WD97: No Connectors Command on AutoShapes Menu
ID: Q162969
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
SYMPTOMS
Word 97 does not have a Connectors command on the AutoShapes menu. A
connector is a line that connects two objects.
CAUSE
Word 97 does not support the use of connectors in a Word document.
WORKAROUND
Use any of the following methods to simulate connectors in Word.
Method 1: Install and Use Microsoft Draw 98
If you are a registered Microsoft Office user, you can download and
install Microsoft Draw 98. Microsoft Draw 98 makes the OfficeArt drawing
tools, including connectors, available in any OLE-compliant application.
You can obtain Microsoft Draw 98 from the following Web site:
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/downloadDetails/draw98.htm
To use Microsoft Draw 98 from Word:
On the Insert menu, point to Picture, and then click New Drawing.
Method 2: Use the Line AutoShape in Word
Draw a connector line using one of the following AutoShapes:
- Line
- Arrow
- Double Arrow
- Curve
- Freeform
- Scribble
NOTE: The connector lines that you create using this method function
differently from the connector lines available in Microsoft Excel or
Microsoft PowerPoint. When you move one of the objects, the connector line
does not follow the object.
Method 3: Use Microsoft Excel or PowerPoint
- Start Microsoft Excel or PowerPoint.
- If it is not already visible, display the Drawing toolbar. (On the View
menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Drawing.)
The Drawing toolbar appears at the bottom of the window.
- Click AutoShapes on the Drawing toolbar, point to an AutoShape type,
such as Basic Shapes, and then click the shape you want.
- On the Drawing toolbar, click AutoShapes, point to Connectors, and then
click the connector you want. Drag the mouse pointer between the
objects you want to connect.
- On the Drawing toolbar, click Select Objects, and then select the
objects you created in steps 3 and 4.
- On the Edit menu, click Copy.
- Switch to Word.
- On the Edit menu, click Paste.
NOTE: When you paste this object into Word, the connector line is
converted into a simple line. It is not attached to the two objects at
either end. If you move one object, the connector line does not follow the
object. In Microsoft Excel or PowerPoint, when you move an object at
either end of the connector line, the connector follows the object.
REFERENCES
"Getting Results with Microsoft Office 97," Part 1, page 162, "Get Your
Point Across with Graphics"
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Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type :
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