Microsoft KB Archive/301196

= Visio2002: &quot;Find Shape&quot; Dialog Box Disappears When You Search for a Shape =

Article ID: 301196

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visio 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visio 2002 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visio Network Center
 * Microsoft Visio Network Center
 * Visio 5.0 Professional
 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q301196





SYMPTOMS
When you click Go in the Find Shape dialog box in Microsoft Visio to search for a shape, the Find Shape dialog box may unexpectedly disappear.

When you click within the document window, the Find Shape dialog box may then reappear.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs if you change the Find Shape dialog box to a floating window.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, dock the Find Shape dialog box. To do this, right-click the title bar of the floating Find Shape dialog box, and then click Dock Window on the shortcut menu that appears.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

