How do you move objects in Visio?

Click the shape, and then hold down the mouse button as you drag the shape to a new location. Hold down the Shift key, and then press an arrow key in the direction you want to move.

How do I fit to page in Visio?

Automatically resize the drawing page to fit the shapes on the page. On the Design tab, in the Page Setup group, click the Size button. Click Fit to drawing. The drawing page size changes to fit the drawing.

Can you Mirror in Visio?

You can easily flip or reverse a shape. Drag a selection net around all the shapes that you want to flip. Hold down SHIFT and click all the shapes you want to flip.

How do I make Swimlanes smaller in Visio?

Change the size or position of a swimlane

  1. To change the width of a swimlane, drag a separator line.
  2. To change the length of a swimlane, drag the end line.
  3. To move a swimlane and the shapes it contains, select the label and drag the swimlane to another location, and then release it when you see the connection indicator.

What are Swimlanes in Visio?

Swimlanes are shapes that you can drag onto your drawing and place in any order in your flowchart. Drag to move them or change their size, and drag process step shapes into them to build the flowchart.

How do I make boxes smaller in Visio?

Resize shapes

  1. Select all the shapes that you want to move.
  2. On the View tab, in the Show group, click Task Panes and select Size & Position.
  3. In the Size & Position window, type new values into the Width, Height, or Length boxes.

How do you make all Swimlanes the same size in Visio?

Use the Size and Position window (menu View -> Task Panes). Select the shapes you want, then to change the width of them all just types in a new width.

How to avoid page breaks in a Visio diagram?

Select Home > Arrange > Position, and then select Move off Page Breaks. Another option is to set Auto Align and Auto Space options so these commands are prevented from placing shapes on page breaks: Select Home > Arrange > Position and check whether Avoid Page Breaks is turned on.

How to copy a Visio page to another Visio file?

Copy a Visio page to another Visio file Press Ctrl+A to select all the shapes on the page you want to copy. Press Ctrl+C to copy all the shapes. Switch to the other Visio file. Select the existing page where you want to paste the shapes, or select the Insert a new page button on the Status bar at…

How do you move a shape in Visio?

Click the shape, and then hold down the mouse button as you drag the shape to a new location. Hold down the Shift key, and then press an arrow key in the direction you want to move.

How to resize a page in a Visio drawing?

1 Open a drawing in Visio. 2 On the File menu, click Page Setup. 3 In the Page Setup dialog box, click the Page Size tab. 4 Click Custom Size, and then enter the page dimensions that you want. 5 Click OK.