Any 2003 shape/stencil issues when using in 2007

[vojo]

Are there any shape or stencil issues that need to be taken care of when
moving to visio 2007? Ie drawings and stencils created in 2003 work 100% in
2007?

No cells get trashed?
No shape behaviors get trashed?
connectors work exactly alike (heard there was an issue with connector end
type)?

assuming that it all works....can I update in 2007, save in 2007, and import
into 2003 powerpoint, word with no issues (ie copy/paste as I do today)?

I did alot of stencil work and dont want them trashed when moving to 2007

thx

 

[Barb Way]

Since the Visio drawing file formats remain the same in Visio2003 and 2007,
I would not expect any problems with opening the 2003 drawings in 2007. If
you have drawings which need to be used in both versions, be aware that the
new Theme Colors and Theme Effects features use ThemeGuard (a new
ShapeSheet option) to guard the themed settings. If you open a Visio 2007
drawing in 2003 after applying Themes, and perform color changes, for
instance, you will lose these guards. Subsequent uses in 2007 may not
behave as you expect, unless/until you reapply the Theme.

Shape behaviors and connectors are all the same, I'm not aware of any
issues there. If you are interested in reviewing the ShapeSheet updates
and other additions for developers, the best resource is MSDN :
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms409191.aspx

Also, you are able to perform interactions between Visio 2007 and Office
2003 applications, as we do support that kind of version side-by-side
interaction.

Barb Way
Product Support - Visio
Microsoft Corporation
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