OK, I figured this out.
The settings in Parallels/Preferences/Keyboard/Mouse Right Click were set to CTRL and the connection point process wasn't working. . In order to place a connection point on a shape in Visio if the settings are changed to CTRL+Command it works as it should (meaning...
Yes, I press CTRL after selecting the "X" and then I left click where I want the connection point to be.
I have the mac side by side with a PC and the behavior is not the same. I suspect it's a Parallels keyboard setting but I've checked everything and can't see any reason for this.
For some reason I cannot complete the process for inserting a connection point on a shape. This used to work but no longer does.
The settings to show connection points is on, I select the shape, click the "X" for inserting a connection point, press the Ctrl key and the cursor changes to show a...