Microsoft KB Archive/211921

= WD2000: There Is No Connectors Command on the AutoShapes Menu =

Article ID: 211921

Article Last Modified on 7/6/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q211921





SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Word 2000 does not have a Connectors command on the AutoShapes menu. A connector is a line that connects two objects.



CAUSE
Word 2000 does not support the use of connectors in a Word document.



WORKAROUND
Use either of the following methods to simulate connectors in Word.

Method 1: Use the Line AutoShape in Word
Draw a connector line using one of the following AutoShapes:


 * Line
 * Arrow
 * Double Arrow
 * Curve
 * Freeform
 * Scribble

Method 2: Use Microsoft Excel or Microsoft PowerPoint

 * 1) Start Excel or PowerPoint.
 * 2) If it is not already visible, display the Drawing toolbar. (On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Drawing.)

The Drawing toolbar appears at the bottom of the window.
 * 1) Click AutoShapes on the Drawing toolbar, point to an AutoShape type, such as Basic Shapes, and then click the shape that you want.
 * 2) On the Drawing toolbar, click AutoShapes, point to Connectors, and then click the connector that you want. Drag the mouse pointer between the objects that you want to connect.
 * 3) On the Drawing toolbar, click the Select Objects tool, and then select the objects you created in steps 3 and 4.
 * 4) On the Edit menu, click Copy.
 * 5) Switch to Microsoft Word.
 * 6) On the Edit menu, click Paste.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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