How to add text to the connector in the flowchart

Word 2016
When you create the process flow chart, process map, business flow diagram, or data flow diagrams and UML activity diagrams, you often need to add some text or labels to the connectors. Unlike many other free and commercial diagram drawing packages, Microsoft Office shapes provide extremely rich text formatting features.
Connectors with texts in Word 365

To add labels to the connector, do the following:

   1.   Create the text box by using one of the following ways:

  • On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click the Text Box button:
    Text Box in Text group in Word 365
  • Select the connector to which you want to add text, and then on the Shape Format tab, in the Insert Shapes group, click the Text Box button:
    Draw Text Box in Insert Shapes group in Word 365   or   Draw Text Box in Insert Shapes group in Word 365

   2.   Add the text to the text box and format it:

Connector with text in Word 365

See also this tip in French: Comment ajouter le texte ou étiquettes au connecteur dans l'organigramme.

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How to add text to the connector in the flowchart

How to add text to the connector in the flowchart

When you create the process flow chart, process map, business flow diagram, or data flow diagrams and UML activity diagrams, you often need to add some text or labels to the connectors. Unlike many other free and commercial diagram drawing packages, Microsoft Office shapes provide extremely rich text formatting features.
How to add text to the connector in the flowchart

How to add text to the connector in the flowchart

When you create the process flow chart, process map, business flow diagram, or data flow diagrams and UML activity diagrams, you often need to add some text or labels to the connectors. Unlike many other free and commercial diagram drawing packages, Microsoft Office shapes provide extremely rich text formatting features.
Using the Organizational Chart Tool

Using the Organizational Chart Tool

The organizational chart, or organigram, is a diagram of the structure and relationships of the company or other organization. If you have Visio, you can build a huge organization histogram up to 1000 shapes with a very complex structure. SmartArt diagrams are much simple and recommended for smaller organizations, but you can add many visual effects and use Office theming for your organization diagrams. Using Microsoft Word built-in tools, you can easily create and share functional, divisional, or matrix org charts. A killer feature of SmartArt graphics templates is that you simply type and paste the text and the template positions and re-arranges the blocks automatically.