Let's summarize: For whatever reasons some of the customizable toolbar buttons in Word:Mac 2011don't work. Jim recommends to save in a current file format (Jan 22), says that 'some of the tools work only on object from old versions of office or newer versions' (Jan 23) and recommends to customize a toolbar (Feb 13). John explains, that these tools cannot work on a toolbar, not in any Office version, not in any file format, and recommends to create an AutoText Item and use a macro.
I am a physicist, started dealing with computers with punch cards and PL Fortran and have been working with personal computers since the 1980s. I am familiar both with Windows and OS X, an experienced user of several programs including Office for Windows and Mac and I know how to customize an application.For me, it's a real bother that Word:Mac 2011 offers capabilities that don't work in the end, while Microsoft doesn't waste any words on it. I have really wasted time trying out. Anyway, thanks for your contributions. I will create an AutoText Item for a line (which doesn't solve the problem for freehand curves) and stop discussing.
Word 2011 for Mac is so, so ugly. The new version of Office by contrast is clean and much more Office-looking. Office 2016 for Mac better resembles the Windows version, which will likely please switchers. Draw with the Pen tool Draw straight line segments with the Pen tool The simplest path you can draw with the Pen tool is a straight line, made by clicking the Pen tool to create two anchor points.
As you can see, the line currently has no arrow. Now you need to customize the line’s end point to change it to an arrow. Click the line within your document and the Drawing Tools tab appears. Click the Format tab. Within the Shape Styles group, click Shape Outline, point to Arrows and select an arrow style. Horizontal Line feature, artistic linesThose lines are certainly functional, but Word can draw lines that are a step (or two or three) up from the basic lines shown above. Choose Borders.
Word 2011 For Mac Draw Straight Lines Freeform Toolbox
Mixed in with the shapes are three special tools that you can use to make your own lines and shapes: Curve, Freeform, and Scribble. Try using the Curve tool first, and after you get the hang of that one, try Freeform and Scribble. To draw a shape that has both curved and straight segments, click Freeform. To draw a shape that looks like it was drawn with a pen by hand, or to create smooth curves, click Scribble. Click anywhere in the document, and then drag to draw.
Draw Straight Lines On Paper
Special thanks to Bob for his comments, which make me feel not to be a jerk. BTW: A drawing accessory in a word processing program is in a way important, when you have to draw a lot, e.g. multiple freehand curves using a pen tablet.Maybe I'll use OpenOffice or NeoOffice in the future.