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Microsoft Office - Which is Best to Use for This?

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  1. Lil Pun

    Lil Pun Member

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    I am needing to make a diagram with circles and arrows for my Operations Management class homework. What program in Microsoft Office would be best suited to do this? The circles must have text in them and above the and some of the arrow lines must be dotted and some are not. What is the easiest and best program under MS Office to do this.
     
    #1 Lil Pun, Jan 23, 2007
  2. JayZ750

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    From the basic Office suite, I'd got with Powerpoint.
     
    #2 JayZ750, Jan 23, 2007
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    The Drawing toolbar in Word should be able to do most if not all of those things. (I cant remember if you can make dotted lines but it would seem like you should be able to)
     
    #3 geeimsobored, Jan 23, 2007
  4. Lil Pun

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    I am also going to have to list other information as well and print this off and turn it in.
     
    #4 Lil Pun, Jan 23, 2007
  5. AMS

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    Powerpoint.
     
    #5 AMS, Jan 23, 2007
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    [​IMG]

    like that? powerpoint.
     
    #6 KaiSeR SoZe, Jan 23, 2007
  7. Vengeance

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    I'd recommend Visio. It may not be in your version of Office though. If not, then I'd agree with Powerpoint.
     
    #7 Vengeance, Jan 23, 2007
  8. Lil Pun

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    Visio looks like it is perfect. Too bad I don't have it. :(

    I am having trouble doing it in both Word and Poerpoint.
     
    #8 Lil Pun, Jan 23, 2007
  9. Mr. Brightside

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    Create it in your paint program, and then insert as image in your Word document.
     
    #9 Mr. Brightside, Jan 23, 2007
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    Can do it in Word or Powerpoint, I believe Visio too.
     
    #10 Omer, Jan 23, 2007
  11. Vengeance

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    Try Gliffy. It looks like it can do what you want.
     
    #11 Vengeance, Jan 23, 2007
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    I do those kind of things in Word (very easy), I never did those in Power Point, and I dont have Visio.
     
    #12 david_rocket, Jan 24, 2007
  13. Lil Pun

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    I used Gliffy, what Vengeance suggested above. Worked well.
     
    #13 Lil Pun, Jan 24, 2007
  14. RocketRaccoon

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    PowerPoint all the way...if all you have is MSOffice.

    You can use Word...and Excel for that matter, but sheeesh, why make it hard on yourself.

    If you like, send me a jpeg or your version in ppt of what you need and I'll give you a hand.

    RR
     
    #14 RocketRaccoon, Jan 24, 2007
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    Quark is what you need.

    But not having that and only using the Microsoft suite, yeah, I'd go with PP or word.

    It's what I do all day...

    Like RR said, if you got a question or get stuck, let us know.
     
    #15 mc mark, Jan 24, 2007
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    Use Publisher, it should be perfect.
     
    #16 macalu, Jan 24, 2007
  17. Lil Pun

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    Thanks, I may need to send you something this week because I am not quite sure how to do it. I have a jpg version so when I find out the spots I am having trouble on I may need your assistance. Thanks.
     
    #17 Lil Pun, Jan 24, 2007
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    Dude that's awesome. Thanks!
     
    #18 Mulder, Jan 24, 2007
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    see if your school offers Visio as part of their free software package.
    the McCombs school at UT-Austin gives away Visio and MS Office online.

    Visio is the standard diagramming tool... but Gliffy could work as well as Dia.
    I suggest you find a way to snag a free copy of Visio somehow - it's really good.
     
    #19 flipmode, Jan 24, 2007
  20. geeimsobored

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    Wait they give that stuff away if you're a business student? Where do you go to get that stuff.
     
    #20 geeimsobored, Jan 24, 2007
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