draw a line automatically between selected word

[Argirea]

Hello,

I'm looking for (I don't know if it is possible with WORD) the way to draw
-automatically- a line between a word apparition in a large text in order
to obtain a line draw-chart. There is a software that do this approximatly,
his name is textarc (textarc.org). I want this but more simple, only in a
plain text. Now I do it drawing a line "by hand", joining the word
aparitions with a line one by one, and it is very hard. Does anyone knows
how can I do it?

Thanks a lot.

If you know another usenet group, where I can ask, say me, please.

Argirea

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Argirea,

I'm not 100% sure I understand, but...

- Display the Drawing toolbar
- Under the "Auto Shapes" button there's an entry labelled "Callout"
- In here you'll find callout "boxes" that have no border, just a line.
- You could put the first word into a regular text box, with no border, then
use such a callout to "link" other words to it.

Note: If you have Word 2002 or 2003 you can put all this in a Drawing Canvas.
Then you'd also have the option to use "Connectors" that will keep their links
no matter where you move things.

I'm looking for (I don't know if it is possible with WORD) the way to draw
-automatically- a line between a word apparition in a large text in order
to obtain a line draw-chart. There is a software that do this approximatly,
his name is textarc (textarc.org). I want this but more simple, only in a
plain text. Now I do it drawing a line "by hand", joining the word
aparitions with a line one by one, and it is very hard. Does anyone knows
how can I do it?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep 30 2003)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Argirea]

Thanks Cindy, I use Word 2000 ((. I don't understand very well your
explanation. I'm asking now in microsoft.public.visio.general, because
really i need is a diagram performed with the consecutive aparitions of a
determinated word in a text. In microsoft.visio, i'm asking this:


Anyone knows how can i do this atomatically:


I want to connect the same word in a plain text with a line. Now I draw a
line with drawing toolbar of Word, but I want to do it automatically. Can
Visio do it?:


Pat works......naasldalddñlasñ
\ lkls
lksl \ djfksjdks
\
nxznand Pat hdgsj
Lalajdlk \ fdjhkasjkl ksajslks lks
hakHSKk Pat asjka skgñhn
slkjals /
apsso Pat kashdk
lkAJSLKL \ kdhksa
kjqe hkdka Pat-----Pat lkdjfl
ajbk mkx asbxkzx k \ lkxcj
lka sja ksj kf rlkt g kr \
lj sslll lsllal asjhd js Pat kdldwkd


The word to connect in order to obtain a draw-chart is obviosly "Pat"

Can anyone help me?

Thanks