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Old August 30th, 2008, 07:36 PM posted to microsoft.public.visio.general
bradfordangler
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Default finding centre of a line

If I draw a horizontal line, then two verticles and use the trim to create a
new smaller line, is there a command that will show me the centre of this new
modified line - I have checked on help and all the icons, but can't find a
centre button - is there anything ?
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Old September 1st, 2008, 12:42 PM posted to microsoft.public.visio.general
Paul Herber
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Default finding centre of a line

On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:36:00 -0700, bradfordangler
wrote:

If I draw a horizontal line, then two verticles and use the trim to create a
new smaller line, is there a command that will show me the centre of this new
modified line - I have checked on help and all the icons, but can't find a
centre button - is there anything ?


Not as such, but
with the shape selected
menu Window - Show Shapesheet
In the Controls section (if it's not there then Add section)
add a row called centre
and set the X and Y to Width*0.5 and Height*0.5
You will have a yellow blob at the shape's centre.
But, the blob can be grabbed with the mouse and dragged awat from the
centre point. So, put "Guard( ... )" around the folmulae.
Also set the X and Y Behaviour to 1 (=Locked)



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Old September 2nd, 2008, 02:37 AM posted to microsoft.public.visio.general
WapperDude
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Default finding centre of a line

Nice. Clever.

Wapperdude


"Paul Herber" wrote:

On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:36:00 -0700, bradfordangler
wrote:

If I draw a horizontal line, then two verticles and use the trim to create a
new smaller line, is there a command that will show me the centre of this new
modified line - I have checked on help and all the icons, but can't find a
centre button - is there anything ?


Not as such, but
with the shape selected
menu Window - Show Shapesheet
In the Controls section (if it's not there then Add section)
add a row called centre
and set the X and Y to Width*0.5 and Height*0.5
You will have a yellow blob at the shape's centre.
But, the blob can be grabbed with the mouse and dragged awat from the
centre point. So, put "Guard( ... )" around the folmulae.
Also set the X and Y Behaviour to 1 (=Locked)



--
Regards, Paul Herber, Sandrila Ltd.
Electrical for Visio http://www.electrical.sandrila.co.uk/

 




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