[Kathryn Pundt[_2_]]

I want to rotate a box, but not in the normal way where the rotated box is
still just a box. I want to box to shape-shift. While rotating the box, the
box will eventually become a line if rotated far enough, then continue
rotating and it becomes a box again.

[Jay Freedman]

On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:34:01 -0700, Kathryn Pundt
wrote:

I want to rotate a box, but not in the normal way where the rotated box is
still just a box. I want to box to shape-shift. While rotating the box, the
box will eventually become a line if rotated far enough, then continue
rotating and it becomes a box again.

Sorry, Word's graphical tools aren't that sophisticated. Try something like
Paint.Net (http://www.getpaint.net/).

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[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Kathryn,

You didn't mention the version of Word you're in (which changes the steps on how you rotate or reshape a graphic, or what you're
actually trying to achieve (i.e. Word, except for using flash or a video file embedded doesn't do animation).

You can the yellow diamond control on some autoshapes, such as as a parallelogram and drag it to a line or back.

You can start by inserting a line and apply 3d effects to it and use the line rotation points to go to a shape and back to a line,
or you can use a regular rectangle with the 3D effects.

There is a Change shapes choice (for Word 2007 it's on the Drawing Tools=Format ribbon, in earlier versions it's on the Drawing
Toolbar=Draw choice that lets you switch shapes but it doesn't offer the choice to change from a straight line to shape or vice
versa.

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"Kathryn Pundt" wrote in message
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I want to rotate a box, but not in the normal way where the rotated box is
still just a box. I want to box to shape-shift. While rotating the box, the
box will eventually become a line if rotated far enough, then continue
rotating and it becomes a box again.
--

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

[Kathryn Pundt[_2_]]

It's Word 2003.

"Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:

Hi Kathryn,

You didn't mention the version of Word you're in (which changes the steps on how you rotate or reshape a graphic, or what you're
actually trying to achieve (i.e. Word, except for using flash or a video file embedded doesn't do animation).

You can the yellow diamond control on some autoshapes, such as as a parallelogram and drag it to a line or back.

You can start by inserting a line and apply 3d effects to it and use the line rotation points to go to a shape and back to a line,
or you can use a regular rectangle with the 3D effects.

There is a Change shapes choice (for Word 2007 it's on the Drawing Tools=Format ribbon, in earlier versions it's on the Drawing
Toolbar=Draw choice that lets you switch shapes but it doesn't offer the choice to change from a straight line to shape or vice
versa.

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"Kathryn Pundt" wrote in message
...
I want to rotate a box, but not in the normal way where the rotated box is
still just a box. I want to box to shape-shift. While rotating the box, the
box will eventually become a line if rotated far enough, then continue
rotating and it becomes a box again.
--

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*