Stencils/Figure Template (Beginner)

I have a document that is a template that I want to add to
the stencils. I want to be able to easily access this
document because it is the premise for all of the drawings
I have to do. What is the best way to have this readily
available?

Hello Sharon,

In order to achieve the requirement, do the following:

1. Keep the template in a subfolder (Ex: keep files under the folder template where the path for template is c:\mydrawing;
so the folder structure is c:\mydrawing\mytemplate). The name of the subfolder would be displayed under CHOOSE
DRAWING TYPE category & FILE - NEW

2. Launch Visio; select TOOLS - OPTIONS…-ADVANCED; click on FILE PATHS button; provide the parent directory path
with semicolon at the end for TEMPLATES text box (Ex: enter C:\mydrawing; if the folder Crime Scenes present under
Solutions folder. NOTE: Make sure to put the semi colon) and click the OK button twice. Then close Visio and re-launch it.

You can find the subfolder name displayed with the template on it.

Regards,
Jagadeesh Parameswaran,
Microsoft.

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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I have a document that is a template that I want to add to
the stencils. I want to be able to easily access this
document because it is the premise for all of the drawings
I have to do. What is the best way to have this readily
available?

Hello, this posting is with corrections related to the solution I provided:

In order to achieve the requirement, do the following:

1. Keep the template and its stencils in a subfolder (Ex: keep files like the stencils & template under a folder named
mytemplate where the path for mytemplate is c:\mydrawing; so the folder structure is c:\mydrawing\mytemplate). The
name of the subfolder would be displayed under CHOOSE DRAWING TYPE category & FILE - NEW in Visio. So, provide
a suitable name for that subfolder.

2. Launch Visio; select TOOLS - OPTIONS…-ADVANCED; click on FILE PATHS button; for TEMPLATES text box, provide
the parent directory path with semicolon at the end (Ex: enter C:\mydrawing; NOTE: Make sure to put the semi colon)
and click the OK button twice. Then close Visio and re-launch it.

You can find the subfolder name displayed with the template on it.


Regards,
Jagadeesh Parameswaran,
Microsoft.

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.