Visio 2003 default stencils

[Van K. Jones]

In Visio 2003, how do make the same stencils show up in the dock each time
you run Visio? I want to have the same 5 stencils open up each time I open
Visio, but I can't figure out how to make that happen. I've learned how to
add shapes to my favorites, but not entire stencils or groups of shapes.

Thanks

 

[Mark Nelson [MS]]

Save your drawing as a template. Then start from this template to make new
drawings. The template will remember the drawing workspace including the
stencils currently open.

 

[Van K. Jones]

That's great for new diagrams, but what about for diagrams coming from older
versions of Visio. I have a lot of Visio 2000 diagrams that I am opening
and updating and I've got to add my stencils to each diagram. That stinks.

 

[Mark Nelson [MS]]

I suggest creating a macro to do this for you. Use the Macro Recorder to
create it or write one yourself. Here is the basic statement:

Application.Documents.OpenEx "MyStencilName.vss", visOpenRO +
visOpenDocked


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Microsoft Corporation

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