Microsoft KB Archive/829234

= You cannot find stencils when you use Shape Search in Visio 2007 or in Visio 2003 =

Article ID: 829234

Article Last Modified on 11/19/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007
 * Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2007
 * Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003
 * Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2003

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SYMPTOMS
When you use Shape Search to search for stencils and masters in Microsoft Office Visio 2007 or in Microsoft Office Visio 2003, the stencils are not found.



CAUSE
The language ID (LCID) for new stencils is different from the UI language of Visio. By default, the LCID for new stencils is set to the language of Windows.

For example, if you use an English-language version of Visio and a Japanese-language version of Microsoft Windows, the LCID for all new stencils is 1041 (Japanese LCID) instead of 1033 (English LCID). Shape Search filters on the LCID of the stencil and of the masters.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, set the language of the new stencil to the language of your version of Microsoft Office, and then save the stencil. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Locate the stencil, and then open it in Visio.
 * 2) Right-click the stencil, and then click Edit Stencil.
 * 3) Right-click the stencil again, and then click Properties.
 * 4) Change the value for Language as appropriate, and then click OK.
 * 5) Right-click the stencil, and then click Save.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: VSO2007 VSO2003 VISIO2003

Keywords: kbinfo kbbug KB829234

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