Visio 2003 Solution Center

Stencils

You cannot find stencils when you use Shape Search in Visio 2007 or in Visio 2003
Describes how you cannot find stencils when you us Shape Search to locate them in Visio 2007 or in Visio 2003. To work around this problem, set the language of the new stencil to match the language setting of your version of Office.
How to specify an additional location for storing stencils in Visio 2007 or in Visio 2003
This article describes how to specify an additional location for storing stencils in Microsoft Office Visio 2007 or in Microsoft Office Visio 2003. Overview The method that you use to specify an additional location for storing stencils is changed in...
How to view the document stencil in Visio
Describes how to display the document stencil in Microsoft Visio 2002 and in later versions of Visio.

Either the custom properties or the ToolTip is missing from Visio 2003 drawing when it is opened in Internet Explorer
Describes an issue when you open a Visio drawing that was saved as a Web page in Visio 2003, the custom properties or the ToolTip may be missing when you view the drawing in Internet Explorer.
Description of the Visio 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: December 21, 2004
Describes the Visio 2003 issue that is fixed in the Visio 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated December 21, 2004.
Decreased performance when you add or move shapes that are contained in a Visio 2007 or a Visio 2003 drawing that is hosted in the Visio 2003 ActiveX Control
Describes a problem in Visio 2003 where performance is slow if you work with shapes in a drawing that is hosted in the Visio 2003 ActiveX Control, and the shapes use gradient fill patterns or other complex fill patterns.
Description of the Visio 2003 hotfix package: April 15, 2008
Describes the Visio 2003 issue that is fixed in the hotfix package that is dated April 15, 2008.