Visio 2003 Stencils don't come back after save

[gatoviejo]

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

 

[VisioMVP]

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

 

[gatoviejo]

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.

 

[VisioMVP]

In the Save As dialog, there whould be an option to Save As a Workspace (A VSW file).

John... Visio MVP - Visio.MVPs.org

 

[gatoviejo]

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.