This file contains important, late-breaking information about Visio Home. We recommend that you read this file and keep a printed copy with your Visio documentation.
Tip: If necessary, choose Word Wrap from the Notepad Edit menu to wrap the text within the document window.
If Visio 1.0, 2.0, or 3.0 is already installed on your computer, you can install Visio Home and run both versions of Visio, but be aware of these things:
* Visio Home is installed in the same directory as the previous installed version unless you specify otherwise during installation. If you install Visio Home in the same directory, you'll see these files from the other version in the Visio directory: VISIO.EXE, VISIO.INI, and VISIOLIB.DLL. You can delete these files if you no longer want to run the other version of Visio, or you can keep them if you want to sometimes run the other version.
* If Visio 1.0 or 2.0 is already on your computer, it's usually best to install Visio Home in a different directory. Otherwise, you might notice some compatibility problems with filters and online help when you run Visio 1.0 or 2.0.
* If different versions of Visio, for example Visio Home and Visio 3.0, are in the same directory tree, you cannot run instances of the different versions at the same time. However, you can run multiple instances of the same version.
* Visio Home templates and stencils are placed in the subdirectory visio\home, so they will not overwrite existing templates and stencils in the visio\template subdirectory. The list of files you see in the New dialog box depends on which version you run. If you run Visio Home (VISIOHM.EXE), you'll see the templates and stencils stored in visio\home, and if you run another version, such as Visio 3.0 (VISIO.EXE), you'll see the templates and stencils stored in visio\template. If you want to see all the templates and stencils, regardless of which version you run, you can modify the template path in each version of Visio. To modify the template path, run the version of Visio you want to modify, choose Options from the Tools menu, and then in the dialog box, choose File Paths. On the Template line, include both the template and home subdirectories. For example:
template;home
* When you install Visio 3.0, you can install Visio buttons that appear on the Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel toolbars. If you installed these buttons with Visio 3.0, then you installed Visio Home, when you click one of these buttons, it will run the version of Visio that you most recently ran.
You cannot use Visio 1.0 or Visio 2.0 to open files saved in the Visio 3.0 file format. By default, new Visio Home files that you create are saved in the Visio 3.0 format.
If you try to open a Visio 3.0 file by using the Open command on the Visio 1.0 or 2.0 File menu, Visio displays a message that says the file is not a Visio file. If you try to open a Visio 3.0 file by double-clicking the filename in Windows File Manager, Visio 1.0 or 2.0 displays an error message that says the file cannot be opened. If you suspect the file you are trying to open is in the Visio 3.0 format, confirm it by trying to open the file using the Open command on the File menu.
Note: Visio Home lets you save files in the Visio 2.0 file format. For information about file formats, see Chapter 1, "Getting started with Visio," in Using Visio.
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VISIO HOME 3.0 INSTALLED FILES
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The following lists show the files copied to your hard drive if you install the complete version of Visio Home in the default location:
Setup copies these program and text files to the Visio directory:
README_H.TXT
VISIOHM.EXE
VISIO.HLP
VISIOHML.DLL
HOME.HLP
Setup copies these import and export filter files to the Filters subdirectory:
IBPCX9.FLT
IBTIF9.FLT
IMCGM9.FLT
IMCGM9.INI
IMDXF9.FLT
IMDXF9.INI
IMPCT9.FLT
IMPCT9.INI
IMPS_9.FLT
IMPS_9.INI
IMWMF9.FLT
IMWMF9.INI
ISGDI9.DLL
ISGDI9.INI
Setup copies these template (.VST) and stencil (.VSS) files to the Home subdirectory:
BIOLOGY.VSS
BLOCK.VSS
BLOCK.VST
CALENDAR.VSS
CALENDAR.VST
CHEM.VSS
CLIPART.VSS
EUROPE.VSS
FAMTREE.VSS
FAMTREE.VST
FLAGS.VSS
FLASHCRD.VSS
FLASHCRD.VST
FOOTBALL.VSS
FOOTBALL.VST
GARDEN.VSS
GARDEN.VST
GEOGRPHY.VST
GREET_S.VST
GREET_T.VST
HM_APPL.VSS
HM_BATH.VSS
HM_DSHEL.VST
HM_ELEC.VSS
HM_FURN.VSS
HM_KIT.VSS
HM_LARGE.VST
HM_LSHEL.VST
HM_RSHEL.VST
HM_SMALL.VST
HM_TSHEL.VST
HM_WALLS.VSS
KID123.VSS
KIDALPHA.VSS
KIDCASTL.VSS
KIDCASTL.VST
KIDDINO.VSS
KIDDINO.VST
KIDTREAS.VSS
KIDTREAS.VST
KIDWHALE.VSS
KIDWHALE.VST
KIDWRITE.VST
LS_LARGE.VST
LS_PLANT.VSS
LS_SITE.VSS
LS_SMALL.VST
LS_SPORT.VSS
LS_WATER.VSS
MAP.VSS
MAP.VST
ORGCHART.VSS
ORGCHART.VST
PRACTICE.VSS
SCIENCE.VST
STATES.VSS
TOURNY.VST
VISIOART.VSS
WORLD.VSS
Setup copies these DLL files to the Windows\System subdirectory:
COMPOBJ.DLL
CTL3DV2.DLL
OLE2.DLL
OLE2.REG
OLE2CONV.DLL
OLE2DISP.DLL
OLE2NLS.DLL
OLE2PROX.DLL
STORAGE.DLL
THREED.VBX
VBOA300.DLL
VBRUN300.DLL
Setup copies these files to the Setup subdirectory:
_MSSETUP.EXE
CSETUP.EXE
MSCOMSTF.DLL
MSCUISTF.DLL
MSDETSTF.DLL
MSINSSTF.DLL
MSSHLSTF.DLL
MSUILSTF.DLL
SETUP.EXE
SETUP.HLP
SETUP.LST
UNINSTAL.EXE
Setup copies this quick tour file to the Tutorial subdirectory:
HOMETOUR.EXE
Setup copies these files to the Add-ons subdirectory:
CALENDAR.EXE
INVNTRY.HLP
INVNTRY.VSL
MEASURE.DLL
MEASURE.EXE
MEASURE.HLP
MEASURE.INI
STNDOC.EXE
STNDOC.VST
The Visio setup program also creates a Drawings subdirectory (a place to store your drawings).
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VISIO AND OLE 2.01 DLL FILES
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If you have trouble running Visio Home, make sure all the OLE 2.0-related DLL files are installed in the correct location and are dated 11/16/93 or later. To run Visio Home, all of the following files must be installed in the Windows\System subdirectory:
If any of these files are missing, reinstall Visio Home.
If you have further trouble, make sure there is only one copy of these files on your hard disk in a location where Windows can find them. If you have multiple copies, either rename or delete the extra copies or move them to a location where Windows can't find them. (Windows looks in your drive path, the application subdirectories, the Windows directory, and the Windows\System subdirectory.)
The Visio Home setup program checks for whether VSHARE.386 or SHARE.EXE is loaded on your system and installs SHARE.EXE if neither is present. (If you are running Visio on Windows for Workgroups or if VSHARE.386 is already loaded on your system, the SHARE command is not required.) You are prompted before the SHARE command is added and given the option to have setup make the necessary changes to your system automatically.
Although SHARE is not required to start and run Visio Home 3.0, it is required for many critical functions, most notably saving drawing files in the 3.0 format. In addition, if some form of SHARE is not loaded, you may encounter error messages in other Windows applications that support object linking and embedding (OLE) when attempting to perform common functions related to OLE.
When you install Visio Home, Visio is registered in the Windows REG.DAT file (a file that contains information about the capabilities of each application). If you suspect that Visio is not properly registered in the Windows REG.DAT file (for example, if Windows displays an error message saying it cannot find the source application when you double-click an embedded Visio object in another application) you can force the registration process by choosing Run from the Windows Program Manager File menu and typing the Visio path followed by /r. For example:
c:\visio\visiohm.exe /r
If Visio displays error messages saying OLE2 is improperly registered, you can register it manually by using the Microsoft Registration Information Editor:
1. Choose Run from the File menu in Program Manager or File Manager and type "regedit" at the prompt to launch the Microsoft Registration Information Editor.
2. Choose Merge Registration File from the File menu.
3. Choose the OLE2.REG file from your Windows\System directory and choose OK. (The OLE2.REG file is located in the main Windows directory on the server if you are running a shared copy of Windows on a network.)
4. Choose Exit from the File menu to exit regedit.
Users of DOS 6.0 and higher can use the expand utility in your DOS directory to decompress individual files from a Visio installation disk. For example, from DOS type:
When you open a text block in Visio Home (by selecting a shape and typing, by double-clicking instances of certain master shapes, or by selecting a shape with the text tool or text block tool), Visio will zoom in on the text automatically, depending on the font size and the current view. For example, if you are working with 8 point text at a 50 percent view, Visio will zoom in on the text block so the text is more legible on the screen. If the point size is large enough or if the current view is at a higher percentage of the drawing's actual size, Visio will not adjust the view. When you close the text block by pressing Esc or clicking outside the shape, Visio returns the drawing to the last view. If you perform other actions at the increased view (for example, if you move or size a shape), Visio maintains that view. You can turn off automatic text zooming by clearing the Zoom When Editing Text checkbox in the Zoom dialog box.
Users of Visio Home who are running Visio on the Hebrew and Arabic version of multilingual Windows 3.11 should set the CustomCommonDialog line in the VISIHM.INI file to use default common dialog boxes (Open, Save, and Print) provided by Windows.
0 = use the Windows default dialog templates
1 = use Visio's custom templates for the common dialogs
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SCREEN IMAGES AND IMPORTED EPS FILES
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EPS files have two parts: The PostScript code used to print the image and an optional screen image used to display the image on the screen. When exporting EPS files, most graphics applications either automatically include a screen image or give you the option to include one. If you are given the option and you plan to use the EPS file in a Visio drawing, you should include the screen image (which is sometimes referred to as the TIFF preview). Otherwise, the EPS image may not be correctly displayed in or printed from Visio.
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DISPLAYING AND INSTALLING TRUETYPE FONTS
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If fonts in a dialog box don't display properly, check to see that TrueType fonts are installed in the Control Panel.
To check for TrueType fonts:
1. Open the Main program group in the Windows Program Manager.
2. Double-click the Control Panel icon.
3. Double-click the Fonts icon.
4. Make sure that (at a minimum) all the TrueType fonts that ship with the latest version of Windows and the fonts MS Sans Serif and MS Serif appear in the list of installed fonts.
5. Choose the TrueType button and make sure that Enable TrueType Fonts is checked in the TrueType dialog box.
To add TrueType fonts:
1. Choose the Add button.
2. If no fonts are displayed, locate the Windows\System subdirectory (from the Windows main directory). A list of TrueType fonts appears.
3. Highlight the TrueType font(s) to be added and choose OK.
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ATI GRAPHICS ULTRA PRO MACH 32 VIDEO CARD
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When using the Graphics Ultra Pro/Mach 32 video card and the driver (dated April 1993) made by ATI Technologies, objects with fills may print as black. Version 2.2 of the driver solves this problem. To get the driver, call ATI Customer Support at 416-882-2626, or download a copy from CompuServe. (Type GO ATITECH at the ! prompt.)
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PRINTING ROTATED TEXT
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On HP LaserJet II, III, and other PCL printers, if rotated text does not print where you expect it to, try printing with Print TrueType as Graphics enabled. To enable this setting, choose Print Setup from the File menu, choose Options, make sure the Graphics Mode option is set to Raster, then check the Print TrueType as Graphics option. If this solves the problem, you may want to make this change permanently using the Windows Control Panel.
If you use an HP LaserJet III or 4, be sure to use the latest version of the printer driver from Microsoft or Hewlett-Packard. The original drivers released with Windows 3.1 were version 31.1.89 for LaserJet III and 31.1.03 for LaserJet 4. The current versions, as of this writing, are version 2.1 for the LaserJet III used with the Universal Printer driver version 3.1.4, and version 31.V1.35 for LaserJet 4.
If you receive Error 20 (Mem Overflow) or Error 21 (Print Overrun) messages or encounter any other print difficulties when you print to the HP LaserJet 4, try these workarounds:
* Hewlett-Packard recommends that you change the Graphics Mode setting to Raster and try the print job again. To access this setting in Visio, choose File, then Print Setup. Select the LaserJet 4 driver, the Options dialog box, and Graphics Mode.
* Use the Windows Control Panel to verify that you are using the 31.V1.35 printer driver or later. Updates to the LaserJet 4 driver can be obtained in the HP Peripherals Forum on CompuServe (GO HPPER), through HPÆs BBS Download Service at (208)344-1691, or through HPÆs Driver Distribution Center at (303)339-7009.
* Set the correct amount of printer memory in the Control Panel. This should match what you actually have on your printer. Please refer to the printer documentation for information on how much memory you need.
* Try using the Page Protect feature for the paper size you're using. Please refer to the documentation that came with your printer for additional information on the Page Protect feature.
* Try printing at 300 dpi rather than 600 dpi.
* If none of the above options help, try installing the HP LaserJet III driver in addition to the HP LaserJet 4 driver. Use the HP LaserJet III driver to print at 300 dpi to the HP LaserJet 4 printer.
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PRINTING FROM WORDPERFECT 5.2
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When you print a Visio drawing in WordPerfect, it might look significantly different from the way it looks when you print it in Visio. This might be related to the printer driver you are using with WordPerfect. Visio created your drawing with a reference to the printer driver selected in the Print Setup dialog box in Visio. To make the printed drawings look more similar, use the same printer driver in WordPerfect that you use with Visio.
Although you may be printing to the same printer from both applications, in WordPerfect you have the option of using either the WordPerfect printer driver or the Windows printer driver. If you have been using the WordPerfect printer driver to print Visio drawings from WordPerfect, try choosing the Windows printer driver in the WordPerfect Select Printer dialog box.
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ZEOS 486-33 CPU & FLOATING POINT EXCEPTION
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The Award BIOS 3.10, 452-005-01, found in some ZEOS 486-33 machines (and possibly in other computer makes and models), does not handle floating point errors correctly. Floating point errors cause these machines to hang (stop responding). Floating point exceptions are most likely to result from using the Union or Fragment commands. If Visio displays an error message telling you that a floating point exception has occurred, try to save your work (if possible), then close Visio and Windows and restart your computer.
To correct this problem, you need an updated BIOS. ZEOS owners can contact ZEOS Technical Support at 612-633-7337 voice, 800-228-5390 toll-free, or 612-633-4607 FAX. Owners of other machines can contact the manufacturer of their machine.
