why cant i draw a straight line or arrow in word 2013?

Anonymous
2014-01-04T08:05:17+00:00

hi

in word 2013 when I want to draw an arrow or a line it cant be straight in 180 degree in page and it is always a bit curve to up or down for example draw a rectangle and on its border line draw an arrow ( the arrow must be exactly on rectangle border line ) and you will see that the arrow is curve and is not on rectangle border.

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Anonymous
2014-03-21T15:41:48+00:00

This is easy to recreate, but can be solved by setting the height or width to zero in the ribbon.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-03-04T12:59:18+00:00

    This bug seems to be a general problem.

    When moving the line or a move+copy using Ctrl operation also makes it impossible to do a correct offset using Shift.

    An embarrassing error M$!

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  2. Suzanne S Barnhill 279.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2014-10-20T12:50:35+00:00

    My answer was about how to draw a straight line. Indeed, if you later move the line or rotate it, it will be necessary to set its width to zero to keep it straight. That solution is in the reply marked as the Answer. Note that this should not be necessary; it is just a workaround for what is clearly a bug.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-06-10T06:21:49+00:00

    I have the same problem. I cannot draw an exactly vertical or exactly horizontal line. And If I have to extend the line and keep it straight (without inadvertently introducing a slant) I hold down the Shift key to restrain it, as in Word 2003. But this does not work in Word 2013. The line length also changes unpredictably.

    In my opinion, Word 2013 is harder to use and is a MUCH less productive environment than Word 2003.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-04-16T13:35:25+00:00

    Absolutely a bug with Word 2013 when editing previously inserted arrows. I've had to revert to using Word 2010 to do this type of work.

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