Below are the answers to Frequently Asked Questions:
Registration /
Activation
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How do I activate my EasiDraw Single User Home Edition?
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How do I register EasiDraw Free Edition?
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Where do I find the Registration ID in EasiDraw for MS Word?
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Where do I find the Registration ID in EasiDraw for MS
PowerPoint?
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Where do I key in the Activation Code in EasiDraw for MS Word?
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Where do I key in the Activation Code in EasiDraw for MS
PowerPoint?
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I am using EasiDraw Single User Home Edition, do I have to activate EasiDraw for MS Word and MS PowerPoint
separately?
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I can't find the Register EasiDraw button in EasiDraw
for MS Word.
Using EasiDraw
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The error message says: "The macro cannot be found or
has been disabled because of your Macro Security Setting."
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How do I start up EasiDraw for MS Word?
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How do I start up EasiDraw for MS PowerPoint?
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How do I start up EasiDraw Gear for MS Word?
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How do I shut down EasiDraw Gear for MS Word?
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EasiDraw
diagram is in a mess when it appears on the screen.
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Nothing
happens after I click the EasiDraw diagram buttons.
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I can't
place EasiDraw diagram at the position I want.
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I want
to make small position shift to EasiDraw diagram.
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How do I
shift the subgroups of the Micrometer Outline diagram?
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How do I
shift the subgroups of the Vernier Caliper Outline diagram?
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The graph paper/grid is not to the correct size when I print
it out using a printer.
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How do I ungroup an object?
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How do I group several objects together?
How do I activate my EasiDraw Single User Home Edition?
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If you are using Windows XP, make sure you have full computer
administrator rights before proceeding to the next step.
- Click
Start button.
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Select Programs > EasiDraw > EasiDraw for MS PowerPoint.
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The Registration form will
pop-up.
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Send the Registration ID, your
name and e-mail address to the e-mail address stated in the
Registration form.
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The Activation Code will be sent
to you within one business day.
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How do I register EasiDraw Free Edition?
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If you are using Windows XP, make sure you have full computer
administrator rights before proceeding to the next step.
- Click
Start button.
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Select Programs > EasiDraw > EasiDraw for MS Word.
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The Registration form will
pop-up.
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In the EasiDraw - General
toolbar, select Help menu.
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Click Register EasiDraw
button. Click here if you can't find it.
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The Registration form will
pop-up.
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Send the Registration ID, your
name and e-mail address to the e-mail address stated in the
Registration form.
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The Activation Code will be sent
to you as soon as possible.
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Where do I find the Registration ID in EasiDraw for MS Word?
- If you are using Windows XP, make sure you have full computer
administrator rights before proceeding to the next step.
- Make you have set the Macro Security level to Medium or Low
before proceeding to the next step. Refer to
Question
The error message says: “The macro cannot be found or has been
disabled because of your Macro Security Settings.” for
details.
- Select Programs > EasiDraw > EasiDraw for MS Word.
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In the EasiDraw - General
toolbar, select Help menu.
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Click Register EasiDraw
button. Click here if you can't find it.
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The Registration form will
pop-up.
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The Registration ID can be found
some where in the center of the form.
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Where do I find the Registration ID in EasiDraw for MS
PowerPoint?
- If you are using Windows XP, make sure you have full computer
administrator rights before proceeding to the next step.
- Select Programs > EasiDraw > EasiDraw for MS PowerPoint.
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The Registration form will
pop-up.
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The Registration ID can be found
some where in the center of the form.
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Where do I key in the Activation Code in EasiDraw for MS Word?
- If you are using Windows XP, make sure you have full computer
administrator rights before proceeding to the next step.
- Make you have set the Macro Security level to Medium or Low
before proceeding to the next step. Refer to
Question
The error message says: “The macro cannot be found or has been
disabled because of your Macro Security Settings.” for
details.
- Select Programs > EasiDraw > EasiDraw for MS Word.
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In the EasiDraw - General
toolbar, select Help menu.
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Click Register EasiDraw
button. Click here if you can't find it.
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The Registration form will
pop-up.
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Key the Activation Code,
including the hyphens, into the Activation Code textbox.
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Click Register button.
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Where do I key in the Activation Code in EasiDraw for MS
PowerPoint?
- If you are using Windows XP, make sure you have full computer
administrator rights before proceeding to the next step.
- Select Programs > EasiDraw > EasiDraw for MS PowerPoint.
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The Registration form will
pop-up.
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Key the Activation Code,
including the hyphens, into the Activation Code textbox.
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Click Register button.
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I am using EasiDraw Single User Home
Edition, do I have to activate EasiDraw
for MS Word and MS PowerPoint separately?
No. Once one of them is activated, the other is activated
too.
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I can't find the Register EasiDraw button in EasiDraw
for MS Word.
The Register EasiDraw button is found under Help
menu in the EasiDraw - General toolbar. If you can't
see the Help menu, MS Word may have hidden part of this
toolbar.To find the EasiDraw - General toolbar, you may
have to look for the other menus in this toolbar e.g. Rotate
menu. Once it is found, click the >> icon at the
right-hand end of the toolbar. The hidden buttons/menus will
be displayed.
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The
error message says:
“The macro cannot be found or has been disabled
because of your Macro
Security Settings.”
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You need to reset the security
level in the MS Word/PowerPoint:
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Select Tools > Macro > Security from the toolbars at the top of
the MS Word/PowerPoint window.
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The Security tab dialogue box appears.
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Select Security Level tab.
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Select Low or Medium.
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Shut down MS Word/PowerPoint.
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Re-start MS Word/PowerPoint.
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If you have selected Medium, the following dialogue box
appears:
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Click Enable Macros
to continue.
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How do I start up EasiDraw for MS Word?
- Click
Start button.
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Select Programs > EasiDraw > EasiDraw for MS Word.
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How do I start up EasiDraw for MS PowerPoint?
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Click Start button.
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Select Programs
> EasiDraw > EasiDraw for MS PowerPoint.
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In MS PowerPoint screen, select Tools and click on EasiDraw.
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The EasiDraw toolbars appear.
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How do I start up EasiDraw Gear for MS
Word?
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Start up MS Word.
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On MS Word menu bar, click EasiDraw menu.
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Click EasiDraw Gear button.
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The EasiDraw Gear toolbar will appear.
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How do I shut down EasiDraw Gear for MS
Word?
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On MS Word menu bar, click EasiDraw menu.
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Click EasiDraw Gear button.
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The EasiDraw Gear toolbar will disappear.
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EasiDraw
diagram is in a mess when it appears on the screen.
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If the EasiDraw diagram appears in a mess like below:
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You need to
change the default Wrapping style of your MS Word.
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Select View > Toolbars.
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Select Drawing if
the Drawing option
is not checked.
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Click Rectangle
icon on the Drawing toolbar.
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Draw a rectangle
of any size on the MS Word document.
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For MS Word XP
user only. Go to step 8 if you are using MS Word 2000.
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Right click on
the rectangle.
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Select Cut in the
pop-up menu.
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Press Delete on the
keyboard to delete the Drawing Canvas outline.
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Right click on
the same page.
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Click Paste in the
pop-up menu.
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Continue with Step 8.
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Right click on
the rectangle.
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Select Format AutoShape in the popup menu.
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Select Layout tab.
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Select In front of text and click OK button.
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Right click on
the rectangle again and select Set AutoShape Defaults in the
popup menu.
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Delete the
rectangle.
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Nothing
happens after I click the EasiDraw diagram buttons.
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EasiDraw is in the process of generating the diagram you
have selected.
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The time taken depends on the speed of your computer and the
diagram selected.
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To speed up this process, double click anywhere on the same page where
the cursor is.
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The EasiDraw diagram will appear in a second.
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I can't
place EasiDraw diagram at the position I want.
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Select View > Toolbars.
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Select Drawing if
the Drawing option is not checked.
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Select Draw > Grid…
on the Drawing toolbar.
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Unchecked Snap objects
to grid in the Drawing Grid dialogue box.
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Click OK button.
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I want to make small position
shift to EasiDraw diagram.
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Ensure the Snap
objects to grid check box is unchecked. Refer
to Question
I can’t place EasiDraw diagram
at the exact position I want for details.
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Select the EasiDraw diagram you want move.
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Use the arrow keys on the keyboard or the arrow
buttons on EasiDraw toolbar to shift the selected object.
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How do I
shift the subgroups of the Micrometer Outline diagram?
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Right click on the Micrometer Outline diagram.
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Select Grouping > Ungroup in the popup menu.
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Click on the Spindle group.
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Press and hold the Shift key on the keyboard. Click on the Thimble/Ratchet group
using the mouse.
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Release the Shift key. Both in the Spindle and Thimble/Ratchet groups
are highlighted.
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Use the arrow keys on the keyboard or the left/right arrow on
the EasiDraw toolbars to shift the highlighted groups.
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After shifting, right click on any part of the Micrometer
Outline diagram.
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Select Grouping > Regroup in the popup menu to regroup the diagram.
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How do I
shift the subgroups of the Vernier Caliper Outline diagram?
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Right click on the Vernier Caliper Outline diagram.
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Select Grouping > Ungroup in the popup menu.
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Click on the Moving Scale group of the Vernier
Caliper Outline diagram.
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Press and hold the Shift key on the keyboard. Click on the Tail group using
the mouse.
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Release the Shift key. Both the Moving Scale and the Tail groups
are highlighted.
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Use the left/right arrow keys on the keyboard or left/right
arrow keys on the EasiDraw
toolbar to shift the highlighted groups.
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After shifting, right click on any part of the Vernier
Caliper Outline diagram.
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Select Grouping > Regroup in the popup menu to regroup the diagram.
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The graph paper/grid is not to the correct size when I print
it out using a printer.
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Select File > Page Setup.
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Select Paper tab in the popup menu.
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Set the Paper Size to your
desired size. E.g. A4, Letter etc.
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Click Ok.
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Select File > Print.
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Click Printer Properties
button.
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Ensure the printer paper/page
size is set to the same paper size as above.
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Click Options button.
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Un-check the Allow A4/Letter size resizing option in the popup menu.
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How do I ungroup an object?
- Select the object.
- Right click and a popup menu will appear.
- Select Grouping > Ungroup.
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How do I group several object together?
- Select the objects to be grouped together.
- Right click.
- Select Grouping > Group.
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