.. index:: Link Tool

.. _Link_Tool:

Link Tool
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The *Link Tool* can be activated either from the Link Tool item of the :ref:`Edit Menu<Edit_menu>` or from the Link Tool button in the :ref:`Edit Mode<Edit_mode>` Tool Bar (the button shown in Figure 1).

.. figure:: images/linktool.png
	:width: 5%

	Figure 1: The Link Tool button from the Edit Mode Tool Bar.

When the Link Tool is activated (when the Link Tool button is pressed) you can drag a :ref:`link<link_label>` from one node to another in the :ref:`Network Pane<network_pane>`: Press the left mouse button somewhere within one node and drag the cursor into another node. Then, release the mouse button again. When you have created the link, the :ref:`select tool<select_tool>` is normally activated again. If you want to keep the Link Tool activated (to create a series of links) hold down the SHIFT key while creating the link.