Some Autoshapes not working

[GilesT]

Hi,

I am trying to draw an autoshape in word 2007 - the shape is called a "snip
same side corner rectangle" it is basically a rectangle with the top left
and the top right corners cut off.

Word allows me to select the shape but fails to draw it.

To repeat the problem:

open Word
select Insert --> Shapes --> New drawing canvas
Then in the ribbons 'insert shapes' section scroll down to find the shape,
(click on the down arrow 5 times to scroll the shapes, then the shape Im
looking for is at the top, forth one in.)
Click on the shape ("snip same side corner rectangle"), then try and draw it
onto the canvas.

It dosent work!!!

can anyone help with this please?

Cheers,

Giles.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

I don't see the shape you're talking about... instead, I see a trapezoid,
and it works just fine using the instructions you provided.

What happens if you start Word in Safe mode? (hold down Ctrl when starting
Word, and click Yes to starting in safe mode).

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Herb,

It's one of the shapes that appears in Insert=>Shapes in Powerpoint but not in Word in the 'Rectangles' category . Powerpoint has
10 built in shape categories, Excel 2007 9 and Word 2007 has seven <g>. (Excel is only missing the 'action buttons' (for slides)
categories from the ones in Powerpoint.

In VBA it's shape #156, one of the MSOShapeSnip... rectangle ones.
In Word it looks like it can be used via VBA but not from the UI.


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I don't see the shape you're talking about... instead, I see a trapezoid,
and it works just fine using the instructions you provided.

What happens if you start Word in Safe mode? (hold down Ctrl when starting
Word, and click Yes to starting in safe mode).

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP >>
--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Well... this being microsoft.public.WORD.drawing.graphics... that's where I
looked. ;-)