How do I create a movable shape?

[Corster666]

I'm not alien to Visio, but could someone help me to create a movable shape -
like the filing cabinet that you can grab the handle and pull the drawer out,
but I'm drawing a safe with a door.

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

The basic idea is to add a control handle that the user can move and change
the geometry in the shapesheet so that the position of the door is based on
the position of the yellow control handle.

Take a look at the shapesheet of the drawer to get an idea of how it is
done.

John... Visio MVP

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[Corster666]

That's the question: How do I create the control?

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

Open the shapesheet and insert a section.

Windows menu --> Show Shapesheet
Insert menu --> Section... --> Controls

The shapesheet for the drawer should give you some idea of the values you
need to place in the cells. Check the Geometry section of the drawer to see
how the cells from the Controls section are used.

John... Visio MVP

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