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Visio Discussions => ShapeSheet & Smart Shapes => Topic started by: VisioNooblet on March 31, 2023, 12:29:00 PM

Title: Shape Geometries and Fill Settings ShapeSheet
Post by: VisioNooblet on March 31, 2023, 12:29:00 PM
Hi everyone,

Apologies if this has been asked before (I have looked but can't find a specific answer to my question).

I'm creating an organisation hierarchy and want to show one of the organisations as having a split due to being owned by two other linked parties.  One of the parties owns 25% and the other owns 75%.

I wanted to know how to split the shape (in this case I'm using the 'process' shape from the basic flowchart shapes) so that there is a vertical line that is 75% along the width of the shape (and which is scaleable if the size changes).

I then want to colour part of the shape that is 25% a different colour to the part of the shape that is 75% (so I can match this with the boxes connected to it with the relevant owner).

I wondered if anyone has any advice?
Title: Re: Shape Geometries and Fill Settings ShapeSheet
Post by: Paul Herber on March 31, 2023, 12:33:19 PM
You can't use shape geometry to split a shape into different colours. One shape can only have one Fill section.
Have a look at grouping shapes, each of the shapes within the group can have their own colour, as well as the top-level group shape having its own colour as well.
Title: Re: Shape Geometries and Fill Settings ShapeSheet
Post by: VisioNooblet on March 31, 2023, 01:20:54 PM
Ah!  That explains it.  Thank you :)

I assume with grouping it is possible to ensure that the relative shapes remain the same compared to the overall width?

Thanks again.
Title: Re: Shape Geometries and Fill Settings ShapeSheet
Post by: Paul Herber on March 31, 2023, 01:44:59 PM
Yes, certainly. All part of the grouped shape's settings.