Word.

[CoinKrazy]

Is it possible and how would I draw a free hand line between double spaced
letters in a word. I am studying errors in coins and it would be quicker if
I could type the word on the coin with the error and then draw a freehand
line on the letter where the error is.
E L I Z A B E T H . If there is a crack at the E, I would like to be able to
draw a small red line where the crack is. Save me a lot of typeing plus more
accurate description

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Why not use a pipe (|) character colored red?

 

[Keith Howell]

If you take Suzanne's idea a step further, you could have a set of single
character text boxes set up as No Fill, No line, color red that you could
select from and place then nudge them (with the arrow keys) exactly where you
want them over your original text. You could keep them in a seperate document
to copy and paste from and have a set of say | _ / \ * ( ) ~

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Anything that uses drawing objects is going to be *much* more trouble and
more difficult to maintain than just inserting a character that you can
easily insert from the keyboard (shifted backslash on most keyboards).

 

[CoinKrazy]

I am trying both suggestions. Thank you both very much.
The problem is that I have to draw or construct a line where the die crack
occurs. Usually at the top or bottom or even the center of a letter. Example.
I would describe a die crack as, E in ELIZABETH has a die crack at the
bottom right edge of the E. Whereas if I could just type out the whole word
ELIZABETH and then an E then draw in a line where the crack occurs, it would
be great. Perhaps no solution is available.
CoinKrazy!

 

[Keith Howell]

Suzanne, I never realised that you really felt that way about drawing
objects. You see, I have never found them that much of a problem and that is
why, when folks kept saying to me "I never realised you could do that in
WORD" I created my website to encourage folks to have a go. It's like all
things, the more you do it the easier it gets.

Anyway, reading between the lines in CoinKrazy's questions, I am guessing
he/she hasn't used the draw toolbar functions much. If he/she takes a look at:
htttp://homepages.tesco.net/keithhowell/500dwp16.htm there is an example of
red lines drawn over text to highlight stuff.

Another possible option is to scan the coin and use its exact image,
enlarged, and use a pointer, as in the example above, to point to where the
flaw is.

I am guessing that using the example Elizabeth, the work is with UK or ex
colony coins. If he would like to get in touch by email (see web site), I
will scan a UK coin and send him a word page to show him what I mean. (I am
in Buckinghamshire in the UK)

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

From CoinKrazy's subsequent response, I see that the solution I offered will
in fact NOT work (though it sounded reasonable for the example first
offered). I think most Word users avoid floating objects wherever possible
because they have a tendency to "get loose" and wander uncontrollably. If
all you're dealing with is drawing objects, you may have more control, but
when your primary concern is highly formatted text, you want graphics in a
more manageable form.

 

[CoinKrazy]

I thank both of you with your patience and help. I have to come up with a
different solution. Keith i know how to do the pictures with the coins, but
as you know pictures take up a lot of hard drive.
keith I have been to your site. You know what you are doing all right. I am
taking your tutorial. Will email when I am done. Thanks again.
Bye the way I am from Canada.
CoinKrazy.

 

[Keith Howell]

With any luck you should see how to draw a coin in my Let's Draw list (Item
13).
That should enable you to draw graphics to represent your coins. If you
would like the original Word document email me. I would like to ask you
something about coins anyway.