cut here - dashed/dotted line with scissors icon

WinP Pro SP2
MS Office 2003 SP3

How do you create/insert a "cut here line"? I prefer a dashed/dotted line
with a scissors icon.

Thanks.

Jay
Sun May 04 18:54:30 PDT 2008

On Sun, 4 May 2008 17:15:33 -0700, "Matty" <barenews@shaw.ca.invalid> wrote:

>WinP Pro SP2
>MS Office 2003 SP3
>
>How do you create/insert a "cut here line"? I prefer a dashed/dotted line
>with a scissors icon.
>
>Thanks.
>

Insert either a double-quote character or a # character, and format it in
Wingdings font -- both are scissors, but in different orientations.

Then display the Drawing toolbar. Select the Line tool (next to the AutoShapes
button) and draw a line near the scissors. Using the other buttons on the
Drawing toolbar, format the line to the color, thickness, and dash style you
want.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.

Matty
Sun May 04 22:07:35 PDT 2008


"Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 4 May 2008 17:15:33 -0700, "Matty" <barenews@shaw.ca.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>>WinP Pro SP2
>>MS Office 2003 SP3
>>
>>How do you create/insert a "cut here line"? I prefer a dashed/dotted line
>>with a scissors icon.
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>
> Insert either a double-quote character or a # character, and format it in
> Wingdings font -- both are scissors, but in different orientations.
>
> Then display the Drawing toolbar. Select the Line tool (next to the
> AutoShapes
> button) and draw a line near the scissors. Using the other buttons on the
> Drawing toolbar, format the line to the color, thickness, and dash style
> you
> want.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Jay Freedman
> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
> so all may benefit.

Thanks.

I thought there would be an option for a ready made line style with a
scissor, like the one in MS Pub (although MS Pub is limited to complete
borders).

JoAnn
Mon May 05 14:41:01 PDT 2008

You can tweak the border in Publisher and *almost* get it down to a single
line. It might be easier to find some sort of a graphic that would work for
you.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Matty" <barenews@shaw.ca.invalid> wrote in message
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>
> "Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:h1qs14l8vofjbemh0drgdh8nuc5f2bvnk9@4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 4 May 2008 17:15:33 -0700, "Matty" <barenews@shaw.ca.invalid>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>WinP Pro SP2
>>>MS Office 2003 SP3
>>>
>>>How do you create/insert a "cut here line"? I prefer a dashed/dotted
>>>line
>>>with a scissors icon.
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>
>>
>> Insert either a double-quote character or a # character, and format it in
>> Wingdings font -- both are scissors, but in different orientations.
>>
>> Then display the Drawing toolbar. Select the Line tool (next to the
>> AutoShapes
>> button) and draw a line near the scissors. Using the other buttons on the
>> Drawing toolbar, format the line to the color, thickness, and dash style
>> you
>> want.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Jay Freedman
>> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
>> so all may benefit.
>
> Thanks.
>
> I thought there would be an option for a ready made line style with a
> scissor, like the one in MS Pub (although MS Pub is limited to complete
> borders).
>

Terry
Tue May 06 02:42:20 PDT 2008

My suggestion is forget the scissors. Just set up a line with tab leaders
using dotted lines formatted to a light grey. The first tab (a tab with
dotted leader) draws across to short of the centre: then type in 'cut along
here' followed by a second tab leader, right aligned to the margin. So you
end up with something like...

------------------- cut along here ---------------------

Then save this as an AutoText (Quick Parts) item for regular use.

Do we really need scissors symbols to tell us to cut? I expect most people
will fold and tear because they don't have scissors handy.

Terry Farrell

"Matty" <barenews@shaw.ca.invalid> wrote in message
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>
> "Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:h1qs14l8vofjbemh0drgdh8nuc5f2bvnk9@4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 4 May 2008 17:15:33 -0700, "Matty" <barenews@shaw.ca.invalid>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>WinP Pro SP2
>>>MS Office 2003 SP3
>>>
>>>How do you create/insert a "cut here line"? I prefer a dashed/dotted
>>>line
>>>with a scissors icon.
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>
>>
>> Insert either a double-quote character or a # character, and format it in
>> Wingdings font -- both are scissors, but in different orientations.
>>
>> Then display the Drawing toolbar. Select the Line tool (next to the
>> AutoShapes
>> button) and draw a line near the scissors. Using the other buttons on the
>> Drawing toolbar, format the line to the color, thickness, and dash style
>> you
>> want.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Jay Freedman
>> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
>> so all may benefit.
>
> Thanks.
>
> I thought there would be an option for a ready made line style with a
> scissor, like the one in MS Pub (although MS Pub is limited to complete
> borders).
>

Suzanne
Tue May 06 06:41:34 PDT 2008

And the first tab stop should be center-aligned (at the center of the line)
and the second right-aligned.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell@msn.com> wrote in message
news:090ECE5B-6D90-433D-B52F-97AA723A1CBC@microsoft.com...
> My suggestion is forget the scissors. Just set up a line with tab leaders
> using dotted lines formatted to a light grey. The first tab (a tab with
> dotted leader) draws across to short of the centre: then type in 'cut
> along here' followed by a second tab leader, right aligned to the margin.
> So you end up with something like...
>
> ------------------- cut along here ---------------------
>
> Then save this as an AutoText (Quick Parts) item for regular use.
>
> Do we really need scissors symbols to tell us to cut? I expect most people
> will fold and tear because they don't have scissors handy.
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> "Matty" <barenews@shaw.ca.invalid> wrote in message
> news:Oqouv3mrIHA.1772@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:h1qs14l8vofjbemh0drgdh8nuc5f2bvnk9@4ax.com...
>>> On Sun, 4 May 2008 17:15:33 -0700, "Matty" <barenews@shaw.ca.invalid>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>WinP Pro SP2
>>>>MS Office 2003 SP3
>>>>
>>>>How do you create/insert a "cut here line"? I prefer a dashed/dotted
>>>>line
>>>>with a scissors icon.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Insert either a double-quote character or a # character, and format it
>>> in
>>> Wingdings font -- both are scissors, but in different orientations.
>>>
>>> Then display the Drawing toolbar. Select the Line tool (next to the
>>> AutoShapes
>>> button) and draw a line near the scissors. Using the other buttons on
>>> the
>>> Drawing toolbar, format the line to the color, thickness, and dash style
>>> you
>>> want.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>> Jay Freedman
>>> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
>>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
>>> newsgroup so all may benefit.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> I thought there would be an option for a ready made line style with a
>> scissor, like the one in MS Pub (although MS Pub is limited to complete
>> borders).
>>
>