How do I disable snap-to in drawings in Word 2007?

Question

How do I draw lines in a Word 2007 drawing without them automatically snapping to the nearest whatever? Currently I'm forced to draw them to one side, then drag them into place.

Please tell me there's a better way...

Answer 1

Check out this Office support article: Turn the snap to grid and snap to object options on or off

1. Click the shape or object in the document.
2. Under Drawing Tools on the Format tab, in the Arrange group, click Align, and then click Grid Settings. If you do not see the Drawing Tools or Format tabs, make sure that you clicked a shape or an object.
3. Do one or both of the following: [...]
   
   • To position shapes or objects to grid lines that go through the vertical and horizontal edges of other shapes or objects, under Object Snapping, select the Snap objects to other objects check box.