Use of connectors in Word 2000

[Marty]

Howdy All,

I'm putting together some simple graphics, in which names (provided in textboxes) will be associated with certain shapes (rectangles, chiefly). To make the association obvious, I'd like to be able to draw a connector between the textbox and the rectangle. In the drawing toolbar of Word 2000, however, I can't find a connector graphic. In contrast, that graphic is available in PowerPoint 2000 and in Excel 2000. The help files of the latter two packages also document a ConnectionFormat object. However, the help file I have for Word does not reveal any corresponding object.

Have I missed something, or is the Connector feature in Office 2000 not supported in Word?

Thanks,
Marty

 

[Jezebel]

There's no direct equivalent, but there are several techniques for the same
result: you can use a Call-out which is really just a textbox with a line
attached. Or you can just draw the line between the two objects. In both
cases you can select the set of objects and group them.

Howdy All,

I'm putting together some simple graphics, in which names (provided in

textboxes) will be associated with certain shapes (rectangles, chiefly). To
make the association obvious, I'd like to be able to draw a connector
between the textbox and the rectangle. In the drawing toolbar of Word 2000,
however, I can't find a connector graphic. In contrast, that graphic is
available in PowerPoint 2000 and in Excel 2000. The help files of the
latter two packages also document a ConnectionFormat object. However, the
help file I have for Word does not reveal any corresponding object.

 

[Marty]

Howdy, Jezebel,

The callout suggestion fits the bill very well. I have been wondering what a callbox is and what it is used for (other than comic strips). Now I know.

best,
Marty