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Layers
 by - delegate Petra [1 post] (2007 Jun 5 Tue, 09:56)  Reply
How do I create layers?
RE: Layers
Hi Petra
You can use layers to organize related shapes on a drawing page. A layer is a named category of shapes. By assigning shapes to different layers, you can selectively view, print, color, and lock different categories of shapes, as well as control whether you can snap to or glue to shapes on a layer.
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, click to place a check mark in the column for properties that you want the layer to have, if they are not already checked.
Note - The layer is created for the current page, not for all pages in the document.
Also see the following link on the microsoft website for some comprehensive info on layers:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/visio/CH010408701033.aspx
Regards
Richard
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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.
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