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Add diagrams to a Freeform board on iPad

You can add diagrams to a Freeform board.

Create a diagram

You can easily create a connected diagram, such as a flowchart, by using connectors and the shape picker in Freeform.

  1. Go to the Freeform app on your iPad.

  2. Open a board, or tap the New Board button to start a new one.

  3. Do one of the following:

    • In full-screen view: Tap the the Show Connectors button in the lower-right corner.

    • In Split View: Tap the View Options button in the toolbar, then tap Show Connectors.

    A diagram on a Freeform board, with connectors showing on a selected shape, and the shape formatting tools visible above it.

  4. Begin your diagram by tapping the Add Shape button, the Add Sticky Note button, the Add Text Box button, or the Media button and adding an item.

  5. Drag a connector arrow to where you want the next part of your diagram. When you let go, a small menu of shapes opens. Tap to select the next shape you want to add.

    (Tap the Other button to browse other shapes.)

    A diagram with a new shape being added.

You don’t see connector arrows when you select a line or multiple items.

Tip: You can quickly add equally spaced, aligned shapes with connectors. Tap to select a shape, then touch and hold a connector arrow. As you hold, a preview of the shape and line appears. When you let go, the shape and line are added to the board.

Connect two items with a line

After you add two items to a Freeform board, you can add a line between them.

  1. Select two items on your board.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • Tap the More button, then tap Add Connection Line.

    • Tap the Add Shape button, then tap the Set Connection Line button.

Change connection points

After you add a connection line to diagram on a Freeform board, you can change how it connects.

  1. Tap to select a connection line, then drag one of its endpoints (the blue dots).

  2. Attach the endpoint to another item on the board at a new connection point.

    You can attach a line to an item or (for some object types) near it. A filled circle appears when a connection is possible.

A connection point being changed in a diagram.
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