Microsoft Visio Military Shapes

Sep 07, 2012  I think Tim is looking for the people shapes such as the ones shown here. And thanks to John (Goldsmith), I was able to find those shapes in VISIO 2010 under More Shapes-->Flowcharts-->Workflow Objects (or Workflow Steps) Please let me know if you still have questions.

Tip: Not sure which version of Visio you're using? Open Visio and create a new diagram or open an existing one. Choose File in the top left corner, and then select either Account or Help from the list on the left. Under Product Information, you'll see the Visio product name followed by the version number (for example: Visio 2013). Select the tab below that matches your version of Visio.

Note: If you cannot see the Search Shapes text box in the Shapes panel above More Shapes, then you need to check the Show Shape Search pane option in File / Options / Advanced / Shape Search. Note: If you don’t see the search box, you might need to activate it. Click the View tab, then select Task Panes > Shapes. Still don't see the search box? Click the > symbol at the top of your ruler on the left hand side of your screen. • Under Local, the search results are displayed and categorized by their Visio stencil title.

• Under Online, if available, you'll see shapes on the web by other companies, including Microsoft. To access those shapes, do the following: a. Click the stencil to see a preview. To put the stencil in your My Shapes folder, click Download.

After it has downloaded, click Open to display the stencil in the Shapes pane. • To reset the search in the Shapes pane, delete the search string in the search box so that it displays the prompt, Search shapes. The default option for search is to search for text that matches All of the words (AND).

Although the search is not case-sensitive, it does match on whole words. For example, 'Air Cond' will not find the 'Air Conditioner' shape when this is the selected option. However, if the option is changed to Any of the words (OR), then the 'Air Conditioner' shape will be matched because its name contains the word 'Air'. When you select one of the found master shapes in the Local results, and drag it onto the page, a copy of the master shape is first added to the Document Stencil.

You can drag and drop this master shape from there subsequently, rather than searching for it again. Check Shapes More Shapes Show Document Stencil to view the master shapes currently used in the document. The search also checks the Keywords of the shapes.

For example, searching for the word 'Tile' appears to mistakenly match with 'Square stone', however, an examination of the Keywords of the master shape reveals that it does contain the word 'tile'. Editions of Microsoft Visio that have an online subscription also have the ability to search for shapes in a number of third party stencils hosted by Microsoft. For example, searching for the word 'Tile' shows that it is also found in an online stencil, which can then be selected and downloaded. This will download the whole stencil in your My Shapes folder in a sub-folder named after the third-party provider. These stencils, and all of the master shapes within them, are immediately available to use in the current and subsequent sessions. These stencils have been vetted by Microsoft and are safe to use.