivity and b) give you a royal headache. When creating a diagram, chances are you’ve got specific fonts and colors in mind that you want used throughout. If you'd like to dive deeper into these features or follow along with one of our product pros, watch our on-demand webinar. Lucidchart can work wonders for increasing productivity-want to learn how? Check out these tips and tricks for making your work easier as you build, share, and present diagrams.
