Visio won't save shape menus

[GPX]

Using Visio 2003
The shape menus keep disaapearing. When I save as a new filename and then open, I have no shapes and have to select all the libraries again.
I'm referring to the menus on the left sidebar, the the objects in the diagrams. It's a real pain to re-open more than a dozen shape libraries every time.

[Paul Herber]

To ensure the stencils are saved you need to select "Save Workspace" on the save dialog (as you have already done a Save, you will need to do a Save As and select the same filename).

[GPX]

There is no "Save Workspace" under file or on the save as dialog box. There is a Stencil file type in the save as dialog box (.vss file).  Is that what you mean?

... I just noticed the save button has a drop down that has a "Save Workspace" ... it seems to be selected by default. I'll have to test it a few times and see ...

[GPX]

That seems to work. Thanks

[Paul Herber]

It is well hidden. In the UI redesign for Visio 2010 they had the chance of making it even more obscure, so they did.