How to turn off shape search in Visio 2003

[charles]

I just upgraded from Visio 2000 to 2003 and I know where the shapes I
need are. How can I remove the Search for Shapes window altogether?
How can I turn off this feature?

Thanks.

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

Take a look at the Options Dialog under the Tools menu. There should be a
tab for Shape Search. You should be able to turn off the seach screen and
change the search criteria.

It is Visio 2007, and I believe it was introduced in Visio 2003.

John... Visio MVP

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[charles]

Thanks but I tried that and Tools/Options/Shape Search won't let me
deselect all locations. (Also in that tab, the Properties button is
never active for some reason.)

I guess it's not a big deal but it is an annoyance when half of the
shapes pane comes up with a nonsense question on how to get started.
And if no shapes are loaded in a file it just eats a quarter of the
screen for no purpose until I have to close it manually. It's mouse
only of course so I can't even just hit a key. (And I can't even get
to the search box if I had something to search for without picking up
the mouse anyway.)

Oh well, enough bitching and moaning. Thanks again.

 

[Paul Herber]

Thanks but I tried that and Tools/Options/Shape Search won't let me
deselect all locations. (Also in that tab, the Properties button is
never active for some reason.)

I guess it's not a big deal but it is an annoyance when half of the
shapes pane comes up with a nonsense question on how to get started.

Hi Charles,
Would you like to try our utilities at
http://www.visio-utilities.sandrila.co.uk/

This has a facility to turn off the search window.

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

I checked and turning off the search pane was added for Visio 2007. So it is
something to look forward to whenever you decide to upgrade. Microsoft Visio
2000 is the oldeset version that qualifies for an upgrade, so you have a
while before you HAVE to upgrade.

John... Visio MVP

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