drawing lines in publisher

[wrhl.info]

In the old Publisher to draw a pefectly straight line you just held down
control and drew, it snapped to either horizontial or vertical depending on
what you where creating. How do you do that in 2002?

 

[Myrna Larson]

It's the SHIFT key that you hold down, not CTRL. I think it was always that
way, but I could be wrong.

 

[Ed Bennett]

A small child turns to Ed, and exclaims: "Look! Look! A post from Myrna

It's the SHIFT key that you hold down, not CTRL. I think it was
always that way, but I could be wrong.

All lines drawn in Publisher are perfectly straight, unless you use the
curved line tool or something.

Holding Shift makes the line align to principle angles (multiples of 15°),
and holding Ctrl sets the first point clicked as the centre of the line
rather than the end.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

A small child turns to Ed, and exclaims: "Look! Look! A post from


All lines drawn in Publisher are perfectly straight, unless you use
the curved line tool or something.

Holding Shift makes the line align to principle angles (multiples of
15°), and holding Ctrl sets the first point clicked as the centre of
the line rather than the end.

That would be 'principal' angles, Ed! ;o) How long ago was it you did your
English GCSE? And, IIRC, you got an A* (or was it an A+?)

*principle* /n./ a general truth or assumption from which to argue. A
general rule of morality that guides conduct.http://tinyurl.com/5yk99

*principal* /n./ or /adj/ chief or main. http://tinyurl.com/6mdjg

 

[Ed Bennett]

A small child turns to Ed, and exclaims: "Look! Look! A post from Miss

That would be 'principal' angles, Ed! ;o) How long ago was it you did
your English GCSE? And, IIRC, you got an A* (or was it an A+?)

Gah - -al and -le have never quite settled with me. :-\ They didn't care
much about minor spellings like that at English GCSE
English Language was the only GCSE in which I got an A rather than an A* (no
A+s these days), and that was about 18 months ago now.
I am now facing the horrors of UCAS.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

A small child turns to Ed, and exclaims: "Look! Look! A post from Miss


Gah - -al and -le have never quite settled with me. :-\ They didn't
care much about minor spellings like that at English GCSE
English Language was the only GCSE in which I got an A rather than an
A* (no A+s these days), and that was about 18 months ago now.
I am now facing the horrors of UCAS.

Edward,

It isn't "minor spelling" it's a grammatical error - you might as well say
that using 'advice' instead of 'advise' or vice versa, was a "minor
spelling"! It's a point of grammar - spell it '-le' and the sentence ceases
to make sense!

It was UCCA in my day... Did I hear tell you'd applied to Oxbridge? If so,
look me up sometime....

 

[Ed Bennett]

A small child turns to Ed, and exclaims: "Look! Look! A post from Miss

It isn't "minor spelling" it's a grammatical error - you might as
well say that using 'advice' instead of 'advise' or vice versa, was a
"minor spelling"! It's a point of grammar - spell it '-le' and the
sentence ceases to make sense!

Fair point - the state of English in the country bears witness to the lack
of emphasis on the minor points of grammar in modern English teaching.
I'm normally pretty meticulous about S&G, but there are a few word pairs
(practise/practice etc.) where I can never remember which is which.

Did I hear tell you'd applied to Oxbridge?

Not yet - my form is being handed in tomorrow
(Oxford is my first choice, as much as there is a first choice these days
because all universities are placed in alphabetical order at first, first
and second choices are only chosen when offers have come in)

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

A small child turns to Ed, and exclaims: "Look! Look! A post from Miss

Fair point - the state of English in the country bears witness to the
lack of emphasis on the minor points of grammar in modern English
teaching. I'm normally pretty meticulous about S&G, but there are a
few word pairs (practise/practice etc.) where I can never remember
which is which.

I just had a very old fashioned English teacher (and I thank the Goddess I
did - I wouldn't have got A+x2 for English if it hadn't been for her!) and
she drummed these things into us daily (she was also my form teacher in the
Fifth Form). '-ise' and '-ice' are very easy to remember the '-ice' ending
is always the noun. The pronunciation is difference - 'advice' is pronounced
'ad-/vice/' whereas the verb is 'ad-/vize/'. Mind you, the Yanks have become
lazy, 'advice/advice' and 'device/devise' are the only two that matter to
them these days - the others 'practice/practise' 'licence/license', etc are
pretty much interchangeable. I don't know, you young whippersnappers don't
know you're born. Why, in my day we were given 1000 lines and six of the
best with our pants down...;o)

The ones that catch everyone out are 'disinterested' and 'uninterested' -
they are /not/ synonyms. I bet you can't tell me the difference. Even my
father, with his St Edward's education (and who prides himself on his
understanding of English) always gets it wrong! Not to mention 'effect' and
'affect'.

Not yet - my form is being handed in tomorrow
(Oxford is my first choice, as much as there is a first choice these
days because all universities are placed in alphabetical order at
first, first and second choices are only chosen when offers have come
in)

You'll get in no problem and I expect to see you on University Challenge
2006 or something....My cousin was at Jesus College, Cambridge (he could
have gone to either, but he chose Cambridge over Oxford for some bizarre
reason).

When you get down here (and yes I do mean 'when'!) drop me an email (you
have my address) and I'll show you the delights of GX (and that should be in
the Guinness Book of Records as the shortest tour in the world! By the time
you get here 90% of the town will belong to Tesco! Mind you, nearly
everything is owned by Tesco these days!)

I have every faith in you. I wish they'd change the system though.I think it
would be far kinder - and fairer - to apply to unis on the basis of actual
results, instead of predictions/projections. If someone is predicted four
As, say, and they end up with three Cs and a D, then they probably won't get
onto the course of their choice at the uni of their choice and would end up
in the lottery of clearing. Obviously, you won't have that problem, because
your predicted 4 As will be 4 As, of course (I say four because everyone is
doing more than three A-Levels these days - my cousin took six, and got six
As).

Hope to be visiting you in Oxford next Summer (well I am the only other
UK-based person here, aren't I?)

 

[Ed Bennett]

A small child turns to Ed, and exclaims: "Look! Look! A post from Miss

I just had a very old fashioned English teacher (and I thank the
Goddess I did - I wouldn't have got A+x2 for English if it hadn't
been for her!)

I have a very old-fashioned Maths tutor (now retired - he used to be head of
maths at our school), and he is the best teacher I've ever had.
When he was still in school (not so long ago) he was well-known for throwing
books and board-dusters at students, pinning them up against blackboards,
throwing punches in the arm and for his pet brick in the filing cabinet at
the back of the room. I have only had one punch in the arm so far, for
forgetting a constant of integration.

The ones that catch everyone out are 'disinterested' and
'uninterested' - they are /not/ synonyms.

I didn't think "uninterested" was a word/
Googling on define:uninsterested and define:disinterested threw me -
uninterested seems to have the meaning I have always assigned to
disinterested.

Not to mention 'effect' and 'affect'.

Makes me cringe every time.

I have every faith in you.

Thanks

I wish they'd change the system though.I
think it would be far kinder - and fairer - to apply to unis on the
basis of actual results, instead of predictions/projections.

It would require a complete re-engineering of the A-level exam system and
the UCAS system, not to mention 6th-form education.
There are still conditional offers, though, which *are* on the basis of
actual results.

(I say four because everyone is doing more
than three A-Levels these days - my cousin took six, and got six As).

By the time I've finished I'll have 5 A-levels and an AS (there's a lot to
be said for getting a headstart)

Hope to be visiting you in Oxford next Summer (well I am the only
other UK-based person here, aren't I?)

The only one I know of

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

A small child turns to Ed, and exclaims: "Look! Look! A post from Miss

I have a very old-fashioned Maths tutor (now retired - he used to be
head of maths at our school), and he is the best teacher I've ever
had. When he was still in school (not so long ago) he was well-known for
throwing books and board-dusters at students, pinning them up against
blackboards, throwing punches in the arm and for his pet brick in the
filing cabinet at the back of the room. I have only had one punch in
the arm so far, for forgetting a constant of integration.

I didn't think "uninterested" was a word/
Googling on define:uninsterested and define:disinterested threw me -
uninterested seems to have the meaning I have always assigned to
disinterested.

Exactly. 'Uninterested' means 'not taking or having an interest in'.
'Disinterested' means 'impartial'.

The following sentence will aid you in remembering the difference

A football referee must not be uninterested in the match, but must remain
disinterested at all times. Not the best, but it's always worked for me.

Makes me cringe every time.

Here's another.

Apply this cream to the affected area three times a day and, if you haven't
noticed any effect in a week come back and see me.

Works every time.