Default grid spacing

[Mike Hislop]

Hello. I would like all new Visio documents that I create to have their
default grid set to 'Fixed, 2mm' for each of the horizontal and vertical axes.

How can I do this? It's a PITA to have to make the change manually each
time I make a new document, and if I save a modified document as a template
it doesn't appear in the list of possible templates that you get when you
start up the application.

All help gratefully received...

Mike

 

[Barb Way]

The grid settings are stored in each individual template. You should not
make changes to the built-in templates, as they would be removed by normal
repair actions. But you can make changes to an existing template and save
it under a new name to accomplish your goal.

To make a saved template show up, you will want to place your custom
templates in a special folder, and then tell Visio how to find them using
File Paths. In Visio 2007, this is under Tools > Options > Advanced tab >
File Paths. Put the folder path
(drive:\foldera\folderb\...\templatesfolder\) in the space for Templates,
then close and restart Visio. A new group called (Other) will exist in the
Template categories, and you will find your custom templates there.

Or, you can just browse to the folder using File > New > New Drawing from
Template.

Barb Way
Product Support - Visio
Microsoft Corporation
[This posting is provided "As Is" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.]

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Thread-Topic: Default grid spacing


Hello. I would like all new Visio documents that I create to have their
default grid set to 'Fixed, 2mm' for each of the horizontal and vertical
axes.

How can I do this? It's a PITA to have to make the change manually each
time I make a new document, and if I save a modified document as a template
it doesn't appear in the list of possible templates that you get when you
start up the application.

All help gratefully received...

Mike