Visio 2013 Connector Styles

I'm trying to create a visio diagram and I'm running into an issue with Shape Styles for the connector tool.
Each time I create a new connector, it adds a arrow to the end, for my document this has to be removed.
I've formated the shape, saved it but the next time I click on the connector tool it turns back on shape styles.
I've edited the line options but this only applies to the selected line. How can I set the default for all connectors to never use an arrow?
The more office tries to 'atuomate' the more i miss the good older versions, I must be getting old.
Can someone point me on where to access the defaults?
Rob

I've done as you suggested and the connectors are now being drawn without the arrows. Three points about this generally (feedback for the MS Visio product team):
1. This is desperately counterintuitive. I should be able to change the line ending, in the Theme or Variant, under the "DESIGN" tab, and not have to go through this esoteric process.
2. After removing the arrow from the style, as you suggested, the "Shape Styles" preview box on the "HOME" tab is still showing arrows on the end of the line, despite the fact that the connectors do not have them, when drawn with
the amended style!?
3. I'm with the Asshat opinion of Howard MArks, above.

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Why should this be so difficult? It was a simple click-select before.

Hi,
According to my research, I tried to find the option “set as default”.
But I count find it both in Visio 2010 and Visio 2013.
I find that right-click each shapes>Add to my shapes>favorites.
So I think you can try to set default shapes to favorites.
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Now the mainstream software, including Office Flash Photoshop etc cancelled the option “set as default”.
They want users to customize their common tools or style.
Please refer to the following link:
http://superuser.com/questions/226521/how-can-i-change-the-default-properties-of-visios-connector-tool
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The only connector type that "jumps" seems to be the "dynamic" connector (misleading name as it's not dynamic at all). Is it possible to get the other connectors to jump/arc over each other?
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John,
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