Visio2000: Chart Lines Appear in Different Positions Each Time You Open Your Organization Chart Drawing (306332)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visio 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Visio 2000 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Visio 2000 Technical Edition
  • Microsoft Visio 2000 Enterprise Edition
This article was previously published under Q306332

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Visio, when you open your organization chart diagram after you rearrange the positions of shapes in your drawing, the shapes may not appear in the positions where you moved them. Instead, they revert to their orginal positions.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if all of the following conditions are true:
  • The Enable automation events option is turned on.
  • You rearrange the positions of one or more shapes in your organization chart.
  • When you move a shape to a new position in your chart, you receive the following error message. You click Cancel in response to the following error message:
    Moving this shape will stop automatic layout for this shape's superior and of its subordinates.

    You can restore automatic layout by selecting the superior, then choosing Organization Chart > Lay Out Subordinates.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, turn off automation events in Visio, then paste your organization chart shapes into a new drawing to create a new organization chart, and then rearrange the shapes in your chart to the positions that you want. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Start Visio.
  2. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Advanced tab.
  3. Under Developer settings, click to clear the Enable automation events check box, and then click OK.
  4. Open your organization chart.
  5. On the Edit menu, click Copy Drawing, or press CTRL+C.
  6. On the File menu, point to New, point to Organization Chart, and then click Organization Chart.
  7. Click Paste on the Edit menu, or press CTRL+V to paste your organization chart shapes into the new drawing.

    NOTE: The next time that you open your organization chart, ensure that the Enable automation events option is turned off.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about creating organization charts in Microsoft Visio, click Search on the Help menu, type organization chart in the What would you like to know? box, and then click Search to view the topics.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/6/2006
Keywords:kbprb KB306332
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