How to print accurately sized circles ?

[nikks]

I want to use word to print some black circles which are 2mm, 3mm,
4mm, etc. They need to be accurate to about 5 or 6 percent.

Is there a feature in Word which will let me do this?

Thank you.

N.



PS: If it's relevant I am using Word 2003 on XP/SP2 and print onto
A4 paper (297mm by 210mm).

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Why do you need Word to do this? Seems like a bad choice of programs for the
task.

 

[Terry Farrell]

Easy peasy! Open the Drawing Toolbar. Select the OVAL shape from the Shapes
group and draw an oval (don't worry about its shape or size whilst drawing
it).

Now right-click on the edge of the circle and select Format AutoShape. Click
on the Size tab and enter 2 mm for both the width and height; then click on
the Colours and Lines tab and change the line thickness to 0.25 pt (the
thinnest setting) and close the dialog. You now have a 2 mm circle. If you
Ctl+right click on it you can drag off a copy of it. Right-click the copy
and change it to 3x3 mm and so on.

If you need to accurately position them, you may need to either turn of the
Snap To grid or hold down the Alt key (which overrides snap to) whilst
dragging into position. Once they are all positioned, you can lock them
together by selecting the first circle, then shift selecting all the others,
right-clicking on the selecting and choosing Grouping | Group. Now the
objects will all be locked together and can be moved as one item.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

My concern is that the printer needs to print it as accurately as the user
states. I'd be willing to bet that the next step is to stick this in a
copier and make multiple copies. Argh.

--

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

 

[Terry Farrell]

Definitely oval circles then...

Terry

My concern is that the printer needs to print it as accurately as the user
states. I'd be willing to bet that the next step is to stick this in a
copier and make multiple copies. Argh.

--

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

 

[JoAnn Paules]

I spent 22 years doing drafting and I know what copiers can do to a scaled
object. And the results are inconsitent so you can't compensate for it
before the fact.

--

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

Definitely oval circles then...

Terry

My concern is that the printer needs to print it as accurately as the
user states. I'd be willing to bet that the next step is to stick this in
a copier and make multiple copies. Argh.

--

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

Easy peasy! Open the Drawing Toolbar. Select the OVAL shape from the
Shapes group and draw an oval (don't worry about its shape or size
whilst drawing it).

Now right-click on the edge of the circle and select Format AutoShape.
Click on the Size tab and enter 2 mm for both the width and height; then
click on the Colours and Lines tab and change the line thickness to 0.25
pt (the thinnest setting) and close the dialog. You now have a 2 mm
circle. If you Ctl+right click on it you can drag off a copy of it.
Right-click the copy and change it to 3x3 mm and so on.

If you need to accurately position them, you may need to either turn of
the Snap To grid or hold down the Alt key (which overrides snap to)
whilst dragging into position. Once they are all positioned, you can
lock them together by selecting the first circle, then shift selecting
all the others, right-clicking on the selecting and choosing Grouping |
Group. Now the objects will all be locked together and can be moved as
one item.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

I want to use word to print some black circles which are 2mm, 3mm,
4mm, etc. They need to be accurate to about 5 or 6 percent.

Is there a feature in Word which will let me do this?

Thank you.

N.



PS: If it's relevant I am using Word 2003 on XP/SP2 and print onto
A4 paper (297mm by 210mm).

 

[nikks]

Why do you need Word to do this? Seems like a bad choice of
programs for the task.

Hello. I want a small chart to help me buy some small items.

I wanted to look at the chart and see how much bigger a 3.5mm
diameter item is compared to a 3mm diameter item. (Millimetres
because I'm in the UK)

Manufacturers may make the items in various sizes which are usually
given to the nearest tenth of a millimetre.

So it's a lookup chart for comparing sizes.

I was hoping there was a function in Word which would take into
account the printer characteristics and create a black circleof a
certain size. Perhaps a PDF is better as I think if I print a PDF
with these circles illustrated and use the same size paper it was
designed for then they would come out correctly.

 

[nikks]

Why do you need Word to do this? Seems like a bad choice of
programs for the task.

Hello. I want a small chart to help me buy some small items.

I wanted to look at the chart and see how much bigger a 3.5mm
diameter item is compared to a 3mm diameter item. (Millimetres
because I'm in the UK)

Manufacturers may make the items in various sizes which are usually
given to the nearest tenth of a millimetre.

So it's a lookup chart for comparing sizes.

I was hoping there was a function in Word which would take into
account the printer characteristics and create a black circleof a
certain size. Perhaps a PDF is better as I think if I print a PDF
with these circles illustrated and use the same size paper it was
designed for then they would come out correctly.

 

[CyberTaz]

Your best bet is to make sure you have the printer selected before doing as
Terry suggested and always print the file to that printer. If you print to a
different printer you may well get some variation. Beyond that Word has *no*
control over what a printer does with the data it's furnished.

....And ditto to JoAnn's remarks

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac