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I've downloaded and am using the VNX 5300 stencil/shape from https://download.emc.com/downloads/DL38235_VNX_Visio_Stencil.zip (I had to create a free account to download it).

I can hit F2 to edit the text, as normal, but it will not display. On other downloaded shapes/stencils, if I right-clicked on the shape/stencil, I would have the option to hide/show shape text, but it doesn't exist on this one. I have looked in the shapesheet data, and "hide text" is already set to false. In developer options, the text is not protected.

Is there a way to force the text to display? I hope to learn how to fix this problem, rather than band-aid it and merely add a second text box.

Jon8RFC
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This stencil was created oddly. I had to right-click and ungroup from master. Then I had to, again, right-click and ungroup a second time. After the two ungroup actions (from its original format--I did NOT group it to anything, whatsoever), I was able to edit the text and see it, but cannot move it. The shapesheet then showed the "text transform" options so I can pin it, but again, cannot move it to the location I want.

I then had to completely frankenstein and butcher the shapesheet text transform to barely get it moved where I wanted. Adding a text control handle was not possible.

This is a faulty stencil made by EMC, apparently, as I have not had these problems with any of the other brands' stencils I've downloaded.

Jon8RFC
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Show / Hide Shape Text using ShapeSheet

Enable the Developer Tab

  • File / Options

  • Customize Ribbon

  • Check box next to Developer and click OK

  • Click on the shape

  • On the Developer tab click on Show ShapeSheet

  • In the ShapeSheet scroll down to the Miscellaneous section

  • Change HideText from True to False (or False to True if you're trying to hide the text)

Noel
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