Datasheet

commands are available on the Standard or Formatting toolbars, which appear by default. Some
templates include specialized toolbars, which float in the drawing window. You can easily show or
hide a toolbar:
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To display a toolbar, choose View ➪ Toolbars and choose the toolbar you want to use. A
check mark appears when the toolbar is displayed. A specialized toolbar appears in the
toolbar list when a drawing of its type is active.
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To hide a toolbar, choose View ➪ Toolbars and click the checked toolbar that you want
to hide.
You can dock a toolbar along the top, bottom, or sides of the Visio window. When you dock a tool-
bar to the left or right, the toolbar hangs vertically along the side. Toolbars are easily manipulated:
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To reposition a docked toolbar, drag its move handle to a new location. The move handle
is a series of dots to the left of a horizontal docked toolbar and along the top of a vertical
docked toolbar.
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To float a toolbar in the middle of the window, drag its move handle to a new position.
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To reposition a floating toolbar, drag its title bar to a new location.
Task Panes
The more sophisticated features that you might use for long stretches during a session typically
have their own task panes, such as the new Themes and Data Graphics features. Task panes dock
on the right side of the screen by default. To show or hide a task pane, choose View
➪ Task Pane.
You can also display the task pane by pressing Ctrl+F1.
The Visio 2007 Drawing Area
The drawing window, which contains your active drawing, takes center stage in the Visio drawing
area. However, you can display several other windows to facilitate your work. To display one of
these other windows, choose View and then the window name.
The Drawing Window
Drawing pages appear in the drawing window, where you can add shapes or modify and format the
contents of your drawing. You can view different areas of a page using the horizontal and vertical
scrollbars. To view another page, at the bottom of the drawing window select the tab for that page.
A drawing grid and rulers make it easy to position and align shapes on a page. To display a grid in
the drawing window, choose View
➪ Grid. To display rulers, choose View ➪ Rulers. The units that
rulers display vary depending on the type of drawing and scale you are using. For example, the
rulers for a block diagram use inches, whereas rulers for a site plan use feet.
To change the ruler units, choose Tools
➪ Options and select the Units tab. Click the Change but-
ton and, from the Measurement Units drop-down list, choose the units you want.
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