what do I do with .vss files?

[merlin]

I have some extra .vss files of templates that someone has given me. What do
I need to do with them?

I've put them in the same folder as the other .vss files I've found but when
I open visio and look in the list of shapes they are not there.

 

[ChesterCoronel]

..VSS (Microsoft Office Visio Stencils) files are actually the shapes for your
drawing, to open them all you need to do is to go to File > Shapes > Open
Stencil.

Hope this one helps!

 

[Paul Herber]

I have some extra .vss files of templates that someone has given me. What do
I need to do with them?

I've put them in the same folder as the other .vss files I've found but when
I open visio and look in the list of shapes they are not there.

If you have a folder called "My Shapes" in My Documents then put them
in there, otherwise, create a folder of this name and put the stencils
there and add a path to this new folder in menu
Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> File Paths -> Stencils