</ iframe > </noscript> <!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) --> <div id="BeforeHeaderContent"> </div> <div id="HeaderContent"> <!--DXMETADATA start type="Literal" condition="communityenabled" value="%%scrap:name=_COMMUNITY_RATING%%" --><!--DXMETADATA end --> <!--DXMETADATA start type="LogoImage" --><!--DXMETADATA end--> <div id="ProjectTitle"><!--DXMETADATA start type="ProjectTitle" -->OrgChart for WPF and Silverlight <!--DXMETADATA end--></div> <div id="PageTitle"><div id="PageTitleText"><!--DXMETADATA start type="ItemTitle" -->Customizing the C1OrgChart Item Connector<!--DXMETADATA end--></div></div> </div> <div id="AfterHeaderContent"> <!-- Spacing --> <span id="ToggleAllSectionsLink" class="FunctionLink"> <label id="CollapseAllLabel"><!--DXMETADATA start type="Phrase" name="COLLAPSE_ALL" -->Collapse All<!--DXMETADATA end--></label> <label id="ExpandAllLabel" style="display: none;"><!--DXMETADATA start type="Phrase" name="EXPAND_ALL" -->Expand All<!--DXMETADATA end--></label> </span><!--DXMETADATA start type="Literal" condition="communityenabled" value="%%scrap:name=_COMMUNITY_DROPDOWN%%" --><!--DXMETADATA end --> </div> <!--DXMETADATA start type="Breadcrumbs" scrap="_BREADCRUMBS" --><div class="BreadcrumbsContainer"><table><tr><td> <a href="orgchartforwpftaskba.html">C1OrgChart Task-Based Help</a> > Customizing the C1OrgChart Item Connector</td></tr></table></div><!--DXMETADATA end --> <div id="BodyContent"> <!--DXMETADATA start type="TopicSection" name="BodyText"--><p>You can use several properties to customize the lines used to connect the nodes of the <a href="C1.WPF.OrgChart.4~C1.WPF.OrgChart.C1OrgChart.html">C1OrgChart</a>, including <a href="C1.WPF.OrgChart.4~C1.WPF.OrgChart.C1OrgChart~ConnectorStroke.html">ConnectorStroke</a>, <a href="C1.WPF.OrgChart.4~C1.WPF.OrgChart.C1OrgChart~ConnectorThickness.html">ConnectorThickness</a>, and <a href="C1.WPF.OrgChart.4~C1.WPF.OrgChart.C1OrgChart~ConnectorDashArray.html">ConnectorDashArray</a>. These properties can be set in the XAML markup or in the Design View Properties window.</p> <p><strong>In XAML</strong></p> <p>To change the Item Connector color, insert <strong>ConnectorStroke="#FF970014"</strong> into the opening <code><em><c1:C1OrgChart></em></code> tag.</p> <p>To change the Item Connector thickness, insert <strong>ConnectorThickness="3"</strong> after the Connector Stroke markup.</p> <p>To customize the type of Item Connector used, insert <strong>ConnectorDashArray="1 1"</strong> after the Connector Thickness markup. This will create a dashed connector.</p> <p> </p> <p>The final XAML markup should resemble the following:</p> <div class="FilteredContentXAML" data-title="XAML" data-itemid="XAML"> <table class="SyntaxTable"> <tbody> <tr> <th>XAML</th> <th> <div class="CopyCodeWrapper"> <span class="CopyCode">Copy Code</span> </div> </th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <pre> <span style="COLOR: #0000ff"><</span><span style="COLOR: #800000">c1:C1OrgChart </span><span style="COLOR: #ff0000">x:Name</span><span style="COLOR: #0000ff">="_orgChart"</span><span style="COLOR: #ff0000"> Orientation</span><span style="COLOR: #0000ff">="Horizontal"</span><span style="COLOR: #ff0000"> ConnectorStroke</span><span style="COLOR: #0000ff">="#FF970014"</span><span style="COLOR: #ff0000"> ConnectorThickness</span><span style="COLOR: #0000ff">="2"</span><span style="COLOR: #ff0000"> ConnectorDashArray</span><span style="COLOR: #0000ff">="1 1"</span><span style="COLOR: #0000ff">></span> </pre> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <p><strong>In the Properties Window</strong></p> <p>You can also customize the Item Connectors through the Properties Window in the Design View.</p> <ol> <li>Locate the <a href="C1.WPF.OrgChart.4~C1.WPF.OrgChart.C1OrgChart~ConnectorStroke.html">ConnectorStroke</a> property and use the color picker to choose a new color for the Item Connector.</li> <li>Locate the <a href="C1.WPF.OrgChart.4~C1.WPF.OrgChart.C1OrgChart~ConnectorThickness.html">ConnectorThickness</a> property and select a new thickness. For this Help, use "<b>3</b>".</li> <li>Press <strong>F5</strong> to run the application and note the changes you have made. 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