Upright text regardless of line orientation

[Paul]

In Visio 2003, the labels on my lines are orientated in multiples of
90 degrees relative to the orientation of the line. I would like all
labels to be like regular text (read from left to right, top of the
letters oriented toward top of the drawing). How can this be done?

Thanks.

 

[Chris Roth [Visio MVP]]

Hi Paul,

This sounds like a formula in the ShapeSheet, something like:

TxtAngle = Gravity(Angle, 120 deg, -60 deg)

This formula causes text to stay in-line with the shape's angle, but to
flip, such that the text is "always readable" from the bottom or right
side of the page. It reduces the noise on a drawing with lots of rotated
shapes.

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Hope this helps,

Chris Roth
Visio MVP


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[Paul]

I haven't yet gotten enough Visio under the belt to recognize
ShapeSheets yet, but I will poke around when I have access tomorrow.
Thanks!