WD97: Format Callout Dimmed After Drawing Certain Callouts
ID: Q157749
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
SYMPTOMS
The Format Callout button is not available (appears dimmed) in the Format
AutoShape dialog box, when the callout you've selected is a Bubble
callout.
STATUS
This functionality is by design.
MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft Word 97 has 20 callouts that you can use in a Word document.
Callouts are used to focus the reader's attention to a particular part of
the document. There are two types of callouts in Word: line and bubble.
A line callout is a line box that has a leader directing the reader's
attention to a specific area of the document. There are 15 line callouts
available, as follows:
Line Callout 1
Line Callout 2
Line Callout 3
Line Callout 4
Line Callout 1 (Accent Bar)
Line Callout 2 (Accent Bar)
Line Callout 3 (Accent Bar)
Line Callout 4 (Accent Bar)
Line Callout 1 (No Border)
Line Callout 2 (No Border)
Line Callout 3 (No Border)
Line Callout 4 (No Border)
Line Callout 1 (Border and Accent Bar)
Line Callout 2 (Border and Accent Bar)
Line Callout 3 (Border and Accent Bar)
Line Callout 4 (Border and Accent Bar)
A bubble callout is a shape that does not have a leader. The shape has a
pointer as part of the shape, but it is not considered a leader. There are
four bubble callouts available, as follows:
Rectangular Callout
Rounded Rectangular Callout
Oval Callout
Cloud Callout
Inserting Callouts
To insert a callout, follow these steps:
- On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Drawing.
- On the Drawing toolbar, click AutoShapes, point to Callouts, and then
click the callout you want.
- Draw the callout at the location you want in the document.
Formatting Callouts
To format the attributes of a callout, follow these steps:
- Right-click on one of the sides of the callout (a four-ended arrow
should be present on the mouse pointer). This brings up a shortcut
menu.
- On the shortcut menu, click Format AutoShape.
- In the Format AutoShape dialog box, select the "Colors and Lines,"
"Size," "Position," or "Wrapping" tab, and select the settings you want
for the callout.
- In the Format AutoShape dialog box, click the Text Box tab. If the
callout you selected is a line callout, the Format Callout button is
available. However, if the callout you selected is a bubble callout,
the Format Callout button is unavailable.
- If the Format AutoShape button is available, click the button. In the
Format Callout dialog box, set the Type and Options that you want for
the Leader and Callout, and then click OK.
Additional query words:
8.0 word8 word97
Keywords : kblayout
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug
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