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Assign a master to a layer
The steps you take to assign a master to a layer depend on whether the master is one you create yourself or one that comes with Microsoft Office Visio. To assign a Visio master to a layer or change its layer settings, you must first copy the Visio master to your Favorites stencil or another custom stencil. For a master that you create, you can work with it in the custom stencil it lives in.  Assign a custom master to a layer
- Open the stencil that contains the master you want to use and make the stencil editable.
How - On the File menu, point to Shapes, point to My Shapes, and then click the name of the stencil.
- In your Favorites stencil or another custom stencil that you previously created, right-click the stencil title bar and click Edit Stencil.
- Right-click the master, point to Edit Master, and then click Edit Master Shape.
- In the master drawing window, select the master.
- On the Format menu, click Layer.
- In the New Layer dialog box, type a name for the layer to which you want to assign the master, and then click OK.
- To assign the master to another layer, click New and repeat step 5.
- To close the master drawing window, click Close
 . When you are prompted to update the master, click Yes.
- To save your changes, right-click the stencil title bar, and then click Save.
- To turn stencil editing off, right-click the stencil title bar, and then click Edit.
Assign a copy of a Visio master to a layer - In the stencil that contains the master you want to copy, right-click the master (master: A shape on a stencil that you use repeatedly to create drawings. When you drag a shape from a stencil onto the drawing page, the shape becomes an instance of that master.) you want, and then click Copy.
- Paste the master in your Favorites stencil, a new stencil, or in another custom stencil of your choice.
How - On the File menu, point to Shapes, point to My Shapes, and then click Favorites or another custom stencil name. Or, on the File menu, point to Shapes, and then click New Stencil.
- If you need to make the stencil editable, right-click the stencil title bar and click Edit Stencil.
Note The icon in the stencil title bar changes from 
(indicating that the stencil is read-only) to 
(indicating that the stencil is editable). - Right-click inside the stencil window and click Paste.
- Right-click the master, point to Edit Master, and then click Edit Master Shape.
- In the master drawing window, select the master.
- On the Format menu, click Layer.
- In the New Layer dialog box, type a name for the layer to which you want to assign the master, and then click OK.
To assign the master to another layer, click New and repeat step 6.
- To close the master drawing window, click Close . When you are prompted to update the master, click Yes.
- To save your changes, click Save
 on the stencil title bar.
- To turn stencil editing off, right-click the stencil title bar, and then click Edit.
Note When you drag the edited master from the stencil onto the drawing page, the instance (instance: (1) A copy of a master, which you create by dragging the master from a stencil to a drawing. (2) A running image of a Windows application.) has the new layer assignment. Any instances you previously dragged onto the page have the previous layer assignment.
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