Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Word 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Word, click here: Drawing a Curve.
Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated February 25, 2021)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
If you want to insert a curved line in your Word document, you can do so by following these steps:
To get exactly the curve you want may take a bit of practice on your part. Once a curve is placed in your document, it is treated the same as any other graphic image.
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2016-10-20 19:28:34
allen@sharonparq.com
Shane: Word cannot do that, nor is there a way to do it using macros.
Sorry!
-Allen
2016-10-20 18:31:23
Shane
Hello, I use word for making scale drawings. I am quite good at it. Have made an outline of a speaker I would like to build. I have chosen an eggish shape. It is made up of a straight line in the front and two different arcs for the sides with a shorter straight line as the back. I would like to be able to calculate the area of this shape. Do you know if work is capable of providing the area of a given shape?
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