SUMMARY
This article describes how to specify an additional location
for storing stencils in Visio 2003.
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The method that you use to specify an additional location for
storing stencils is changed in Visio 2003 from earlier versions of Visio. For
example, in Microsoft Visio 2002, you specify an additional location for
storing stencils when you copy stencil files (.vss) to the following folder
either on your hard disk or to a subfolder of the following folder on your hard
disk, where
Drive is the drive where Visio is
installed:
Drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Visio10\1033\Solutions
Note This path applies to a default installation of Visio
2002.
In Visio 2003, you copy the stencil files (.vss) to a
folder, and then you specify the path of the folder that contains the stencils
in the
File Paths dialog box. After you do so, the
stencils that are contained in the folder that you specified are listed on the
submenu that appears when you point to
Shapes on the
File menu.
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the topSpecify an Additional Location for Storing Stencils in Visio 2003
To specify an additional location for storing stencils in Visio
2003, follow these steps:
- Start Visio 2003 (if it is not already started).
- Copy the stencil files to the folder that you
want.
- On the Tools menu, click
Options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click
File Paths.
- In the Stencils box of the File
Paths dialog box, specify the path of the folder that contains the
stencils. To do so, do one of the following:
- Type the path of the folder that contains the
stencils.
-or- - Click the ... button next to the
Stencils box.
In the Choose
Directory dialog box, locate the folder that contains the stencils,
click the folder, and then click Select.
Note To specify multiple folder locations, separate each path with a
semicolon character (;). - Click OK, and then click
OK again.
back to the topOpen a Stencil That Is Stored in the Additional Location That You Specified
To open a stencil that is stored in the folder that you specified,
follow these steps:
- Start Visio 2003 and open your drawing.
- On the File menu, point to
Shapes.
The stencils that are contained in the folder
that you specified are listed on the submenu that appears. - Click the stencil that you want to open.
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