You cannot insert an ellipse and then break it, but you can insert an "arc"
and drag it to the length and shape you want. "Arc" is the first shape in
the next-to-last row of Basic AutoShapes.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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