Macro samples to show and hide the Search for Shapes box on the Shapes task pane in Visio 2003 (829717)

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Macro to hide the "Search for Shapes" box on the Shapes task pane

To hide the Search for Shapes box on the Shapes task pane in Visio 2003, create a macro that contains the following code:

Sub ShapeSearchHide()

 ActiveWindow.Windows.ItemFromID(Visio.visWinIDShapeSearch).Visible = FALSE

End Sub

Macro to show the "Search for Shapes" box on the Shapes task pane

To show the Search for Shapes box on the Shapes task pane in Visio 2003, create a macro that contains the following code:

Sub ShapeSearchShow()

 ActiveWindow.Windows.ItemFromID(Visio.visWinIDShapeSearch).Visible = True

End Sub

For more information about how to search for shapes in Visio 2003, see Visio Help. To do so, on the Help menu, click Microsoft Office Visio Help, type finding shapes in the Search for box, and then press ENTER to view the topics that are returned.

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