The tools in Visio contain many buttons that are familiar to users of other Microsoft programs. VISIO has the Ribbon, which organizes commands in Tools groups in Tabs and keeps the commands visible rather than hidden under toolbars. Icons and Name, Names under Icons, Icons only, Names only and Icons and Details.Right click on the stencil name and select View:.To change how you view shapes on the stencil Pause your mouse over any shape on the stencils to show a Tip.To find out more about shapes on the stencil Right click on the stencil name and select Order then choose Move up or Move Down.Drag a stencil by the stencil name to another part of the Shapes window or.Select the solution category that contains your stencil and then select the stencil name.You may have one, many or no stencils open at any time.
Or, Left click on the Green Visio icon to the left of the stencil name and select CLOSE.Right click on the stencil name and select CLOSE.When you start a new drawing in Visio based on one of the solutions, one or more stencils will appear to the left of your drawing page. Stencils are palettes of shapes that you use for your drawings there are many different stencils for different tasks and even more can be downloaded from a variety of sources on the Internet. For further tips, and a short video on getting started with Visio, click here. Each collection of stencils in Microsoft Visio have special features relating to the type of drawing the template is based on. Starting from the most suitable template means the most relevant stencils will be pre-loaded. When you begin a new diagram, you can start with one of the Visio solution templates, which contain all the shapes, styles and page scaling that you need for that particular job. Microsoft Visio enables you to create a variety of different drawings from organizational charts and flowcharts, web site maps and network drawings to office plans and timelines.