WD2000: There Is No Connectors Command on the AutoShapes Menu (211921)

WORKAROUND

Use either of the following methods to simulate connectors in Word.

Method 1: Use the Line AutoShape in Word

Draw a connector line using one of the following AutoShapes:

• Line
• Arrow
• Double Arrow
• Curve
• Freeform
• Scribble

Method 2: Use Microsoft Excel or Microsoft PowerPoint

1. Start Excel or PowerPoint.
2. If it is not already visible, display the Drawing toolbar. (On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Drawing.)
   
   The Drawing toolbar appears at the bottom of the window.
3. Click AutoShapes on the Drawing toolbar, point to an AutoShape type, such as Basic Shapes, and then click the shape that you want.
4. On the Drawing toolbar, click AutoShapes, point to Connectors, and then click the connector that you want. Drag the mouse pointer between the objects that you want to connect.
5. On the Drawing toolbar, click the Select Objects tool, and then select the objects you created in steps 3 and 4.
6. On the Edit menu, click Copy.
7. Switch to Microsoft Word.
8. On the Edit menu, click Paste.