Visio 2010 - Cross Functional Flowchart or Swimlane Resizing Automatically

[Visionary]

I'm using Cross Functional Flowchart or Swimlane in my process mapping. But I wanted to maximize the space, thus squeezing the function block as much as I can. But I can't do this as Visio is automatically calculating the function's height, and I can still see some more blocks that I can squeeze in.

How can I manually control the height and width of my swimlane?

Thanks. 

[HaroldTheBear]

Same issue in Visio 2010.  I want to manually size swimlane height and have the selected height 'stick' and not smoosh around.

I suspect that there is a setting that I am missing, but have not found it.

Best, Harold ...

[Visio Guy]

I haven't tried this, but I did notice that when you record a macro, Visio disables DiagramServices (whatever that is.)

Perhaps this turns off the auto-recalc of swimlanes and other containers?

Sub Macro1()

  'Enable diagram services
  Dim DiagramServices As Integer
  DiagramServices = ActiveDocument.DiagramServicesEnabled
  ActiveDocument.DiagramServicesEnabled = visServiceVersion140

  '...do something

  'Restore diagram services
  ActiveDocument.DiagramServicesEnabled = DiagramServices

End Sub

[Paul Herber]

I just happened to look at this today ...
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff765437.aspx

[kahlerfj]

I was having the same issue and I just realized that if I set the margin to zero, found in the Cross-Functional Flowchart ribbon, I can fully control the size of the swim lanes. 

[Boonsie]

I was having the same issue and I just realized that if I set the margin to zero, found in the Cross-Functional Flowchart ribbon, I can fully control the size of the swim lanes.

Hi! Your suggestions works!! I was trying to resize the swimlane for hours!!
Thank you for sharing.