Cannot apply styles to a single line

[Anup]

Hi All,

Found one thing in Word 2007 Ultimate Edition:
When we insert single line through "Insert tab - Shapes", we cannot apply
styles to that line as it was working previously in word 2003

Steps to reproduce the issue:
Go to Insert tab - Shapes - select one single line and draw it
Right click on inserted line - Format Autoshapes - Colors and Lines

You wont be having options to apply style to that line

However, in word 2003, we can do the same and apply styles.

Note: If we draw any line in word 2003, apply styles in word 2003 and copy
that line in word 2007, we can use style feature in word 2007 by highlighting
that line

 

[Cindy M.]

Hi Anup,

I concur. I think what we may be seeing here is the transition between the new
"Escher" graphics and the older Office graphics. Word supports both, with some
"hiccups" in the old interface. This looks like one of them, or perhaps the
lines in the UI are coming from the newer tool.

I discovered if I create the line using a macro the style is available (much as
when you copy a line from 2003):

ActiveDocument.Shapes.AddLine(BeginX:=100, BeginY:=100, EndX:=200, EndY:=200)

Found one thing in Word 2007 Ultimate Edition:
When we insert single line through "Insert tab - Shapes", we cannot apply
styles to that line as it was working previously in word 2003

Steps to reproduce the issue:
Go to Insert tab - Shapes - select one single line and draw it
Right click on inserted line - Format Autoshapes - Colors and Lines

You wont be having options to apply style to that line

However, in word 2003, we can do the same and apply styles.

Note: If we draw any line in word 2003, apply styles in word 2003 and copy
that line in word 2007, we can use style feature in word 2007 by highlighting
that line

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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