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by - delegate Denise [1 post] (2008 Jun 23 Mon, 16:00) Reply

How do I add layers?

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by - trainer David gold contributer [422 posts] (2008 Jun 30 Mon, 08:37) Reply

Denise

You can add new layers to organize custom categories of shapes, and then assign shapes to those layers:

On the View menu, click Layer Properties, and then click New.
Type a name for the layer, and then click OK.
In the Layer Properties dialog box, select the check box in each column for properties that you want the layer to have, if they are not already checked.
Notes

When you create a new layer, it is added only to the current page, not to all pages in the file.
Similarly, when you create a new page, that new page does not inherit layers from the previous page. You must define any layers that you want the new page to have.
When you copy a shape with a layer assignment from one page to another, either within the same drawing or from one drawing to another, the layer is added to the new page. If the page already has a layer with the same name, the shape is added to the existing layer.

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Visio tip:

Creating an organisation chart in Visio using Excel data

A quick and easy way to create an organisation chart by importing names and titles stored in list format in an Excel spreadsheet into Visio.

1. Select File, New, Organization Chart.

2. Start the Organization Chart Wizard.

3. At the first step of the wizard, select the 'Information that I enter using the wizard' option, and click Next.

4. At the second step of the wizard, select Excel, then type the name of the file.

5. Select Browse to choose the location you wish to save the file to, click Save, and then click Next.

6. Click OK - a Microsoft Office Excel workbook will open with column headings already entered for you.

7. Replace the sample text with the text you wish to appear in your organisation chart. By holding your cursor over each column heading, you should be able to view data entry tips.

8. Save the Excel file, then close Excel.

9. Proceed through the remaining steps in the wizard to create your organization chart from the data you entered into the Excel file.

Visio's organisation chart wizard will also recognise the following file formats (besides .xls):

- Microsoft Exchange Server Directory (Microsoft Exchange e-mail Address Book).

- Tab- or Comma-delimited text (.txt).

- Org Plus (.txt).

- Microsoft Office Access (.mdb) or any other file format for a database created in an Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)-compliant database application.