simple drawings in word 2008

[brojack]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

I'm new to 2008, and long-time Framemaker user.

There seems to be several ways of drawing simple diagrams in the flow of text. I want to do simple black & white figures: groups of rectangles, arrows, text labels, etc. I want to be able to group the objects, and label the whole figure with a caption.

In 2003, I used a frame. But for 2008, I'm confused by the bits & pieces I have read, and I want to learn to do this the 'right way'. How should I go about making a drawing in the flow of text?
Thanks for pointers.

 

[CyberTaz]

Hello brojack;

Believe it or not that's a broader topic than you might think

Have a look at this Mactopia page starting with the Graphics topic & the
various sub topics within it - especially Objects, Diagrams, & Formatting
and Effects.

<http://www.microsoft.com/mac/help.mspx?target=b57ce78a-19b7-405d-8604-ebeb7
89a2e321033&clr=99-4-0&parentid=f794827f-bdb4-4546-a18d-26fc8372144c1033&ep=
7&CTT=Category&MODE=pv&locale=en-US&usid=f451892e-c011-48d4-960e-075d1a2bb84
8>

The Help menu will also provide plenty of information if you have an active
internet connection & you can always check in here for any specific answers
you need along the way. However, it's a good idea to have some deeper
insight on how Word files deal with graphic objects - quite differently than
most would expect. At the bottom of the page are two specific links to
additional information about "floating graphics" & the "drawing layer":

http://word.mvps.org/Mac/PagesInWord.html

One other point to keep in mind is that drawing capabilities are somewhat
more fully implemented in PowerPoint & Excel. You may prefer to create your
graphics there then copy/paste to your Word document.

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

 

[brojack]

Thanks, Bob. The links are very helpful.