curved lines with publisher 03

[Ruth]

I am making a publication that has a white line (3 pts) going from left to
the center of the publication, cuving down 90 degrees, traveling down several
inches and then turning curving 90 degrees to the right and traveling off the
page. It isn't a s curve because the lines (other than the curve part) travel
horizontal and vertical. The only way I could figure to do it was to make a
large white rounded corner rectangle with no fill (3pts), converting it to a
picture and combining two of them cropped to make the shape. My problem is
that when I make it big like I want, the curved part of the lines are jagged.
I am at a loss as to what to do. I know there has to be a way to get an exact
90 degree curve like that and not have the line be jagged on the bend. I've
seen it done in other publications. I don't know what software was used but
I'm questioning wether it can be done in publisher. Any ideas and suggestions
would be greatly appreciated. I am new to publsihing and figuring it out as I
go.

 

[Chuck Davis]

I have just printed a 7" diameter circle using a 3 pt. line. On the screen
it appears jagged. Printed it is smooth.

 

[John Inzer]

I am making a publication that has a white line (3 pts) going from
left to the center of the publication, cuving down 90 degrees,
traveling down several inches and then turning curving 90 degrees to
the right and traveling off the page. It isn't a s curve because the
lines (other than the curve part) travel horizontal and vertical. The
only way I could figure to do it was to make a large white rounded
corner rectangle with no fill (3pts), converting it to a picture and
combining two of them cropped to make the shape. My problem is that
when I make it big like I want, the curved part of the lines are
jagged. I am at a loss as to what to do. I know there has to be a way
to get an exact 90 degree curve like that and not have the line be
jagged on the bend. I've seen it done in other publications. I don't
know what software was used but I'm questioning wether it can be done
in publisher. Any ideas and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I am new to publsihing and figuring it out as I go.

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I created a couple of graphics with MS Digital
Image Suite and uploaded them to YouSendIt....
the following links will allow you to download
them.

I would suggest saving them to your desktop
and open them in Publisher from there.

Just add them to your Pub project by going to
....Insert / Picture / From file....and browse to the
file on your desktop.

special
http://download.yousendit.com/66C3F49B51223872

special2
http://download.yousendit.com/0CBF06202D0896CA

Let me know if I'm even close to what you
had in mind.

--
John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
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Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Mary Sauer]

Use autoshapes, lines, draw your line with the free form pen. Use the "edit
points". You can right-click a point to delete, smooth or turn it into a curved
point. Guidelines will help you with the 90 degrees.

 

[Ruth]

Hey thanks...that is what I needed.

Use autoshapes, lines, draw your line with the free form pen. Use the "edit
points". You can right-click a point to delete, smooth or turn it into a curved
point. Guidelines will help you with the 90 degrees.

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

 

[Mary Sauer]

Glad to help. Let us know if it is jagged.

 

[Ed Bennett]

Guidelines will help you with the 90 degrees.

As will the Shift key.

I'd do:

Click, Shift (vertical line), Click; Shift (45° line), Click; Shift
(horizontal line), Click. Then set the vertical and horizontal bits to
straight, the middle points to smooth, and the angle bit to a curve.