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How do I ensure that changes to master are reflected in all shapes
I've created a master for "menu" and stored it in my stencil. I'm placing
this master in various worksheets in a Visio document. I want to be able to edit the master and have these changes reflected in all worksheets for that Visio doc. How do I go about doing this? |
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How do I ensure that changes to master are reflected in all shapes
edit your master in the document stencil,
al "Akash Pai" Akash wrote in message ... I've created a master for "menu" and stored it in my stencil. I'm placing this master in various worksheets in a Visio document. I want to be able to edit the master and have these changes reflected in all worksheets for that Visio doc. How do I go about doing this? |
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How do I ensure that changes to master are reflected in all sh
THANKS a BUNCH !!!!
"Al Edlund" wrote: edit your master in the document stencil, al "Akash Pai" Akash wrote in message ... I've created a master for "menu" and stored it in my stencil. I'm placing this master in various worksheets in a Visio document. I want to be able to edit the master and have these changes reflected in all worksheets for that Visio doc. How do I go about doing this? |
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How do I ensure that changes to master are reflected in all sh
Are you sure this actual works....it never has for me...a real pain in the
butt if the master is already in use. "Al Edlund" wrote: edit your master in the document stencil, al "Akash Pai" Akash wrote in message ... I've created a master for "menu" and stored it in my stencil. I'm placing this master in various worksheets in a Visio document. I want to be able to edit the master and have these changes reflected in all worksheets for that Visio doc. How do I go about doing this? |
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How do I ensure that changes to master are reflected in all sh
once you alter a shape that has been dropped the connection between the
document stencil and the shape is disconnected. al "vojo" wrote in message ... Are you sure this actual works....it never has for me...a real pain in the butt if the master is already in use. "Al Edlund" wrote: edit your master in the document stencil, al "Akash Pai" Akash wrote in message ... I've created a master for "menu" and stored it in my stencil. I'm placing this master in various worksheets in a Visio document. I want to be able to edit the master and have these changes reflected in all worksheets for that Visio doc. How do I go about doing this? |
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How do I ensure that changes to master are reflected in all sh
But isnt that what he needs to have working...update a master on a
stencil....and all copies of that master dropped previously into drawings are updated!! This has never worked for me...tried numerous times/ways to do it. Specifically, have a shape in a stencil placed and saved previously, open a new drawing (say block diagram metric), access the stencil, drag the master to the drawing, open the stencil for editing, update the master, save the master back to that stencil, save that stencil so its on disk, return to view the drawing.... voila nothing changed on the previous dropped shape even though the master is updated. So what is wrong with the above scenario??? "Al Edlund" wrote: once you alter a shape that has been dropped the connection between the document stencil and the shape is disconnected. al "vojo" wrote in message ... Are you sure this actual works....it never has for me...a real pain in the butt if the master is already in use. "Al Edlund" wrote: edit your master in the document stencil, al "Akash Pai" Akash wrote in message ... I've created a master for "menu" and stored it in my stencil. I'm placing this master in various worksheets in a Visio document. I want to be able to edit the master and have these changes reflected in all worksheets for that Visio doc. How do I go about doing this? |
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How do I ensure that changes to master are reflected in all sh
You're correct that's the way it works. In creating a document when dragging
a master from a stencil, it is first moved to the document stencil and then copied from there to the drawing page. Changes to a 'master' stencil are not mirrored to a document automatically (my understanding) by design. You can however alter the 'master' in the document stencil and shapes that are still linked to this 'copy' will be changed. al "vojo" wrote in message ... But isnt that what he needs to have working...update a master on a stencil....and all copies of that master dropped previously into drawings are updated!! This has never worked for me...tried numerous times/ways to do it. Specifically, have a shape in a stencil placed and saved previously, open a new drawing (say block diagram metric), access the stencil, drag the master to the drawing, open the stencil for editing, update the master, save the master back to that stencil, save that stencil so its on disk, return to view the drawing.... voila nothing changed on the previous dropped shape even though the master is updated. So what is wrong with the above scenario??? "Al Edlund" wrote: once you alter a shape that has been dropped the connection between the document stencil and the shape is disconnected. al "vojo" wrote in message ... Are you sure this actual works....it never has for me...a real pain in the butt if the master is already in use. "Al Edlund" wrote: edit your master in the document stencil, al "Akash Pai" Akash wrote in message ... I've created a master for "menu" and stored it in my stencil. I'm placing this master in various worksheets in a Visio document. I want to be able to edit the master and have these changes reflected in all worksheets for that Visio doc. How do I go about doing this? |
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How do I ensure that changes to master are reflected in all sh
On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:06:02 -0700, vojo
wrote: But isnt that what he needs to have working...update a master on a stencil....and all copies of that master dropped previously into drawings are updated!! This has never worked for me...tried numerous times/ways to do it. Specifically, have a shape in a stencil placed and saved previously, open a new drawing (say block diagram metric), access the stencil, drag the master to the drawing, open the stencil for editing, update the master, save the master back to that stencil, save that stencil so its on disk, return to view the drawing.... voila nothing changed on the previous dropped shape even though the master is updated. So what is wrong with the above scenario??? You need to change the master in the Document Stencil, which is viewable from the File - Shapes menu and look right down at the end of the list (used to be easily findable from the Windows menu). Changing the master in the original stencil will not work. -- Regards, Paul Herber, Sandrila Ltd. http://www.pherber.com/ Electronics for Visio http://www.electronics.sandrila.co.uk/ |
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How do I ensure that changes to master are reflected in all sh
sure would be nice if there was a way to automate the link between shape
stencil and document stencil. Even a drop down asking if you want the update or to sever the link. Does the Uname of the master on the shape stencil change when updated? "Paul Herber" wrote: On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:06:02 -0700, vojo wrote: But isnt that what he needs to have working...update a master on a stencil....and all copies of that master dropped previously into drawings are updated!! This has never worked for me...tried numerous times/ways to do it. Specifically, have a shape in a stencil placed and saved previously, open a new drawing (say block diagram metric), access the stencil, drag the master to the drawing, open the stencil for editing, update the master, save the master back to that stencil, save that stencil so its on disk, return to view the drawing.... voila nothing changed on the previous dropped shape even though the master is updated. So what is wrong with the above scenario??? You need to change the master in the Document Stencil, which is viewable from the File - Shapes menu and look right down at the end of the list (used to be easily findable from the Windows menu). Changing the master in the original stencil will not work. -- Regards, Paul Herber, Sandrila Ltd. http://www.pherber.com/ Electronics for Visio http://www.electronics.sandrila.co.uk/ |
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How do I ensure that changes to master are reflected in all sh
There's no link between the shape stencil and the document stencil.
You could load a stencil, drop shapes on your drawing then delete the stencil from your system. On Sat, 2 Sep 2006 06:09:02 -0700, vojo wrote: sure would be nice if there was a way to automate the link between shape stencil and document stencil. Even a drop down asking if you want the update or to sever the link. Does the Uname of the master on the shape stencil change when updated? "Paul Herber" wrote: On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:06:02 -0700, vojo wrote: But isnt that what he needs to have working...update a master on a stencil....and all copies of that master dropped previously into drawings are updated!! This has never worked for me...tried numerous times/ways to do it. Specifically, have a shape in a stencil placed and saved previously, open a new drawing (say block diagram metric), access the stencil, drag the master to the drawing, open the stencil for editing, update the master, save the master back to that stencil, save that stencil so its on disk, return to view the drawing.... voila nothing changed on the previous dropped shape even though the master is updated. So what is wrong with the above scenario??? You need to change the master in the Document Stencil, which is viewable from the File - Shapes menu and look right down at the end of the list (used to be easily findable from the Windows menu). Changing the master in the original stencil will not work. -- Regards, Paul Herber, Sandrila Ltd. http://www.pherber.com/ Electronics for Visio http://www.electronics.sandrila.co.uk/ -- Regards, Paul Herber, Sandrila Ltd. http://www.pherber.com/ Electronics for Visio http://www.electronics.sandrila.co.uk/ |
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