Re: SCALE DRAWING

From: Suzanne S. Barnhill (sbarnhill_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/22/04 

Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 08:55:34 -0500

When you draw lines in Word, you can then use Format AutoShape to rotate
them to any precise angle desired. 

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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"GERI FROM LONDON" <GERIFROMLONDON@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:F6522E9A-9C6C-4875-B6EE-7274B9CDD9B0@microsoft.com...
> To Brenda, I'll try your suggestion and let you know.
>
> To Guy Worthington, thanks for the advice. Anyway, 1 drawing does not
merit
> a program.
>
> To Graham Mayor, I have 1 drawing only to do so I do not want to get
> involved in a new program; no doubt Visio is superb but not for just 1
> drawing. Brenda's suggestion is the way forward for me. I can draw
lengths.
> But how do I accurately draw an angle, say 15 degrees? I know it can be
done
> by geometry using the relative lengths of the adjacent and opposite sides
in
> a right angle triangle; but that works only for right angled triangles -
> geometric tables are needed. So can you further advise?
>
> To M3. Thanks for the humour. My problem is with "angles" not "angling"
!haha.
>
> "Lady" wrote:
>
> > Ok, I really don't know what you are asking here but I'll take a stab.
I
> > love solving my own problems and use OFFICE for just about everything.
So
> > if you are trying to make something that shows accurate line lengths, I
> > would normally just go to EXCEL and make myself some graph paper and do
it
> > that way, but it appears that since you also want to represent light
coming
> > into a window? that you need angled lines not just square dimensions
such as
> > a floor plan.  So would it be possible to go into WORD, make a table say
20
> > by 20 which gives you a graph paper look, turn off all the borders and
then
> > draw all of your accurate length straight lines if there are any and
then
> > use the DRAW feature and use the straight line (probably not using all
the
> > right terms here) and put your angles wherever they need to be?  I just
did
> > a quick one on my screen and it appears that this should work.  I hope
this
> > works for you and is easier than learning a new program since you are
> > probably familiar with WORD.  I love the stuff I have in VISIO but I
really
> > haven't taken the time to learn it yet.  Doesn't really look that hard
> > though.
> > Let us know what you ultimately do.
> >
> > Brenda
> >
> >
> > "GERI FROM LONDON" <GERIFROMLONDON@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > message news:173351D3-6CF2-472F-812E-32AED5E40D01@microsoft.com...
> > >I want to make a small scale drawing with accurate line lengths and
angles
> > >to
> > > represent light coming into a window from above a neighbouring
building.
> > >
> > > Can it be done in Office?
> > > -- 
> > > GERI FROM LONDON
> >
> >
> >

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