Questions tagged [microsoft-visio]
Diagramming software for Windows and part of Microsoft's Office suite. Visio can be used to create documents such as flowcharts, organization charts, network topologies, and software architecture diagrams.
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Need more auto-connection points on Visio shapes
I am Visio 2013 user. How can I add more auto-connection points on shapes in Visio.
For example, a circle shape originally has 8 auto-connection points, but I need 8 points more totally 16 connection ...
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How can I change the default properties of Visio's connector tool?
I'd like to change the default properties of the connector tool in Visio from right-angled lines with an arrow head to curved lines without arrows at either end. Can this be done? If so, how?
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Transparent text background in an arrow in Visio
I'm creating a Visio 2013 diagram, and when I add a background colour to the diagram, the text of the arrow looks like this:
I want to remove that white text background, but I can't find how...
I ...
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Where is a database shape in Visio?
I am trying to document an architecture in Visio, and I can't find a shape for a database. I see servers, clients, etc. - but no database.
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How Do I Get Bi-Directional Arrows In Visio 2013
This is driving me mad....when I add a 'Connector' to my diagram it is a certain Connector type (Association, Composition, Aggregation, etc...)
I have to select one of those types. And those types ...
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prevent connector routing when elements placed on top of them in MS Visio 2007
Is there any chance to prevent MS Visio (preferably 2010) connectors from routing when a text block is placed on top of it? I want to achieve the effect as if the text block is on the upper layer, ...
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Visio 2010: replace a shape
In Visio 2010, how can I change the shape of a single element?
If I create a new one, I'd have to re-apply text, connections and format.
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Visio alternatives [closed]
I need an alternative to Visio for making diagrams (particularly signal processing block diagrams) that includes some kind of custom stencils + connection points. I just spent 2 hours learning bits ...
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How do I zoom up to 52000% on Microsoft Visio? (I used to be able to do that)
I've been using Microsoft Visio Professional 2003 for ages now, since it is wonderful and allows me to do everything that I need for designing my solar photovoltaic rooftop designs for our installers ...
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Microsoft Visio branching connectors
In Visio 2007, how would you use a connector as a data bus to reach multiple shapes? From what I've read, there is no branching connector. You have to use multiple connectors and that is really messy. ...
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How to make sure newly created connectors are straight?
I'm creating a Visio Flowchart diagram. I want all connectors by default to be "Straight". Is there any way to set a default style for newly created connectors? Currently all my connectors are always ...
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How to place a shape on top of another shape in Visio 2010?
Okay this is driving me nuts. I'm using Visio 2010 in a completely blank template. Here is what I'm doing:
I'm drawing a simple rectangle
I draw a second simple rectangle
I'm trying to drag ...
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Change default font size setting used in Visio 2010
How do you change the default font size used in Visio 2010?
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Text display quality in Visio 2010
I'm missing text display quality settings (esp. ClearType) under Visio 2010. Any idea how to turn on ClearType rendering?
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Adding a bend to a straight connector in Microsoft Visio 2013
I have added a straight connector:
how can I add to some bends to obtain the following result
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I use Microsoft Visio 2013 Professional on Windows 7.
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How to pan in visio like in a PDF viewer with the "hand" tool?
In Visio 2016 we can pan the canvas by dragging middle mouse button: .
But I want to pan the canvas by dragging like in a PDF viewer with . How to do that?
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Simplest way to design classic FSMs in Microsoft Visio?
I would like to create some basic Finite State Machines within Microsoft Visio. As an example, please take a look at the following:
Image source: "DFAexample" by Cepheus - Own work.
I tried to ...
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Add specific page of Visio diagram into Word document
I've got a Visio 2010 document that has multiple pages, with one workflow on each page. I'm trying to insert each of the workflows into a word 2013 document. I'm trying to do it as a direct link so I ...
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Does a tool to view Visio documents on Mac exist? [closed]
Is there an open source (or free) application to view (not necessarily edit) MS Vision 2007/2010 documents on a Mac?
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How do I browse all shapes in Visio (2010)
I'm not very familiar with the shapes that are available for me to use. Sometimes I'm looking for a shape but I don't know what it would be called so I can't search for it and I don't know which ...
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Visio 2010, how to change the text to horizontal on a line that is vertically aligned?
I have a line that is pointing downwards.
I have added some text description to this line and I would like it to be horizontally aligned, but I can't find a way to change the orientation. By default ...
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How to display shape data on the document itself
I updated a sketch and I added data to shapes.
Is there a way to display this data next to the shapes easily? So it would show up when I print it? Or do I need to do it manually by adding text boxes ...
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Google Docs drawings to Visio
Is there a way to export drawings made with Google Docs to Visio? Maybe through some other software. I can see that Lucidcharts supports both Google Drive and export to Visio, but does it actually ...
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Ensure Visio new Connection Points at the middle distance?
I am Visio 2013 user. How do you ensure that the new connection point will be positioned exactly at the middle distance between two existing, sequential connection points ?
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Visio: Create tables
What's the easiest way to create tables in visio or at least be able to copy them as tables from Excel?
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Where is size, make equal in Visio 2013
I'm sure, in past versions of Visio, there used to be an option where you could select a bunch of shapes, and select size, make equal. Somewhere around the Align and Position tabs on the Home menu.
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Display Visio page title in page
I'm working on a multi-page Visio 2013 document, and for consistency purposes I'm looking for a way of including the page title in the Background page, so that each page title is displayed within the ...
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Microsoft Visio 2013 how to resize an object and maintain its aspect ratio?
I'm using Visio 2013. I dragged and dropped a PNG image onto the drawing surface. I click on the image and the resize handles are displayed at each corner and a rotation handle is displayed at the top....
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How to have an `auto fit content` textbox in Visio 2013?
For my drawings, I want the textbox(es) to be automatically resized to the text content. How can I get that?
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Parameters of operations in Visio's Class diagram
I am drawing a Class diagram in Visio.
In the operations part of a class, I would like to show the parameters.
For example: doMethod(String hi): void.
But I don't know how to set the parameters.
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How do I draw a line in Visio 2010 without the end points jumping around?
I am trying to draw lines in Visio 2010, but for a reason, the end (and for that matter the start) points keep jumping around. That is, if I want to draw small shapes, they can only be drawn in 0 and ...
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Add spacing around connector label in Microsoft Visio
How can I add some spacing around connector label in Microsoft Visio?
Example (text of interest in red rectangle):
should be:
Adding spaces in the text only works for adding margin on the left, but ...
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Disable auto-zoom when editing a shape in Visio
This is an annoyance more than an actual problem. Visio will automatically zoom in on a shape when I edit the text within. How do I disable this?
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Remove blank pages (automatic mechanism not precise)
I've got a picutre that takes up the entire space of a sheet. Visio however now already added 3 additional sheets. All elements are within the boarders of sheet one, why does Visio already produce new ...
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How to see a list of all pages in Visio 2010?
The pages are as tabs at the bottom of the screen, and it's very uncomfortable when you have 100 pages and you are looking for a specific one.
Is there a better way to look through all this pages ...
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Text background behind an arrow
I have an arrow in Visio 2010 with text. But white box around text shut off the arrow itself. I could move a text a little further away from an arrow but I don't want to. How can I set transparent ...
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Text Location on Custom Visio 2010 Master Shape
I am creating a new master shape and would like the text (when user pressesto be placed above the shape and not in the middle. How can that be configured?
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Draw a line in Visio between objects without obscuring the text in the label
I have two vertically arranged shapes connected by a line with a text label on the line. I don't want the line to run *through* the text label because it obscures the text. What I have done to get ...
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Custom style for any new drawing element in Visio 2010
You know how easily Microsoft Word adopts your visual style of writing, like text color, size, etc and uses it for any subsequent text you write, right? Well, I can't get similar behavior with Visio, ...
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Convert image to Visio diagram?
I'm trying to convert a simple diagram (boxes and arrows) into a Visio chart. There are lots of these boxes and arrows, however, so this will be a pain to do by hand.
Is there a way to convert an ...
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Visio 2010 - no rotate handles?
I'm using Visio 2010. When I select a shape, I see the normal resize handles, but no rotation handles. This seems to be the case for any shape I create. This is not in a locked layer.
I have ...
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How to convert OmniGraffle files to a non-proprietary format [closed]
I have inherited a bunch of graphs in OmniGraffle format which I need to edit. I do not have access to a Mac, and I have no desire to buy OmniGraffle either. I've looked at the .graffle files which ...
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Visio stencil isn't showing properly
I downloaded these stencils for Microsoft Visio 2013 and opened them in the application. For each icon I drag into the page (see image one), it shows up blue (see image two). What am I doing wrong?
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Merge Visio files
I know I can do this manually by using copy/paste but I'm looking for a simpler way.
Does anyone know of a quick and easy way to merge Visio documents? I have several Visio vsd files, all of which ...
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Change default shape protection properties in Visio
Every time I drop a shape into my diagram in Visio, the shape is created with Text and Height properties set as protected. Since I always have to change the text of the shape, I have to perform couple ...
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Viewing and editing .vsd files [closed]
What free programs can I use to view and edit .vsd files?
I am working with someone that does not switch to Visio and while I could use Microsoft's Visio Viewer to see what it's sent me, I cannot ...
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Possible to use a Visio page as a layer on another page?
Is it possible to use a page in a Visio doc as a layer in another page in the same doc?
Currently, I'm copying and pasting when I make changes to page 1 into a layer on page 2, but would like it if ...
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How can I remove a Theme from One Shape of Many in Visio 2016
The Issue
I have a Visio 2016 diagram that has a theme, but I want to remove the theme from one object. In Visio 2010 you could do Format > Remove Theme. I'm not seeing any such option in Vision 2016....
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How to specify a List<MyCustomType> as a “Return Type” for a UML Interface Property
I initially posted this question in Stack Overflow, but I have a feeling that I should have posted here instead.
In my Visio 2007 UML document I am unable to figure out how I can add an operation to ...
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Opening VSD files with Visio 2010 Viewer
I just installed the Visio 2010 viewer.
How do I now make this viewer to open if I double click a VSD files? Every time I do so only my web browser (Opera) is started - but it is not associated with ...