I have not been able to isolate when the feature ceases to function. When I
wrote the phrase "use the chart" I was referring to the the continual process
of refining and adjusting the layout of the positions I was arranging.
The chronology of events were:
1. I started the organization chart using the Wizard.
2. This generated a spreadsheet that I updated
3. I re-ran the Wizard which created the organization chart based on the
spreadsheet and placed many positions on multiple tabs.
4. I wanted one large layout that would give the best overview of the whole
organization so I cut an pasted the shapes from all the tabs to the first
Visio tab.
5. The automatic linking was working at this point in the process.
6. I saved the Visio file
7. The next day the file was not working. I can't remember if the
automatic connecting line attaching was working or not at the start of the
2nd day.
8. I created a new visio file to test the automatic connection feature. It
worked in the test file.
9. I created a brand new Visio file and copied the entire organization
chart over to the new file.
10. The connection feature worked, but the formating was all messed up and
I had to spend a lot of time fixing it.
11. Again, the next day when I went to work on the 2nd file the connection
feature was not working.
12. I searched the web, talked to my IT department, tried a bunch of stuff
and decided I needed outside help.
Sorry for the long posting.
Jeff
