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Old July 16th, 2008, 04:42 PM posted to microsoft.public.powerpoint
Niek at Hanes
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Default I want to create shape by combining/grouping straight & lines

I would like to be able to combine/group straight and curved lines such that
PP recognizes it as a shape that I can then fill with a color...I basically
trying to build a circular model with several wedges that I can type labels
onto and then use multi media to animate each sub shape of this circular
model...Sounds complicated. I wish I could paste into this a sample. email
me and I will send you a bitmap of what I am trying to build myself....Thanks
to anyone who can help...

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Old July 16th, 2008, 07:26 PM posted to microsoft.public.powerpoint
Steve Rindsberg
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Default I want to create shape by combining/grouping straight & lines

In article , Niek at Hanes
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I would like to be able to combine/group straight and curved lines such that
PP recognizes it as a shape that I can then fill with a color...I basically
trying to build a circular model with several wedges that I can type labels
onto and then use multi media to animate each sub shape of this circular
model...Sounds complicated. I wish I could paste into this a sample. email
me and I will send you a bitmap of what I am trying to build myself....Thanks
to anyone who can help...


I'd first try creating a pie chart. Ungroup it, delete the bits you don't want
and enjoy your wedgie with what's left ;-)

If that doesn't get you there quickly, skip directly to AutoShapes, Lines,
FREEFORM.

Draw what you want as a series of straight lines (click for each vertex, don't
drag). Then use Edit Points to convert some of the lines/vertices to curves or
corner points. Takes a little getting used to, but I think it'll be exactly
what you need.

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