Re: Word 2007 should let me draw a line that is not a "connector".

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Hi Mark,


Some of the effectiveness of the work arounds can depend on the granularity of the grid settings. Withing a Word 2007 Drawing
Canvas
Insert=>Shape=>New Drawing
draw the line, if already a red dot connector, press alt to move the line or line end away from the connector point (end dot changes
from red to green), release the alt key and you can move or resize the line snapped to the grid, or on a new line drage the
connector from 'red dot' to green dot connector beyond the other shape connection point and release then work with the line.

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<<"Mark Barsamian" <MarkBarsamian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:A90215E4-F1AF-4C04-9C98-BF2C02F942F0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I wanted to submit a "suggestion", and was routed to this discussion group.
This problem has been discussed in the discussion group already, but here it
is:

When adding a line to a drawing in Word 2007, the program treats the line as
a "connecter", and snaps the ends to nearby shapes. The only way to override
this is to hold down the "alt" key while moving the end of the line. But this
is not a good work-around, because it also disables the "snap-to-grid"
feature. So there is no way to create a new line and have it snap to the grid
but not snap to nearby shapes. This is very very frustrating for anyone
trying to d drawings with any degree of precision. It has made me wish that I
did not "upgrade" from Word 2003.>>
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Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*


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