Microsoft KB Archive/829774

= Mind map layer added to layer properties of a drawing in Visio 2003 =

Article ID: 829774

Article Last Modified on 1/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003
 * Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2003

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SYMPTOMS
When you view the Layer Properties (on the View menu) of your Microsoft Office Visio 2003 drawing, you find that the Mind Map layer has been added.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs when you add the Meeting shape to your Visio 2003 drawing.

Note When you add a shape to a Visio 2003 drawing, you do not expect a layer to be added.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, remove the Mind Map layer from your Office Visio drawing. To do this, follow these steps:  Open your Visio 2003 drawing. On the View menu, click Layer Properties. In the Layer Properties dialog box, click Mind Map, and then click Remove. Click Yes when you receive the following message:

Removing this layer will delete all shapes belonging to it. Remove the layer?

 Click OK to close the Layer Properties dialog box.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section of this article.

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MORE INFORMATION
To add the Meeting shape to a new Visio 2003 drawing, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start Visio 2003.
 * 2) On the File menu, point to New, point to Brainstorming, and then click either Brainstorming Diagram (US Units) or click Brainstorming Diagram (Metric).
 * 3) In the Shapes task pane, click either Legend Shapes (US Units) or click Legend Shapes (Metric).
 * 4) Drag the Meeting shape to your new Visio 2003 drawing.

Additional query words: mindmap visio11 visio 11

Keywords: kbprb KB829774

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