Adding Bonds to an Atom Label

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To add bonds to an atom labels:

1. Draw the structure and attach any necessary atom label.

2. Select a Bond tool.

3. Position the cursor where you want to attach additional bonds.

The selected part of the atom label is highlighted.

4. Click and drag from the atom label to draw your bonds.

You can determine the orientation of the resulting bond by dragging. If you click to add a bond, there are several preferential orientations for the resulting bond as outlined below.

• Adding from the end of an atom label creates bonds that are preferentially horizontal.
• Adding from the middle of an atom label creates bonds that are preferentially vertical.
• Adding from the start of an atom label creates bonds that try to attain the chain angle setting in the Drawing Settings dialog box. If that angle cannot be attained, the next best angle is used.