Category Archives: Visio

Visio – How to turn off shadow on lines

Do the lines in your Visio diagram have a shadow? If so, here’s how to get rid of it: Select everything on the page. Right-click and select Format Shape. Click the Effects button. It’s next to Fill Bucket. Click Shadow Options. Set Transparency to 100% Another way is to: Select everything on the page. Right-click and select Format Shape. Click the Effects button. It’s next to Fill […]

Visio – How to Merge Multiple Shapes into Single Shape

Feel like a Visio shapeshifter? In this Visio tutorial, we show you how convert several shapes into a single shape, and also make sure the parts can’t be changed? Visio – How to Merge Multiple Shapes into Single Shape There are two steps: Protect the components. Protect the group. Step 1: Protect the components: Group the […]

Visio – How to ‘Nudge’ Shapes (and not the page)

In this Visio tutorial, we show you how to use the Nudge feature. Nudge is a nice little feature when he behaves. You can use him to nudge, nudge, nudge shapes across the page using the arrow keys. But what happens when he goes rogue? You try to use Nudge but… using the arrow keys […]

Visio – How to Turn AutoConnect On (and Off)

In this Visio tutorial, we show you how to turn AutoConnect on, and if you wish, to turn if off again. Don’t feel guilty. AutoConnect is great – until it gets in your way. Visio – How to Turn AutoConnect Off If you want to turn it off: Click the View In the Visual Aids group, select or […]