I have used various versions of Word for years now, and regularly make use of the 'snap to grid' option to line up components of mathematical diagrams. I am now using Word 2010, but am having difficulty in lining shapes up accurately. Shapes are usually out by a pixel or two. I don't recall this happening in Word 2003 (I haven't tried Word 2007.) Here is an example of what regularly goes wrong: 1) display gridlines (any size e.g. 0.2' x 0.2') 2) insert a rectangle, resize so it forms a square with the corners aligned to the grid 3) copy and paste 3 more copies onto the grid 4) move the four squares together to form one big square If you look closely (really easy to see when zooming in, or when printing out), the four squares are not perfectly aligned to each other, with at least one square out by a pixel or two vertically and/or horizontally. By using the arrow keys, you can move the squares back and forth, and sometimes this aligns them perfectly. But move them again, and the alignment is off once more. I'd be grateful if this bug could be fixed. Thanks, Bluto. I have been accustomed to including technical diagrams in Word documents for many years and have just tried out Word 2010 to do the same. I have found to my dismay that the drawing capabilities in Word 2010 have been comprehensively broken. Drawing a Basic Arrow Shape. First, let’s review the steps on how to draw a basic arrow. On the “Insert” tab on the Ribbon, click the “Shapes” button. If you want to do proper neat alignment of objects on drawings, you cannot. The grid shifts position by itself and does not align itself with the drawing canvas, and snap to grid does not work at all with free form shapes, making it impossible to align the corners. A similar kind of brokenness was introduced in PowerPoint 2007 and it looks as if the same failings have now carried over into Word. I am afraid this is going to be a disaster for me as my primary use of Word is to produce technical documents with diagrams and equations. Yep, I have also unchecked the snap to grid so I can place objects & text boxes exactly where I want them positioned in Word and PowerPoint work. I am TERRIBLY disadvantaged with the loss of this freedom to create effective end work product!!!! What is with advanced technology? Adobe flash 6 for mac update. ![]() I find MS programmers are out of tough with end users - like me. I create docs and such out the nose, only to run into IT road blocks thanks to 'improved' MS products. Come on guys (and gals). Don't be short cutting our features as you force us to buy new software with unwanted and unneeded advanced technology because of 'compatibility' issues. We have jobs to do and since MS 2007 and now 2010 versions, MS software geeks have multiplied stress in the workplace WAY TOO MUCH. Give us worker bees a break - - give us a product that has ALL the features we have enjoyed and NEED to do our jobs impressing management. I will be glad to team up with Allen Wyatt to test your prototype software. Feel free to contact me and hire me to test run your work. Really, I am getting VERY frustrated as I continue to discover MS features that no longer exist in 2007 & 2010 MS Office Suite products. Buff up guys - - Help us. Our days are full of enough stress meeting deadlines. Are your new products just about lining corporate pockets? Respectfully, Deborah V:). I have been accustomed to including technical diagrams in Word documents for many years and have just tried out Word 2010 to do the same. I have found to my dismay that the drawing capabilities in Word 2010 have been comprehensively broken. If you want to do proper neat alignment of objects on drawings, you cannot. The grid shifts position by itself and does not align itself with the drawing canvas, and snap to grid does not work at all with free form shapes, making it impossible to align the corners. A similar kind of brokenness was introduced in PowerPoint 2007 and it looks as if the same failings have now carried over into Word. I am afraid this is going to be a disaster for me as my primary use of Word is to produce technical documents with diagrams and equations. I have a similar problem and I have changed just about everything in the line format, gridline properties, and page at least once.
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