How to add a 'second elbow' to an 'elbow arrow connector' in Powerpoint 2007?

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Published on 2010-03-02T12:16:59Z Indexed on 2010/03/30 23:03 UTC
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I'm trying to put together a relatively complex flow-chart thing -as part of a University assignment (health-related, and gosh, does my university love all things Microsoft Office...).

Because of the way the chart progresses I have to connect two objects with a 'double elbow' version of the 'elbow arrow connector.' I accept that perhaps this complexity means I should redesign the chart, but I've tried and failed to simplify things already.

If you'll pardon my ASCII art, this is what I have:

+----------------+
| 1              |
|                |
+-------+--------+
        |
        |
+-------+--------+      /\
|2      +--------|-----/ 3\
+----------------+     \  /
                        \/

Shape 1 should connect to shape 3, currently the line doing so passes behind shape 2.

The diagram below shows what I'd prefer, and, frankly, what I need to happen.

+----------------+
| 1              |
|                |
+-------+--------+
        |
        +-----------+
+----------------+  |   /\
|2               |  +--/ 3\
+----------------+     \  /
                        \/

Having explored the various right-click options I'm either being blind and not seeing it, or...well, I'm hoping it's just me being blind and/or stupid, frankly.

If anyone has any suggestions they'd be gratefully received. I'm working with WinXP and Office 2007 (at the university, I run on Ubuntu at home, which possibly explains why I'm missing something potentially simple)...

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