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marf
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      9th Jun 2008
I am trying to draw a flow chart using the Autoshapes provided with Word 2003.

When I am trying to add a connector from the tip of the diamond shape to
another shape, I cannot get the arrow to point exactly to the point of the
diamond, but rather it is off by a tiny bit that I cannot correct. It's bad
enough that it looks weird when you print it... how do I fix it...

 
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Idaho Word Man
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      9th Jun 2008
My experience is that it is MUCH easier to draw your flowchart in PowerPoint
and then paste it into Word. If you select all the objects in PowerPoint,
group them, copy the group, and then use the "Paste Special" command to paste
the flowchart in as an Enhanced Metafile, it behaves quite nicely.

"marf" wrote:

> I am trying to draw a flow chart using the Autoshapes provided with Word 2003.
>
> When I am trying to add a connector from the tip of the diamond shape to
> another shape, I cannot get the arrow to point exactly to the point of the
> diamond, but rather it is off by a tiny bit that I cannot correct. It's bad
> enough that it looks weird when you print it... how do I fix it...
>

 
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Bob Buckland ?:-\)
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      10th Jun 2008
Hi Marf,

Prior to Word 2007 the 'connection attachment points' are only active when you're working inside of a MS Draw[ing] Canvas. In Word
that's
Insert=>Picture=>New Drawing
Powerpoint slides are, in effect, each a drawing canvas and the connectors are always active.

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I am trying to draw a flow chart using the Autoshapes provided with Word 2003.

When I am trying to add a connector from the tip of the diamond shape to
another shape, I cannot get the arrow to point exactly to the point of the
diamond, but rather it is off by a tiny bit that I cannot correct. It's bad
enough that it looks weird when you print it... how do I fix it... <<
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