I'm a new Visio user and I'm trying to create a master shape that will show custom properties on the diagram itself. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Hi,
to show the cust prop in the shapes text field, select from the menu "insert -> Field" and choose the value from the dialog box in section "custom properties". To show cust props in any other shape, like the page which is a shape itself, select "insert -> Field" and add a "user defined formula" like "=<shapename>!cellname" if it's a reference to a shape sheet cell or "=<shapename>!prop.<custpropname>" if it's a reference to a cust prop. To show a cust prop of the page, select "Insert -> Field" and add a user defined formula "=TheSheet!Prop.<custpropname>". If you want to reference a cust prop of another page in the doc, us a formula like "=pages[<pagename>]!Prop.<custprop>". You can also reference any object on another page using "=pages[<pagename>]!<shapename>!Prop.<custprop>".
Hope that helps.
bye.
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