How can I create a new category in Visio?

[piersonal]

We have a number of tempates that we want to group together under a new
category. By saving to the correct template path, we now get a Category
called Other with these templates appearing in it, but I can't figure out how
to name this something a little more helpful. Anyone any ideas???

 

[Mark Nelson [MS]]

Funny you should ask. There is an excellent post on the Visio Insights blog
describing this.

http://blogs.msdn.com/visio/archive/2006/08/08/691363.aspx

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[piersonal]

Thank you for the feedback Mark, and if half answers my question because this
blog too confirms that new templates do indeed end up in the Other Category.
What I wanted to know was if it was possible to change the name of Category
'Other' to something more suitable for the templates that are held within it?

 

[Mark Nelson [MS]]

That is the second method described in the post. You use Visio's
PublishComponents tool to add your own category and content.

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Office Graphics - Visio
Microsoft Corporation

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[John Marshall, MVP]

Actually that is a mistake in the blog (or an overlooked detail).

What is required is that the folder pointed to by the path in Visio contain
folders. The folders will be used as the category names. If you just place
the templates/stencils in the folder pointed to by the PATH, Visio has no
category name to use and the templates/stencils are lumped into the
"Other(s)" category.

John... Visio MVP

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