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Doug.S
While I can search for a stencil shape OK within Visio....I don't always know
what each stencil contains or what search word to use. I also know there is
a tool to print each stencil content....but I found two good
electronic/paperless solutions for me; so sharing with you all....
- if you hold cursor over the file name it will display a help bubble....get
that info by opening the file in a text editor...also contains the "search"
words used to find the shapes in that stencil....save file-name and this text
in a file you can search (such as .xls or .mdb). Helps to find the file and
also what search words to use.
- if you have a desktop search/index engine such as Copernic, set it to
search .vsd, .vss and .vst file 'contents' (not just file name)....so
Copernic can search deeper and more quickly...and you can find a .vsd drawing
via something in its text contents
I can now find a wider variety of shapes faster and know what file has the
shape.
Also...download the MS Visio 2007 viewer and its SP1 updater and you can dbl
click a .vss file and it will open for viewing without opening Visio (if you
are looking and don't happen to have Visio open).
Doug.S
what each stencil contains or what search word to use. I also know there is
a tool to print each stencil content....but I found two good
electronic/paperless solutions for me; so sharing with you all....
- if you hold cursor over the file name it will display a help bubble....get
that info by opening the file in a text editor...also contains the "search"
words used to find the shapes in that stencil....save file-name and this text
in a file you can search (such as .xls or .mdb). Helps to find the file and
also what search words to use.
- if you have a desktop search/index engine such as Copernic, set it to
search .vsd, .vss and .vst file 'contents' (not just file name)....so
Copernic can search deeper and more quickly...and you can find a .vsd drawing
via something in its text contents
I can now find a wider variety of shapes faster and know what file has the
shape.
Also...download the MS Visio 2007 viewer and its SP1 updater and you can dbl
click a .vss file and it will open for viewing without opening Visio (if you
are looking and don't happen to have Visio open).
Doug.S