Publisher Measurement Toolbar

[Jeff w]

Half the toolbar for measurement is non avtive and will not measure an object. The help menus do not address activation of this feature. How do you display or draw an objects measurments?

 

[Jeff w]

Left something out of the orginial post. Publisher 2003 on XP system.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Hold shift and drag the ruler(s). Select the object, right-click, click format
object (picture), the size is in the dialogue and can be adjusted. Tick the "Lock
aspect ratio" and you can adjust by percentage.

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Half the toolbar for measurement is non avtive and will not measure an object. The

help menus do not address activation of this feature. How do you display or draw an
objects measurments?

 

[Brian Kvalheim - [MSFT MVP]]

Hi °°MS-Publisher°° ([email protected]),
in the newsgroups
you posted:

| Jeff how come you are not using the *awesome* Serif DrawPlus 7.0
| One of DrawPlus magic features is it draw to scale option.
| DrawPlus is just a magic program.

Blah! Microsoft Expression 3.3 and PhotoDraw 2000 v2 are MAGIC drawing
programs.
--
Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Publisher MVP
http://www.publishermvps.com
~pay it forward~

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.

 

[°°MS-Publisher°°]

Brian K do they do scale with measurements and the ability to show the
measurments???
Are they VECTOR and Bitmapped???

Now, PhotoDraw was such a disgusting mega dog of a product MS took it off
the market!!!

Expression where did that pop up from. Did MS buy some one man band
shareware programmer out?
Expression must be of mighty dubious value if I have never heard of it.

 

[Mary Sauer]

David, Try it... Free for the download... Need a passport sign-in
http://www.microsoft.com/products/expression/

 

[°°MS-Publisher°°]

Mary certainly looks interesting and could be a handy weapon in the arsenal,
however, you cannot buy it here and really have sufficient drawing programs.
Serif have Fringe Textures and Real-time Reflection for close to two years
now.
Overall DrawPlus has substantially more features than Expression.
Thanks for the link.

 

[Jeff w]

I searched the Draw Plus and the UK web site says it is not XP compatiable so I'll skip that one. The Expressions is kind artsy craftsy so I'll stick to my Adobe CS products and the PhotoDraw I used to have until MS stopped supporting it. I'll keep looking.

 

[°°MS-Publisher°°]

Of course DrawPlus is compatible with XP.

There are millions that use DrawPlus everyday with XP.

Now go ahead and show me where it says DrawPlus is not XP compatible.

 

[Brian Kvalheim - [MS MVP]]

In

Mary certainly looks interesting and could be a handy weapon in the
arsenal, however, you cannot buy it here and really have sufficient
drawing programs. Serif have Fringe Textures and Real-time Reflection
for close to two years now.
Overall DrawPlus has substantially more features than Expression.
Thanks for the link.

And Expression has substantially more features than DrawPlus. So what is
your point? How long have you been using Expression? I have had DrawPlus for
many versions now.

--
Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Publisher MVP
http://www.publishermvps.com

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.

 

[°°MS-Publisher°°]

Well arrange to get me an Expression sent over and I will promote it.

Certainly looks quite reasonable, but, hey, I really don't see it having
more features than DrawPlus 7.0.
The overall capability of DrawPlus is excellent.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

http://www.microsoft.com/products/expression/

You need a passport log-in to get it but free is my favorite price.

 

[Brian Kvalheim - [MS MVP]]

In

Well arrange to get me an Expression sent over and I will promote it.

Certainly looks quite reasonable, but, hey, I really don't see it
having more features than DrawPlus 7.0.
The overall capability of DrawPlus is excellent.

I mean't as in more features in some areas, while DrawPlus has more features
in other areas.
--
Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Publisher MVP
http://www.publishermvps.com

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.

 

[°°MS-Publisher°°]

Is it TOTALLY FREEEEEEEEEE for all time use???

 

[JoAnn Paules]

It is a beta version, not for resale. Other than that - it's TOTALLY
FREEEEEEEEEE for all time use. Nothing in the EULA indicates otherwise.
Nothing on the website indicates otherwise.

Enjoy.

 

[Carole]

I just downloaded it and it looks awesome

Thanks, JoAnn! I'm still using PhotoDraw and still love that as it's so
simple and easy to use. I wish they had kept it going.

Carole

 

[°°MS-Publisher°°]

I have 79% no 80% no 81% no 82% downloaded.

I will give it a run and post back.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Cool. I'd like to hear your opinion on it. And I *know* I can count on your
honest opinion. ;-)

 

[°°MS-Publisher°°]

Well I can see now why it is a freebie.

 

[Ed Bennett]

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

Well I can see now why it is a freebie.

Like most powerful tools, it takes time to learn.

But once you have learned it, it's an awesome tool.