How do I automatically resize a Visio shape to fit text?

[R Devore]

When you have a shape, such as a rectangle, and the text that you are putting
in the shape is larger than the shape, is there anyway to automatically
resize the shape the the size of the text? I can create a text box that
automatically resizes, but then it doesn't have handles to connect lines to.

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

You will have to open the shapesheet for the shape and change the width to
be based on the size of the text. The handles will stay in place.

MSDN has an article on how to have a shapes size dependant on the text
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...f/HTML/DVS_09_Designing_Text_Behavior_388.asp

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[Al Edlund]

I'd start over here....
al

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

You will have to open the shapesheet for the shape and change the width to
be based on the size of the text. The handles will stay in place.

MSDN has an article on how to have a shapes size dependant on the text
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...f/HTML/DVS_09_Designing_Text_Behavior_388.asp

--
John... Visio MVP

Need stencils or ideas? http://www.mvps.org/visio/3rdparty.htm
Need VBA examples? http://www.mvps.org/visio/VBA.htm
Common Visio Questions http://www.mvps.org/visio/common_questions.htm