Using a Control to Activate View Layer Properties???

[BobZ]

I'm new to this arena, but I'm hoping this is a stupid easy request. I've
got a Visio doc with multiple layers and I want to put a control or icon or
graphic on the drawing so that when users click it, it shows the View Layer
Properties window and they can control layers. My users don't know Visio
layers well enough to know this feature.

I don't know VB or controls well enough. I tried recording a macro to
assign to a control but in Visio you can't record showing the Layer
Properties dialogue becasue the Record Macro buttons don't work when the
dialogue is opened.

Can you give a poor non-developer a solution???

 

[Paul Herber]

I'm new to this arena, but I'm hoping this is a stupid easy request. I've
got a Visio doc with multiple layers and I want to put a control or icon or
graphic on the drawing so that when users click it, it shows the View Layer
Properties window and they can control layers. My users don't know Visio
layers well enough to know this feature.

I don't know VB or controls well enough. I tried recording a macro to
assign to a control but in Visio you can't record showing the Layer
Properties dialogue becasue the Record Macro buttons don't work when the
dialogue is opened.

Can you give a poor non-developer a solution???

You can use any shape you want, doesn't have to be a control.
Put a suitable shape on your diagram, ensure the shape is selected and
menu Window -> Show Shapesheet
in the Events section, in cell EventDblClick
enter
=DOCMD(1448)

 

[BobZ]

Yes! I had no idea about shape sheets. It works and it's great. Thanks
Paul!!