Re: how do I draw 7-segment displays in Word 2000
From: Suzanne S. Barnhill (sbarnhill_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/28/05
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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 16:07:11 -0600
Not to disparage your efforts, but I'm afraid none of those looks very
convincing! Although there is some variation in the design of seven-segment
characters, the "classic" ones use only elongated diamonds (which produced
rounded edges). Some of the newer ones lean to the right more, and all the
segments are sort of rounded. Although the uprights may be longer than the
crossbars, they are the same width, unlike your third and fourth examples.
-- 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. "Bob Buckland ?:-)" <75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com> wrote in message news:uASa29bHFHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > Oops, forgot the small sample (and forgot to list > the fourth example shown - WordArt using the TTF font <g>) > > ========= > "Bob Buckland ?:-)" <75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com> wrote in message news:uTQ5M0bHFHA.3332@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... > Hi Suzanne, > > With the font you'd likely have all of the possible > combinations that the 7-segment LED > (such as older style digital watches), or 7 segment > font character displays can produce from the layout of > two vertical bars on the left, 3 horizontal bars down > the center and 2 vertical bars on the right (7 segments), > so you could apply a color to the character showing the 'lit' > segments. > > The number 8 is all 7 segments lit, for example. > I've attached a graphic (available through viewing the > message via news://msnews.microsoft.com but not in google > or MS community browser based views) of 3 ways to do this in Word > showing the number 5 as an example. > > A. Created with vertical and horizontal autoshape line > segments, using the Draw=>Align or Distribute tool > and coloring the segments. > > B. A 5 row, 5 column table using Format=>Borders and Shadings > with filled cells. > > C. A 7 segment LED font character. Note that here > the segments have 'mitered' segment separators where > the table and autoshape method are 'squared' and > less refined. > > The Drawing method can produce the mitered effect by > using trapezoids and hexagons and the table can have diagonal > lines drawn in the corner cells, but it's not a quick > 'work' environment. > > > ========== > <<"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message news:usJvhBbHFHA.1996@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > A font won't allow you to color the segments individually, though. > > > Suzanne S. Barnhill>> > -- > Let us know if this helped you, > > Bob Buckland ?:-) > MS Office System Products MVP > > *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* > > Office 2003 Editions explained > http://www.microsoft.com/uk/office/editions.mspx > > > > >
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