Drawing connecting lines

[Saudades]

I have been trying to figure out how to create text charts manually, and
then draw connecting lines from text entries to other text entries.

When I choose "draw connectors" options from the draw menu, or even "draw
lines," I get a large box that I can't seem to enter text in. The whole
thing is enormously confusing to me, and I've been using word for many
years. Can anyone out there help me to create an object like:

XXXXXX

oooo oooo oooo oooo oooo
xx xx xx xx xx
--
or some such, with appropriate connecting lines?

Thanks!

s.

 

[Carol]

Go to Tools | Options | View and under Show make sure that Picture
Placeholders is deselected and under Print and Layout make sure that
Drawings is selected. I hope this has been helpful to you. As an
alternative, you could use Powerpoint and insert an organizational
chart. I hope this has been helpful to you!

 

[Carol]

Also uncheck Picture Placeholder.

 

[LH]

If you are using Word 2003, you may have the drawing canvas turned on
(TOOLS, OPTIONS). I'm not a big fan of it, so I always have it turned
off.

Text in drawings should be inside text boxes. There is a button on the
drawing toolbar for text box. Click, then drag out a box on the page.
Then start typing. Don't worry about any formatting until you have all
the text boxes created. Now, format the text first. Formatting the
boxes requires that you select the box and not the text, if that makes
sense. Clicking on the word generally selects the text, but you will
see the "borders" of the text box appear as a lightly patterned line.
If you can click on these lines (they vanish if you don't click right
on the line), you can select the box

You can select multiple boxes, if you hold down the shift key and mouse
click at the same time.

Connectors come in various types -- hovering your mouse over each one
should give you a title for each one. The elbow connectors are commonly
used for org charts. Click once, then click once in the drawing but not
near any of the boxes. See the ends of the connectors? Drag one of the
connectors to one of the boxes -- and you'll find it has a tendency to
stick to one of several spots on the box. Repeat with the other end of
the connector