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    Password Protect

    Is there anyway to password protect a Visio file? Using Visio 2003 and I can't find anywhere in the help or online about this. Thanx
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    File Reference Ignored

    I get this error whenever I open up a certain drawing. Microsofts answer is that there was an external reference to a file that was used in cad. It says put the file back in the right folder. The problem is I no longer have the reference file. The drawing works fine, but I can't get rid of this...
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    Importing Data from an Microsoft Access Database

    I am doing a network diagram and getting very sick of tabbing back and forth between the visio diagram and my access DB with all the records. Is there any way to extract all the data into a visio diagram and have all the values show up in the properties?
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    Importing a floor plan from .dwg or .dxf

    Got it figured... the drawing was in 3D and apperently visio didn't like it.
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    Importing a floor plan from .dwg or .dxf

    First time user of Visio and I am attempting to make a network diagram. The problem I am having is when I import a cad drawing of a floor plan, all that shows up is the room numbers and staircases. All the walls magically disappear! Is this a problem with A) the CAD drawing...

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