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GETTING STARTED Note: for Excel to print graphics correctly on a HP LaserJet 6P File Print Properties Graphics set to raster graphics

On our printer, the triangle row 20 will print as solid if vector graphics is selected. Figure 7-1 The File menu system to set graphics to raster graphics. This is the Excel toolbar icon to bring up the drawing toolbar

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row 40 Figure 7-2 Selecting the drawing toolbar. If you are used to drafting in AutoCAD, drawing in Excel can be a little clumsy. Here are a few tips to make drawing doable and faster.

In the drawing toolbar, select Draw and Snap. Select Snap to Grid and use the gridlines on the spreadsheet to aid in making lines meet.

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Draw images oversized, group, and reduce in size later. Also, zoom to 400% (which is the max zoom) to get accurate detail.

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EXAMPLE -- BOX For a quick example, we will select a box to highlight data. Highlight the box and left click

The box will snap to the grid. However, this box is opaque and will hide your information.

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Select the box with the cursor and right click to get the drop down menu. Left click on format shape. row 100

Select Fill, Color, No Fill.

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the quick brown fox

This is the result.

Figure 7-4 Formatting a box without background. row 130

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EXAMPLE -- ARC AND POINTER

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Figure 7-5 The "AutoShapes menu." Pick AutoShapes, Basic shapes, and Arc. Without much explanation, here are a few ways to manipulate the arc. Points to pick and change the shape of the arc are diamonds. Pick points to change the size and aspect ratios are shown as squares.

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row 160 Pick and extend arc

Figure 7-6 Drawing an arc.

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Make an arc into a pointer by selecting arrowheads to put an arrowhead on either end of the arc. Figure 7-7 Putting an arrowhead on the arc. row 190

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DRAWING LINES Say that you want to draw a degrading sine wave. First, in the drawing tool bar under Draw, set snap to Grid. This usually makes drawing easier. Second, in the drawing tool bar under AutoShapes select Lines. For our purposes we will select Curve. Smash [Escape] to exit when finished with the line. Curve works like a spline. Draw to a grid point and left click.

Figure 7-8 Drawing a mathematical curve.

If the line isn't correct, right click the line and click on Edit Points.

Figure 7-9 Edit Points along a line. Edit Points allows you to move each of the nodes that you created with the left click. Edit Points will not snap to grid.

Figure 7-10 Editing a curve with Edit Points.

Figure 7-12 Flip a copy of the curve and then position it.

Figure 7-11 Select Rotate or Flip in the drawing toolbar.

Figure 7-13 Using the Curve command from the AutoShapes Lines menu, draw in the sine wave. Here, use the Edit Points menu command to highlight the pick points used to create the wave. row 250

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DRAWING LINES -- Continued

Scribble Free Form Curve Figure 7-15 The Free Form line drawing tool.

Figure 7-16 The Scribble drawing tool with a filled, closed line.

Figure 7-14 All three lines in the AutoShapes Lines pop-down menu will create closed line shapes which can be filled.

Figure 7-17 Point to this Free Form shape and right click to bring up the Edit Points menu.

Figure 7-18 Put your cursor on a location on one of the lines and left click Add Point. grips

Figure 7-19 Highlight any point with your cursor, right click, and bring up the point edit menu.

Figure 7-20 Note that the Excel Edit Points command does offer grips for closed shapes.

Figure 7-21 This Mobius strip was created using the Curve drawing tool and the Edit Points edit tool.

Figure 7-22 Generic conifer drawn in Excel drawing tools row 310

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EXAMPLE -- DIAGRAMS Z-axis Y-axis 0.5 Y-Y overturning CGy A X-axis row 320

left 5.000 in

CGx

right

bolt sleeve punching shear cone

C row 330 1.750 in

plate washer or flat bar fixed edge 20.0" -- L = Embed Provided row 340

20.0" -- L = Embed Provided fixed edge db = 0.75"

a 0.00" fixed edge b 0.00"

T 3.0" fixed edge 9.0" straight integral symbol 3.0" 16.4" hook ldh to outside edge row 360 reinforcing stressed to less than 50% no more than 50% splicing in one plane moment curve row 350

24" minimum for staggered splices Figure 7-23 Sample drawings and symbols.

CLASS A SPLICE

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