Control shapes via dropdown menu

Hi,

I have a word document where I have placed a map of Canada. When the user opens the file then they should only see the map + 2 activex combo boxes. Once they have picked from the two lists then specific circles should appear and they should be sized according to a specific data I have.

What I need help with is how to control the shapes from the dropdown menus and how to control the shapes (appear/ disappear and resize).

Thanks.

abousetta

OK, so your document has some ActiveX controls (is there a good reason for not using content controls?), but there's no indication of how the code behind them (unusable is a docx file, anyway) is related to how the "circles should appear and they should be sized". In any event, to do that, you'd probably want to name the shapes for referencing purposes, using code like:
ActiveDocument.Shapes(1).Name = "Canada"
Having done that, you can refer to them and adjust their size & position quite easily, using code like:

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'Oval 8' is one of the existing names.

Thanks Paul. I understand the concept now.