Index_L

L

label text

background behind, 382–83

of network shapes, 381

labels

of components, 813

displaying on shapes, 794

for HVAC shapes, 537

for hyperlink navigation shape, 151

of network shapes, 382

shapes with component data, 827–28

space, 517

Landmark Shapes stencil, 131

landscaping plans, 545–48

Large Month shape, 331–32

Lay Out And Route Around option, 71

Lay Out Shapes command

described, 43

for drawing connections, 374

for style/depth/routing, 72–74

troubleshooting, 268

Layer box, 461

Layer Properties dialog box, 467–69

layer shapes

dividing into sections, 317–18

revising, 316–17

layers

adding text on, 97–99

assigning shapes to, 464–67

for CAD users, 462

CAD, importing, 477–78

creating, 463–64

function of, 461

guides for, 443

locking for protection, 511

in multiple-page diagrams, 469–70

in network diagrams, 375–78

nonprinting, using, 253

to protect/hide/organize shapes, 467–69

settings in embedded drawings, 210

shapes with preassigned layers, 461–62

usefulness of, 460

viewing in Drawing Explorer window, 462–63

layout

for organization charts, 294–95

shape, undoing, 74

for site map, 403

LDAP directory diagram, 390–91

legend shapes, 381, 793

Limit Selection option, 195–96

Line Color tool, 384

Line-Curve Connector, 76

Line Dialog box, 641

line end, 641

line end patterns, 703–6

line jumps, 76–77

Line Pattern tool, 384

line patterns, 701–3

line segment, 646–47

line style, 821–22

Line tool

drawing aids and, 650

for drawing connections, 374

drawing lines with, 646–47

for infinite line, 648–49

for measuring perimeter/area, 460

shape types with, 638

for tangent lines, 651

lines

1-D shape behavior and, 640–42

2-D shape conversion and, 643–44

adding text to, 93–96

angled lines, 649–50

arcs/lines, 646–47

closed/open shapes and, 644–46

converting arcs to lines, 647–48

drawing, 646–55

drawing tools for, 638

formatting, 336

infinite lines, 648–49

measurement units for, 430

shape, 54–55

shape extension lines, 651–55

shape operation commands for, 665–68

styles, creating new, 689–91

styles, overview of, 681–88

tangent lines on curves, 650–51

Link To Database command

adding shortcut commands with, 725–26

function of, 711

linked shape management with, 729

linking master shapes with, 724

linking shapes to databases with, 722–24

ODBC data source, connecting to, 715–17

Link To Database dialog box

linking to new table in, 726–27

primary key field in, 723

linked diagrams, 205–8

linked files, 206

linked shapes

adding shortcut commands to, 725–26

managing, 729–33

linked tasks, 340–41

linking

embedding vs., 204–5

multiple-page diagrams, 353

Visio and PowerPoint, 354–58

linking shapes to databases, 721–29

in general, 721–22

Link To Database command for, 722–24

linking limitations, 722

linking to new table, 726–27

master shapes, 724–25

shortcut commands for linked shapes, 725–26

Visio link, explained, 727–29

links. See also hyperlinks

locating, 409

repairing, 356–57

List window

for Web site structure display, 397

for Web sites, troubleshooting, 399

lists

bulleted/numbered, 107–10

creating, 99

local formatting, 684, 686

Lock option, 468

locked groups

editing, 673–74

subselecting shapes in, 672–73

locked layers, 469

locked shapes, 674–75

locking

diagrams, 238–39

layers, 239, 470, 511

shape position, 447

Logical Diagram tab, 559

Logical Misc tab, 560