Cannot align objects in a drawing canvas

Anonymous
2010-07-08T15:31:05+00:00

I have several clipart objects in a drawing canvas and I want to align them with each other and within the canvas. The alignment options are all greyed out regardless of whether I have "align to page" or "align to canvas" selected.

This happens in Word 2010 on both Windows 7 and Windows Vista

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Anonymous
2010-09-02T09:38:03+00:00

Summarising:

1 - Inside the canvas you cannot align objects

2 - You have to move object outside the canvas in order to align them, BUT:

3 - Outside the canvas you cannot use connectors...

A bit frustrating for people who work every single day with word...

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  1. Stefan Blom 352K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2010-08-16T07:30:22+00:00

    So it's the reverse of what's been stated in this thread?

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  2. Suzanne S Barnhill 279.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2010-08-15T21:07:07+00:00

    Don't have my Word 2010 system up to check, but I know the Align options don't work except in a drawing canvas in Word 2007.

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  3. Stefan Blom 352K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2010-08-15T17:24:27+00:00

    reshadi,

    In the meantime, note that you don't have to put objects inside a drawing canvas; you can position them directly (right-click and use the appropriate Text Wrapping option), and then use the Align options.

    I'm assuming that the Align options work correctly outside of a drawing canvas in Word 2010.

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-08-15T12:50:49+00:00

    Yes Reshadi, that is what it is supposed to do, but all the Align options are greyed out. I have spoken to the Research team and they added it to my list of 'things that don't work in 2010". If I hear back I'll certainly post what they say.

    Thanks.

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