Hi Kevin,
For you to create custom stencil from similar shapes that you would like, you can search for shapes and save them with a stencil.
1. Set the properties for your search. On the Tools menu, click Options.
a. On the Shape Search tab, set the search properties:
b. Search locations By default, Microsoft Visio stencils installed on your hard drive and Visio stencils on the Web are searched.
c. To turn off a search location, in the Search locations list, click the arrow and clear the check box next to the location.
d. Search for Select whether the shapes returned match all of the search terms
(All of the words (AND)) or any of the search terms (Any of the words (OR))
e. Sort results Select whether results are returned in alphabetical order by shape name or by stencil (that is, group) name.
f. Click By Group to distinguish between shapes that have the same name but appear on different stencils.
g. Selecting this option is also useful if you want to locate the stencil containing the shape.
h. Open results in new window, Select to create a new search results stencil for every search. Clear to have the results of a search replace the results of any previous search.
i. Warn when results are greater than Select if you want a warning message when the number of shapes found exceeds the limit you specify.
j. Click OK.
2. Open the Shapes window, if it's not already open.
a. On the View menu, click Shapes Window.
b. In the Search for Shapes box, type one or more words that describe the shape you want. You can separate words with spaces, commas, or semicolons. For example, to find shapes that
represent office chairs, type chair.
3. Click the Green Arrow or press ENTER.
a. The results are added to a search results stencil.
Note If you have an Internet connection and the search properties are set to search the Internet, Visio searches Visio Web Shapes for shapes that meet your search criteria and then
displays those shapes in the results.
b. When you find the shape you want, drag it onto the drawing page.
Note Searching on the Internet using the Search for Shapes feature in Visio returns only shapes provided by Microsoft.
c. You can use the Shape Search tab on the Options dialog box (Tools menu) to expand or refine your search.
To save the search results as a Stencil
1. To save the custom stencil
a. Right-Click on the title of the stencil
b. Select Save As and save the stencil (Note the stencil is saved under the directory My Shapes under My Documents)
c. The red Asterisk on the title of the stencil indicates that the stencil is in edit mode and to prevent accidental deletion of the shapes in the stencil, Right-Click on the title of the stencil and
select Edit Stencil
d. This stencil is then available for future use too
Likewise, a shape search can be conducted for various other shapes.
Hope this answers your question.
Thanks and regards,
Umesh V.G
Microsoft Visio Technical Support, Microsoft
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I need to build a custom stncil of shapes from a wide
array of "normal" stancils. How do I get an index of all
the shapes in all the stencils, so I don't have to open
every one to find all the shapes I need?
Thanks
Kevin
