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=== Custom line patterns (wavy, saw edge...) === |
=== Custom line patterns (wavy, saw edge...) === |
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Show the Drawing Explorer (see [http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/visio-help/edit-your-drawing-in-the-drawing-explorer-window-HA010357451.aspx]): |
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* In ribbon ''Developer menu'' → ''Show/Hide'' → '''Drawing Explorer''' |
* In ribbon ''Developer menu'' → ''Show/Hide'' → '''Drawing Explorer''' |
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Create a new pattern: |
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* In Drawing Explorer, right click ''Line Patterns'' → '''New Pattern...''' |
* In Drawing Explorer, right click ''Line Patterns'' → '''New Pattern...''' |
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* Right click on the new pattern → '''Edit Pattern Shape''' |
* Right click on the new pattern → '''Edit Pattern Shape''' |
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: See [http://visualsignals.typepad.co.uk/vislog/2008/03/creating-random.html VisLog's Creating Random] |
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See also [http://www.visguy.com/2008/03/03/release-the-power-of-visio-custom-line-patterns/ the Visio Guy] |
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=== Miscellaneous === |
=== Miscellaneous === |
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Revision as of 14:05, 13 May 2014
References
Tips
Tips from SoftwareStencils
From VisioUML2.2Tips.pdf (from [1])
- Click Tools, Snap & Glue and place check marks in the Glue and Shape Vertices check boxes.
- In Visio 2010, Go to View ribbon → Visual Aids (small arrow) → Enable Snap to shape vertices and Glue to shape vertices
- To have an invisible line of connection points, use the Region, Partition shape, and select Connection Points line in the contextual menu.
Restore styles in Visio 2010
- Enable Developer Mode. See http://office.microsoft.com/en-001/visio-help/what-happened-to-styles-HA010215441.aspx.
- Apparently this only enables themes in Visio 2010, styles are still hidden
- Add styles button by customizing the ribbon (from Commands not in the Ribbon).
Custom line patterns (wavy, saw edge...)
Show the Drawing Explorer (see [2]):
- In ribbon Developer menu → Show/Hide → Drawing Explorer
Create a new pattern:
- In Drawing Explorer, right click Line Patterns → New Pattern...
- Right click on the new pattern → Edit Pattern Shape
See also the Visio Guy
Miscellaneous
- Use Shift + Mouse wheel to scroll page horizontally.
- Press F11 to got to text/fonts properties
New features
- Auto-size
- See [3]
Troubleshoot
Can't see eccentricity handles on arc shape
- Problem — According to MS help, if you click on the control point of an arc with the pencil tool, while holding the CTRL key, you will see the arc's eccentricity handles.
- Solution ([4]) — Resize the height or width or the shape with the pointer tool (CTRL+1), the re-select the bow point with the pencil tool. The eccentricity handles should appear.
- Solution 2 — Open the ShapeSheet, find the EllipticalArcTo corresponding to the segment, and change the value in the D column (set 1 or so).
Copy/paste in Powerpoint add small surrounding boxes
When pasting visio drawing using Picture (Extended Metafile), small surrounding box appears around some text boxes (usually in presentation mode).
Somes work-around:
- Use transparent background for shape with no border instead of white background
- To remove background from label, edit label, then Fonts (F11) → Text block → Text background = None
- Paste as Windows Metafile (wmf) instead of Enhanced Metafile (emf)