Microsoft KB Archive/830874

= Shape data is not sorted in numeric order in the shape data set in Visio =

Article ID: 830874

Article Last Modified on 11/23/2006

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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 apply a shape data set to a shape such as a rectangle in Microsoft Office Visio 2007 or you apply a custom property set to a shape in Microsoft Office Visio 2003, the shape data and the custom properties are not sorted in numeric order in the shape data set or the custom property set.

This behavior may also occur on the ShapeSheet when you click Show ShapeSheet on the Window menu.

Note Shape data in Visio 2007 is the same as custom properties in Visio 2003. A shape data set in Visio 2007 is the same as a custom property set in Visio 2003.



CAUSE
This behavior may occur when you create a shape data set or a custom property set from a selected shape that contains custom properties.



Visio 2003
To work around this behavior, create a new set of properties when you create a custom property set.

To do this, follow these steps:  Open your Visio drawing. Select the shape that you want to add custom properties to. Right-click the shape, point to Shape, and then click Custom Properties. Click Yes when you receive the following message:

No custom properties exist.

Would you like to define custom properties now?

 In the Define Custom Properties dialog box, type or select the type of custom property that you want. Click OK to close the Define Custom Properties dialog box.</ol>

Visio 2007
To work around this behavior, create a new set of properties when you create a shape data set.

To do this, follow these steps: <ol> Open your Visio drawing.</li> Select the shape that you want to add custom properties to.</li> Right-click the shape, point to Data, and then click Shape Data.</li> Click Yes when you receive the following message:

No shape data exist.

Would you like to define custom properties now?

</li> In the Define Shape Data dialog box, type or select the type of shape data that you want.</li> Click OK to close the Define Shape Data dialog box.</li></ol>

Additional query words: VSO2007 VISIO2007 VISIO2003

Keywords: kbprb KB830874

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