When you have finished making your selections, click OK. To move a copy of the selected shape or shapes and keep the original shape or shapes in the original position, select Duplicate. Specify the distances to move the selection.
Horizontal/Vertical This uses X-Y (Cartesian) coordinates to move the selection.ĭistance/Angle This uses polar coordinates to move the select. Under Direction, specify the coordinate system the you want to use to move the shape or shapes. On the View tab, in the Macros group, click Add-Ons, point to Visio Extras, and then click Move Shapes. Move shapes a specific distance (requires Visio Professional) To move the shapes to another page in the drawing, drag the shapes to a page tab. To constrain the movement of the shapes to vertical or horizontal, hold down SHIFT while you drag the shapes. A four-headed arrow appears.Īll of the selected shapes move the same distance and direction from their original positions. Select all the shapes that you want to move.
Visio offers several ways to help you position shapes exactly where you want them. Press SHIFT and click a shape to cancel its selection. To deselect one shape when several are selected: In the Select by Type dialog box, check the type of object that you want to select, such as shapes, connectors, or containers, and then click OK.Ĭlick a blank area on your drawing or press ESC.
On the Home tab, in the Edit group, click Select, and then select Select by Type. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Select, and select Select All. Select all the shapes on the drawing page Tip: To add a shape to a selection that you created by using the Area Select tool, hold down SHIFT or CTRL and then click the shape. Press and hold SHIFT or CTRL while clicking shapes to select multiple shapes one at a time. Select multiple shapes on a page by using keyboard shortcuts In the Visio Options dialog box, on the Advanced tab, under Editing options, select the Select shapes partially within area check box. To enable Visio to select shapes partially within a selection area, do the following: Select shapes partially within a selection area When you select multiple shapes, blue selection handles appear around the selected shapes. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Select, and select Lasso Select.ĭrag a freeform selection net around the shapes that you want to select. Place the pointer above and to the left of the shapes that you want to select, and then drag to create a selection net around the shapes.Īfter you select the shapes, you'll see blue selection handles around the shapes that you selected and magenta lines around the individual shapes. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Select, and select Area Select. Point to the shape on the drawing page until it becomes a four-headed arrow, and then click the shape. On the Home tab, in the Tools group, click Pointer Tool. In Visio, you can select shapes one at a time, by area, with the lasso tool, or select all the shapes on the page. Most often, you have to select shapes before you can do other things, such as move, rotate, or resize shapes, in drawings. See Troubleshoot selection problems in Visio for more information. Note: If you are having trouble selecting shapes on your drawing page, the problem might be that the shapes are protected or might be a part of a locked layer, or that they are grouped together.
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