By default, the ShowLinks property is exShowExtendedLinks + exShowLinksFront. The ShowLinks property specifies the way the control shows the links on the surface. Use the ShowLinks property to hide the links on the surface. Use the ShowLinks property to show the links on the control's background rather than front. Use the Visible property of the Link to hide a specific link. Use the ShowLinksOnCollapse property to show the links between an element and collapsed elements. The ExpandLinkedElements property specifies whether the elements displays the expand/collapse glyphs when the element has outgoing elements ( the OutgoingLinks property specifies the links that starts from the element ).

The following screen shot shows the links on the surface ( when the ShowLinks property is exShowExtendedLinks + exShowCrossLinksRect ):

The following screen shot shows the links on the surface ( when the ShowLinks property is exShowLinks ):