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Visio 2003 Stencils don't come back after save

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gatoviejo

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Sep 23, 2009
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I work on a lot of Visio documents, but noticed that when I open a visio file, the stencils I used to create the diagram do not come back with the file, so I have to go to the Shapes link and start pulling them back. That didn't use to happen and takes time to find the ones that one was using. I assume I did something to my machine or to Office to cause this but cannot find how to make it save the stencils used on each vsd file. thanks you
 
If you create a document based on a template, then the stencils associated with that template should open. If you open a new stencil and then save, the stencil should open when you open the document.

Which version of Visio are you using? The older versions had a save workspave option that would save the document and any open stencils.

John... Visio MVP - Visio.MVPs.org
 
I am using Visio 2003 (sorry I didn't add that before). If I open a template, the stencils come with it. I just open one of my diagrams, open 2 or 3 shapes, saved it, re-opened it, and none came back. All I get is the search stencils frame on the left side of the Visio desktop. Thank you for the help.
 
In the Save As dialog, there whould be an option to Save As a Workspace (A VSW file).

John... Visio MVP - Visio.MVPs.org
 
Well, by the time I saw your response, I was already on Visio 2007 Pro. Clean install.

The problem I described on Visio 2003 Pro is ocurring on Visio 2003 Pro. There is no option to save as a workspace .vsw. I am wondering if there is something set globally that changed this. I was working on a diagram and had at least 13 shapes. When I open the diagram to keep working on it, I have to go chase the shapes again.
 
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