The gradient fill feature does not behave correctly in flowchart template shapes in Visio 2003 (829228)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003
  • Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2003

SYMPTOMS

When you start a new Microsoft Office Visio 2003 Basic Flowchart Template from the Business Process Category and you drag a shape onto the page, the shape only has a light blue fill and not the gradient fill that is typically used with this template.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if you open a Microsoft Visio 2000 drawing based on the Basic Flowchart Template before you create the new drawing. The older style definition for Normal Flow shapes is partially overriding the newer version of the Normal Flow style.

The new Business Process category includes templates that have upgraded the Normal Flow, Connector, and Basic styles to use a graded fill, bold outline, and shadow. The shapes were not changed, only the styles definitions in the Business Process Templates.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, update the Style definitions in the older file so that they match the newer Style definitions. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. On the Format menu, click Define Styles.
  2. Under Style, in the Name list, click the style that you want to edit.
  3. To change the style settings, under Change, click the attributes that you want to edit: Text, Line, or Fill.
  4. Make the appropriate changes to the attributes, and then click OK.
  5. To add the changes and continue working in the dialog box, click Change.

    Otherwise click OK.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/11/2006
Keywords:kbprb kbstyle kbgraphic kbconvert KB829228 kbAudEndUser kbAudDeveloper kbAudITPRO
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