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Drawing in Word for Office 2003 vs 97
I updated to 2003 and see that draw works differently. I inserted a jpg file
in my doc and would like to draw some simple shapes on it. For kicks, let's say it's an X composed of two lines. When I try to do this, I get a big frame in the doc saying please draw in this area. In 97, I could just draw right over the jpg file img. Each time I attempted this in 2003, it insisted on putting in the frame. Finally, I gave up and dragged the jpg file inside the frame and added the two lines. I then tried doing a similar thing with another jpg file. I can draw over the image and never get prompted with a frame. What's going on? Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA) (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time) Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet "He who laughs, lasts." -- Mary Pettibone Poole -- Web Page: home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews |
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Drawing in Word for Office 2003 vs 97
W. Watson,
Your drawing canvas is active. Go to Tools - options - general tab - remove the check next to the last checkbox which automatically activates the drawing canvas. Luc "W. Watson" schreef in bericht nk.net... I updated to 2003 and see that draw works differently. I inserted a jpg file in my doc and would like to draw some simple shapes on it. For kicks, let's say it's an X composed of two lines. When I try to do this, I get a big frame in the doc saying please draw in this area. In 97, I could just draw right over the jpg file img. Each time I attempted this in 2003, it insisted on putting in the frame. Finally, I gave up and dragged the jpg file inside the frame and added the two lines. I then tried doing a similar thing with another jpg file. I can draw over the image and never get prompted with a frame. What's going on? Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA) (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time) Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet "He who laughs, lasts." -- Mary Pettibone Poole -- Web Page: home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews |
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Drawing in Word for Office 2003 vs 97
On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 17:01:31 GMT, "W. Watson"
wrote: I updated to 2003 and see that draw works differently. I inserted a jpg file in my doc and would like to draw some simple shapes on it. For kicks, let's say it's an X composed of two lines. When I try to do this, I get a big frame in the doc saying please draw in this area. In 97, I could just draw right over the jpg file img. Each time I attempted this in 2003, it insisted on putting in the frame. Finally, I gave up and dragged the jpg file inside the frame and added the two lines. I then tried doing a similar thing with another jpg file. I can draw over the image and never get prompted with a frame. What's going on? The frame -- formally called the drawing canvas -- is supposed to let you make a drawing with multiple lines and shapes that will automatically be kept together (not quite the same as using the Group command, but similar). Unfortunately it turned out to be just a PITA for most people. Fortunately you can turn it off: go to Tools Options General and uncheck "Automatically create drawing canvas when inserting AutoShapes". -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Drawing in Word for Office 2003 vs 97
Note, however, that you must use a drawing canvas if you want connectors to
work. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 17:01:31 GMT, "W. Watson" wrote: I updated to 2003 and see that draw works differently. I inserted a jpg file in my doc and would like to draw some simple shapes on it. For kicks, let's say it's an X composed of two lines. When I try to do this, I get a big frame in the doc saying please draw in this area. In 97, I could just draw right over the jpg file img. Each time I attempted this in 2003, it insisted on putting in the frame. Finally, I gave up and dragged the jpg file inside the frame and added the two lines. I then tried doing a similar thing with another jpg file. I can draw over the image and never get prompted with a frame. What's going on? The frame -- formally called the drawing canvas -- is supposed to let you make a drawing with multiple lines and shapes that will automatically be kept together (not quite the same as using the Group command, but similar). Unfortunately it turned out to be just a PITA for most people. Fortunately you can turn it off: go to Tools Options General and uncheck "Automatically create drawing canvas when inserting AutoShapes". -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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