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date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 06:35:00 -0700,    group: microsoft.public.visio        back       


Copy/Paste dilemmas   
Hi all, I have a number of questions regarding Copy/Paste on Visio. If you 
can help me out with any of the following, it would be much appreciated:

1) Why Won't Visio allow me to "Copy/Paste Special/Link" from one page to 
another page on the same Document? How can I fix this?

2) Why won't Visio allow me to select a few shapes from a diagram and 
copy/paste special/link them? (I can only link a whole drawing or a single 
shape. It will not let me to choose just a few and copy/paste special/link 
them)

3) When I copy/paste a diagram from Power Point to Visio, everything gets 
messy: Texts get unaligned, connectors become "simple lines" that are not 
glued to objects, and when I move a box that had text on it, these two get 
detached. How can I fix this?


4) Can I Copy/Paste Special and Link a Layer of a  "master" page of a 
drawing in a way in which
     a) When I change the layer view on the "master" to include all layers, 
this will NOT affect how the copy on the other page is seen. (only the copied 
layer should be shown on the separate page )
     b) A change to those copied objects on the "master" wil render 
automatically onto the copy on the seperate page.
     c) I can manipulate the copied version but still receive the updates 
from the linked "master"

5) How can a make many shapes on different pages of a same document the 
exact same size simultaneously?
date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 06:35:00 -0700   author:   Ivan Salas

Re: Copy/Paste dilemmas   
Just a few questions eh?

1) I assume you mean that the first option Paste As Microsoft Visio Drawing 
doesn't work when the Source is a Selection? (because the other options do 
work for me on Visio 2007).  Well, I think the answer is because the Source 
is a Selection - perhaps the Microsoft Visio Drawing option should not be 
presented to you, then you wouldn't think that it would be possible at all.

2) A Selection is only a transient collection, therefore it would never be 
possible to Link to them (unless you grouped them).  I think what is 
actually missing is a Named Area in Visio (like some CAD programmes have) so 
that you can link to a rectangular area within a specific page.

3) Are you using Paste or Paste Special in PowerPoint?  If you use the 
formaer, then it is getting converted to an image (with its associated 
conversion approximations), but if you use the latter then you get the Visio 
Object / Edit option on the right mouse menu.

4) I don't think so... I have previously done code to keep images 
synchronised for something similar

5) Use the Size and Position window, provided that your selection shapes are 
not 1D nor have Width/Height/Aspect protection on them ... but I do think 
that a simpler Make Same Size option should be on the Actions toolbar (the 
code is quite simple)

"Ivan Salas"  wrote in message 
news:76414C46-6F44-4E08-BB2B-0C932DA3DF6D@microsoft.com...
> Hi all, I have a number of questions regarding Copy/Paste on Visio. If you
> can help me out with any of the following, it would be much appreciated:
>
> 1) Why Won't Visio allow me to "Copy/Paste Special/Link" from one page to
> another page on the same Document? How can I fix this?
>
> 2) Why won't Visio allow me to select a few shapes from a diagram and
> copy/paste special/link them? (I can only link a whole drawing or a single
> shape. It will not let me to choose just a few and copy/paste special/link
> them)
>
> 3) When I copy/paste a diagram from Power Point to Visio, everything gets
> messy: Texts get unaligned, connectors become "simple lines" that are not
> glued to objects, and when I move a box that had text on it, these two get
> detached. How can I fix this?
>
>
> 4) Can I Copy/Paste Special and Link a Layer of a  "master" page of a
> drawing in a way in which
>     a) When I change the layer view on the "master" to include all layers,
> this will NOT affect how the copy on the other page is seen. (only the 
> copied
> layer should be shown on the separate page )
>     b) A change to those copied objects on the "master" wil render
> automatically onto the copy on the seperate page.
>     c) I can manipulate the copied version but still receive the updates
> from the linked "master"
>
> 5) How can a make many shapes on different pages of a same document the
> exact same size simultaneously?

-- 
David Parker
Microsoft MVP (Visio)
http://bvisual.spaces.live.com
http://www.visualizinginformation.com
date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 09:52:01 +0100   author:   David Parker

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