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new - 18 Jun 2007 22:24 GMT

Doesn't seem to work - I want to use or insert multiple shapes w/ same tool
and don't want to go back up to menu bar and select the tool every time.
Thought Lock drawing mode would do this but I don't seem to be able to lock
when using the polygon tool

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new - 18 Jun 2007 22:53 GMT

Updating the previous post - It is the 'Freeform' tool I am trying to lock to
use over. Was able to do this in previous versions of ppt.

> Doesn't seem to work - I want to use or insert multiple shapes w/ same tool
> and don't want to go back up to menu bar and select the tool every time.
> Thought Lock drawing mode would do this but I don't seem to be able to lock
> when using the polygon tool

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Echo S - 19 Jun 2007 00:05 GMT

You're using 2007, I take it?

Right-click and choose "lock drawing mode."

Ahhh, but now I see you're absolutely correct -- it doesn't work on the
freeform tool. Nuts.

I'll report this as a bug. I can't think of a viable workround, sorry.

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> Updating the previous post - It is the 'Freeform' tool I am trying to lock
> to
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>> lock
>> when using the polygon tool

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Steve Rindsberg - 19 Jun 2007 13:45 GMT

> You're using 2007, I take it?
>
> Right-click and choose "lock drawing mode."
>
> Ahhh, but now I see you're absolutely correct -- it doesn't work on the
> freeform tool. Nuts.

Or several others, I noticed. I suspect that any tool that forces you to
doubleclick/press ESC to tell it "I'm done now" is broken.

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