Show All

Hide All

1. Create a master that is linked to a database table.

How

1. On the Tools menu, point to Add-Ons, point to Visio Extras, and then click Database Wizard.
2. On the first wizard page, click Next.
3. Choose Link shapes to database records.
4. Choose either Master(s) on a document stencil or Master(s) on a Visio Stencil.
5. Select a document stencil or click Browse to find a Visio stencil. (Visio stencils are typically in c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Visio 11\1033.)
6. When you reach the Link ShapeSheet cells to database fields screen, make sure all available database fields are linked to cells.
7. Follow the remaining wizard pages.
8. After you finish the wizard, save the stencil containing the linked master(s) with a name and location that's easy to find later. (The stencil will have opened as you went through the wizard.)
Tip
For help as you go through the wizard, press F1 with the wizard page open.
2. On the Tools menu, point to Add-Ons, point to Visio Extras, and then click Database Wizard.
3. On the first wizard page, click Next.
4. Choose Create a linked drawing or modify an existing one.
5. Choose Create a drawing which represents a database table.
6. Choose Create new drawing.
7. Once you reach the Select a Visio master shape screen, click Browse and navigate to the stencil you saved in Step 1. (When you save a stencil, the My Shapes folder is the default location.)
8. Follow the remaining wizard pages.

Tip