Video create a network diagram

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Whether you're planning a new computer network or documenting an existing network, get started faster with a template.

Open a network diagram template

1. Select File > New.

2. Select the Network category.

3. Select Basic Network Diagram, and select Create.

Turn on AutoConnect

• Go to View, and select AutoConnect.

Show connection points

• Go to View, and select Connection Points.

Add shapes

1. From the Network and Peripherals and Computers and Monitors stencils, drag shapes onto the drawing page.

   Tip: Select More Shapes > Network to find more network stencils.

2. Select a shape on the page, and type a label for it. To finish, select a blank area of the drawing page.

   Note: To move the text, select the shape and drag the yellow text handle until the text is where you want it.

1. Select Home > Connector.

2. Draw a line between two shapes.

3. To finish, select Home > Pointer Tool.

1. From the Network and Peripherals stencil, drag the legend shape onto the drawing page.

2. Select Legend Subtitle, and type a new subtitle.

3. To finish, select a blank area of the drawing page.

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