How to add text to a line in Lucidchart

Hello can the text be the direction of the line? Instead of simply horizontal?

Hey Shane there currently is not a way to change the direction of the line. However you can use rotate a text shape or text block and add it to the line. I understand this is not ideal and we would love your feedback on it. If you’re willing to share, please post in the Product Feedback section of the community. Thank you.

I am creating a chart that shows the relationship of people in one box to people in several boxes. I d create the box for each person in a different color and addd a line down and to the right in the same color as the box. As the line passes beneath different colored boxes to the right I add text to show the numerical value of the relationship in the same color as the box above. When more people are added tot the chart I have to lengthen the lines and when I do the text of course moves with the line. Having colored text helps me to move the text back to where it belongs but I would really like it if there were a way to prevent the text from moving.

@carson g

I am not understanding how the GIF is demonstrating how to type more than 4 characters.  Clearly you are typing more than 4 characters in a single line of text.  However I am having the problem described above:  double click on the connector line begin typing on the fourth character - the text line breaks to a new line.  What determines or sets the default parameter for connector line text string? In the GIF you simply type close reopen the box to edit and it appears to magically allow for more than four characters.  This is not happening for me.

1) is there a connector line setting?

2) is there a connector line text setting?

3) does the container/shape matter?

4) Does the distance between shapes matter?

5) can use of template be related to connector line text settings?

Hi Wesley 

Thanks for following up on this. I am unable to reproduce an instance where the text line breaks into a new line. Can you please provide a screenshot of an instance where it is occurring for you so we can deduce the circumstances that way? 

Thanks!