Creating line segment in Word with three markers/places

[Paul]

I am working on a chart, and would like to create a horizontal line with
three short vertical markers--one at the left end, one in the middle and the
third on the right end. Is this possible in word, or will I have to make it
manually and then scan it?
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Paul

MS Office Pro 2003
XP Home
Dell Inspiron 1501

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Did you try using drawing items?

 

[Paul]

I did see lines, but none that were straight, and had the vertical lines as
well.
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Paul

MS Office Pro 2003
XP Home
Dell Inspiron 1501

Did you try using drawing items?

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

I am working on a chart, and would like to create a horizontal line with
three short vertical markers--one at the left end, one in the middle and
the
third on the right end. Is this possible in word, or will I have to make
it
manually and then scan it?
--
Paul

MS Office Pro 2003
XP Home
Dell Inspiron 1501

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You create a straight line using the Line tool. You add the vertical markers
as more lines.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

I did see lines, but none that were straight, and had the vertical lines as
well.
--
Paul

MS Office Pro 2003
XP Home
Dell Inspiron 1501

Did you try using drawing items?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

I am working on a chart, and would like to create a horizontal line with
three short vertical markers--one at the left end, one in the middle
and
the
third on the right end. Is this possible in word, or will I have to
make
it
manually and then scan it?
--
Paul

MS Office Pro 2003
XP Home
Dell Inspiron 1501

 

[Paul]

Correct. That's it. THanks. I was hoping to find a line graphic that already
had the vertical segments, but once I read your comment, it was easy enough
to create them.

I went to View, then inserted the Draw toolbar. At the bottom, I went to
AutoShapes>Lines, then picked the one without any gunk on it. After arranging
it just where I wanted it, I found that I would have to go back to AUtoshapes
and select that same line again, but this time, I arranged it on the first
horizontal line, and each time, made another vertical line. Easy enough once
you know what to do. Thanks again.
--
Paul

MS Office Pro 2003
XP Home
Dell Inspiron 1501

 

[grammatim]

Or, click the Line Tool (a button on the Drawing toolbar), click where
you want the line to start, and click where you want it to end. To
constrain it to horizontal or vertical, press Shift while moving to
the end spot. (The direction you draw the line determines where the
arrowhead goes, in case you turn it into an arrow.)

After you've drawn your crossing hashmarks where you want them, select
all the line segments you've just made (shift-click on each one, or
drag around all of them), and Group them (dropdown menu on the Drawing
toolbar). Then you can copy your creation and use it anywhere.