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different types of diagrams on different layers
Hello all,
I'd like to know if it's possible to have a flowchart with all it's goodies on one layer and an org chart with its goodies on another to create on overall document. I'm new to visio. I created an org chart, added a new layer and activated it. I then started putting flowchart symbols on the new layer but the connectors looked like "org chart" type connectors (i.e. they weren't arrows). I tried altering the style of the connectors but there was no option to turn them into flowchart type flowlines I get when I ask Visio to create an actual flowchart. What am I missing? Thanks in advance, Jeff |
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See the reply to your next post.
Generally, you set up connector preferences per-page. But you can select the shapes you want to lay out, then choose Shapes Layout Page. In the dialog you can choose Org Chart, Flowchart, Radial, etc styles of laying out the selected shapes. If no shapes are selected, then the whole page will get rearranged, according to the last selected layout style. This is the danger: you'll layout a group of shapes, then quickly layout a second group but forget to change all of the settings...and boom, your flowchart guys will look like the org charters... -- Hope this helps, Chris Roth Visio MVP "Jeff" wrote in message ... Hello all, I'd like to know if it's possible to have a flowchart with all it's goodies on one layer and an org chart with its goodies on another to create on overall document. I'm new to visio. I created an org chart, added a new layer and activated it. I then started putting flowchart symbols on the new layer but the connectors looked like "org chart" type connectors (i.e. they weren't arrows). I tried altering the style of the connectors but there was no option to turn them into flowchart type flowlines I get when I ask Visio to create an actual flowchart. What am I missing? Thanks in advance, Jeff |
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Also, you can right-click individual connectors and change the way they look
to some extent as well.... -- Hope this helps, Chris Roth Visio MVP "Jeff" wrote in message ... Hello all, I'd like to know if it's possible to have a flowchart with all it's goodies on one layer and an org chart with its goodies on another to create on overall document. I'm new to visio. I created an org chart, added a new layer and activated it. I then started putting flowchart symbols on the new layer but the connectors looked like "org chart" type connectors (i.e. they weren't arrows). I tried altering the style of the connectors but there was no option to turn them into flowchart type flowlines I get when I ask Visio to create an actual flowchart. What am I missing? Thanks in advance, Jeff |
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A lot of Visio functionality and behavior is specific to a page, not a
layer. You might look into using background pages. Create two pages and put one diagram type on each. Then under File Page Setup set on to be a background page and the other to be a foreground page that uses the background page. The result is a two diagrams on one page! -- Mark Nelson Microsoft Corporation This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Chris Roth [ Visio MVP ]" wrote in message ... Also, you can right-click individual connectors and change the way they look to some extent as well.... -- Hope this helps, Chris Roth Visio MVP "Jeff" wrote in message ... Hello all, I'd like to know if it's possible to have a flowchart with all it's goodies on one layer and an org chart with its goodies on another to create on overall document. I'm new to visio. I created an org chart, added a new layer and activated it. I then started putting flowchart symbols on the new layer but the connectors looked like "org chart" type connectors (i.e. they weren't arrows). I tried altering the style of the connectors but there was no option to turn them into flowchart type flowlines I get when I ask Visio to create an actual flowchart. What am I missing? Thanks in advance, Jeff |
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