Rotate helplines instead of horizontal and vertical only

[Hans Arts]

In Visio you can only use horizontal and vertical (magnetic) help lines. It
would be handy sometimes to rotate the help lines so you can draw in
perspective. For example 45 degrees.

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[Jochen]

Hi Hans,

just change the 'Angle' cell in the helpline's shapesheet.

Greetings
Jochen

In Visio you can only use horizontal and vertical (magnetic) help lines. It
would be handy sometimes to rotate the help lines so you can draw in
perspective. For example 45 degrees.

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[Helplines]

Hi Jochen,

First thanks for your answer. Second, i don't know what you are meaning. I
am talking about de blue helplines you can drag from your ruler. There ain't
no settings in wich you van change the angle. So please try to think with me
again...

Thanks,
Hans Arts

 

[David Parker [Visio MVP]]

.... or use the Size & Position Window...

Hi Hans,

first select the helpline, then open the helpline's shapesheet (Menu
Window --> Show Shapesheet).
Edit the cell 'Angle' in the section 'Shape transform' (see attached
screenshot). That's all.

Greetings
Jochen

 

[Jochen]

.... oups, seems like I am blind, ...

Thanks @David
Jochen

 

[Helplines]

Jochen,

Found it. I've looked at the wrong place earlier. Thank you very much.
Problem Solved........

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

Open the "size & position" dialog

Drag out a new guideline and set the angle for the guideline in the "size &
position" dialog.

John... Visio MVP

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