Stretching a box without moving connection points

Hi - If I grab the stretch handle on one side of a
rectangle and use it to stretch the rectangle, any
connection points that I have added to the two sides that
are being stretched move. I have carefully placed these
connection points where I want them on the grid, and do
not want them to move. Is there a way to stretch a
rectangle without messing up existing connection points?
Thanks!

If you open the shapesheet for that shape (It's under the Windows menu), you
will notice a section called "Connection Points". Some of the connection
points will have an "x" value of "Width*1". When you stretch the shape, the
x value for the connection point will change to match the new width.

Change the value in the "x" cell to a fixed value and stretching will not
affect the connection point.

John... Visio MVP

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"John" wrote in message
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Hi - If I grab the stretch handle on one side of a
rectangle and use it to stretch the rectangle, any
connection points that I have added to the two sides that
are being stretched move. I have carefully placed these
connection points where I want them on the grid, and do
not want them to move. Is there a way to stretch a
rectangle without messing up existing connection points?
Thanks!

If you open the shapesheet for that shape (It's under the Windows menu), you
will notice a section called "Connection Points". Some of the connection
points will have an "x" value of "Width*1". When you stretch the shape, the
x value for the connection point will change to match the new width.

Change the value in the "x" cell to a fixed value and stretching will not
affect the connection point.

John... Visio MVP

Need stencils or ideas? http://www.mvps.org/visio/3rdparty.htm
Need VBA examples? http://www.mvps.org/visio/VBA.htm
Common Visio Questions http://www.mvps.org/visio/common_questions.htm
"John" wrote in message
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Hi - If I grab the stretch handle on one side of a
rectangle and use it to stretch the rectangle, any
connection points that I have added to the two sides that
are being stretched move. I have carefully placed these
connection points where I want them on the grid, and do
not want them to move. Is there a way to stretch a
rectangle without messing up existing connection points?
Thanks!