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Reply Wed 7 Nov 2007, 16:02Delegate Brian said...

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Visio Introduction course

Shapes

How do you modify a shape?

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Reply Fri 23 Nov 2007, 15:57Trainer Amanda said...

RE: Shapes

Hi Brian

Thank you for your question - apologies that it has taken a while to get back to you.

Apparently it is not that easy to change one shape to another in Visio as there are many components to a single shape, therefore the shapes are not as simple as those that are available in PowerPoint or other MS applications.

The only thing I have come across is that in the Basic FlowChart Shapes stencil there is a shape called Flowchart shapes which if you drag it onto a page, you will find that you can right-click on it and change it to one of three other shapes (options are Process, Decision, Document or Data).

Amanda

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Create own ribbon tab - Visio 2010

a. In Visio click on the File tab
b. Select Options from left hand side
c. Choose the Customize Ribbon section
d. Click the New Tab button (below the list of tabs on the right hand side of the dialog box)
e. Select the New Tab (Custom) and enter a name, by clicking the Rename button (below the list of tabs on the right hand side of the dialog box)
f. Select the New Group (Custom) and enter a name, by clicking the Rename button (below the list of tabs on the right hand side of the dialog box)
g. Add commands to your tab and group by locating them on the list on the right hand side (remembering that you can change the list using the drop down box at the top of the list of commands) and clicking the Add button between the two panes to add them to your tab and group
h. You can rearrange the commands in your group, the groups on any tab or the tabs, using the up and down arrow buttons beside the list of tabs.
i. Click OK to apply your changes

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