Unable to edit the text of the shapes derived from custom masters

[Sam Huang]

Hi,
I build custom masters by mixing two general shapes, say square and
circle together, and have text on both the shapes.

But after I drop an instance of the master into a page, I cannot
modify the text of the instance. To do so, I need to modify the text
on the master, which is non-sense for me.

How to change the text of a shape without modifying its master? Thanks!

 

[JuneTheSecond]

May be, may be.
If you drag 2 shapes togather to your stencil, the new master is a group
contains the 2 shapes. And then you drop the new master on your drawing, the
dropped shape is a group. So, if you wish to edit the text, you need to
select the shapes in the group and edit them.

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

You should also change the group shapes property so the member shapes have
priority.

John... Visio MVP

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