I'll escalate the issue and see what I can find out.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
"Erick" <Er...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B93BA8B1-0C8D-4577...@microsoft.com...
Is there a way to complain or suggest to MS to add this feature?
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
The control labeled Line Style appears to be replaced by the one called
Weight, and you are right that it has only weights. Moreover, if you
click
on More Lines... to bring up the Format AutoShape dialog, I see what you >> mean about Style being unavailable. Oddly, this is true only for lines: >> the
control is available for outlines of other shapes, including arcs. It is >> possible to draw an "arc" that is pretty much straight, but that's not a >> very helpful workaround.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
"Erick" <Er...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E4B37292-B01B-4159...@microsoft.com...
What I am saying is that Color, Dashed, Weight, and Style is there but >> > Style
is greyed out. This used to be available in Word 2003. I want to change >> > line
to doble line like I used to. Any ideas why?
Thanks,
Erick
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Okay, you've drawn a line using Insert | Illustrations | Shapes |
Lines,
right? When you select the line, you should get the Drawing Tools |
Format
contextual tab. Are you saying that the Shape Styles | Shape Outline
commands (Weight, Dashes, Arrows) are not available?
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
"Erick" <Er...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:364D8BB9-50FD-441A...@microsoft.com...
Ofcourse. I have used this in the past with Office 2003 with no
problems.
Unfortunatelly my school requires me to use only 2007. This version >> >> > of
Office
is driving me crazy.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Is the line selected?
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
"Erick" <Er...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:695D152C-50ED-41A8...@microsoft.com...
I have created a line and when I want to change the line style in >> >> >> >format,
the
option is greyed out. Is this not an option in Word 2007 that
2003
did
have?
On Monday, May 18, 2009 at 7:12:49 PM UTC-4, Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
I'll escalate the issue and see what I can find out.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
"Erick" <Er...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B93BA8B1-0C8D-4577...@microsoft.com...
Is there a way to complain or suggest to MS to add this feature?
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
The control labeled Line Style appears to be replaced by the one called >> Weight, and you are right that it has only weights. Moreover, if you
click
on More Lines... to bring up the Format AutoShape dialog, I see what you
mean about Style being unavailable. Oddly, this is true only for lines: >> the
control is available for outlines of other shapes, including arcs. It is
possible to draw an "arc" that is pretty much straight, but that's not a
very helpful workaround.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
"Erick" <Er...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E4B37292-B01B-4159...@microsoft.com...
What I am saying is that Color, Dashed, Weight, and Style is there but
Style
is greyed out. This used to be available in Word 2003. I want to change
line
to doble line like I used to. Any ideas why?
Thanks,
Erick
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Okay, you've drawn a line using Insert | Illustrations | Shapes |
Lines,
right? When you select the line, you should get the Drawing Tools | >> >> Format
contextual tab. Are you saying that the Shape Styles | Shape Outline >> >> commands (Weight, Dashes, Arrows) are not available?
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
"Erick" <Er...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:364D8BB9-50FD-441A...@microsoft.com...
Ofcourse. I have used this in the past with Office 2003 with no
problems.
Unfortunatelly my school requires me to use only 2007. This version
of
Office
is driving me crazy.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Is the line selected?
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
"Erick" <Er...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:695D152C-50ED-41A8...@microsoft.com...
I have created a line and when I want to change the line style in
format,
the
option is greyed out. Is this not an option in Word 2007 that >> >> >> > 2003
did
have?
This is 2023 and the issue is still unresolved. Thanks for your complain Suzanne though!
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