What's New in the ShapeSheet for Microsoft Visio 2002
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Microsoft Corporation
March 2001
Applies to:
Microsoft Visio Standard 2002
Microsoft Visio Professional 2002
****Summary:****This article describes the new cells in the Microsoft Visio 2002 ShapeSheet spreadsheet. (2 printed pages)
Introduction
Take advantage of the new Microsoft® Visio® 2002 ShapeSheet® cells when you set more concise glue behavior, flip shapes during placement for solutions using fixed glue, specify that connectors be smooth curves, and add transparency to any color attribute (line, fill, shadow, and so on). The new ShapeSheet cells are described in the following table.
New Cells
The following new cells have been added to Microsoft Visio 2002.
New cell | Section | Description |
ConLineRouteExt | Shape Layout | Determines the appearance of a connector. |
FillBkgndTrans | Fill Format | Determines the transparency level for the background (fill) color of the shape's fill pattern. |
FillForegndTrans | Fill Format | Determines the transparency level for the foreground (fill) color of the shape's fill pattern. |
LineColorTrans | Line Format | Determines the transparency level of a shape's line color. |
LineRouteExt | Page Layout | Determines the default appearance for all connectors on a drawing page. |
PlaceFlip | Page Layout | Determines how placeable shapes flip and/or rotate on a page when you use the Lay Out Shapes command. |
ShapePlaceFlip | Shape Layout | Determines how a placeable shape flips and/or rotates on the page when you are laying out shapes using the Lay Out Shapes command. |
ShdwBkgndTrans | Fill Format | Determines the transparency level for the color used for the background (fill) of the shape's drop shadow fill pattern. |
ShdwForegndTrans | Fill Format | Determines the transparency level for the color used for the foreground (stroke) of the shape's drop shadow fill pattern. |
TextBkgndTrans | Text Block Format | Determines the transparency level for the background color of the shape's text block. |
Transparency | Characters | Determines the transparency level for a range of a shape's text color. |
Transparency | Layers | Determines the transparency level for a layer color. |
For More Information
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