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VISIO EXPRESS README.TXT FILE
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Tip: If necessary, choose Word Wrap from the Notepad Edit menu to wrap the text within the document window.

This file tells you how to run Visio Express and contains important, late-breaking information about Visio Express. We recommend that you read this file and keep a printed copy with your Visio Express documentation.  For important information about installing and using Visio Express on a network, be sure to read (and print) the NETWORK.TXT file in the Visio directory.

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VISIO EXPRESS FAX HOTLINE
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For the most up-to-date information about Visio Express, contact the Shapeware Fax Information System at (206) 521-4550 and request fax number 4921. This service provides you with answers to the most frequently asked questions and tips on using Visio Express.

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RUNNING VISIO EXPRESS
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Visio Express is designed to run from within any Microsoft Office application or any other OLE-compatible application. To run Visio Express from within a Microsoft Office application, place the insertion point where you want to add a drawing, then choose Object from the Insert menu. If you chose to add a Visio button to the Microsoft Word or Excel toolbar during Visio Express setup, you can click the Visio button to run Visio Express. You cannot run Visio Express from icons in Program Manager or from File Manager.

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VISIO EXPRESS INSTALLED FILES
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The following lists the files copied to your hard disk if you install the complete version of Visio Express in the default location:

Setup copies these program and text files to the Visio directory:
NETWORK.TXT
README.TXT
VISIOMSO.EXE
VISIOMSO.HLP
VISIOMSL.DLL

Setup copies these stencil (.VSS) and template (.VST) files to the Visio Template directory:
BLOCK.VSS
BLOCK.VST
FLOWCHRT.VSS
FLOWCHRT.VST
MAP.VSS
MAP.VST
ORGCHART.VSS
ORGCHART.VST
PRACTICE.VSS
PRACTICE.VST
PROJMGT.VSS
PROJMGT.VST

Setup copies these DLL files to the Windows System directory:
COMPOBJ.DLL
OLE2.DLL
OLE2PROX.DLL
OLE2DISP.DLL
OLE2NLS.DLL
OLE2.REG
CTL3DV2.DLL v2.05
STORAGE.DLL

Setup copies these icon files to the Visio Custom directory:
VISIOMSO.DOC
VISIOMSO.DOT
VISIOMSO.XLS
VISIOMSO.BMP 

Setup copies this quick tour file to the Visio Tutorial directory:
VISTUTOR.EXE

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INSTALLING THE VISIO EXPRESS BUTTON ON THE MICROSOFT WORD OR EXCEL TOOLBAR
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If you cannot install the Visio Express button, you can create the icons by double-clicking VISIOMSO.XLS (for Excel 5.0) or VISIOMSO.DOT (for Word 6.0) in your Visio Custom subdirectory. Or, you can add a Visio drawing to Microsoft Word or Excel by choosing Object from the Insert menu.

For information about installing a button on a toolbar, refer to your Word or Excel documentation. To customize the Visio button, choose VISIOMSO.BMP in the Visio Custom directory. 

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VISIO EXPRESS AND VISIO SHAPES PRODUCTS
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To use a Visio Shapes product with Visio Express, install the Visio Shapes product in the same directory as Visio Express. For example, if you installed Visio Express in c:\visio, specify c:\visio when the Setup program prompts you for the directory in which to install the Visio Shapes product.

To use a Visio Shapes product with Visio Express, run Visio Express from within a Microsoft Office application and choose the appropriate template in the New dialog box. You cannot use the Program Manager icons installed with the Visio Shapes products to run the application. 

The SubMaker and Stendoc add-ons included with some of the Visio Shapes products are not designed to work with Visio Express.

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VISIO EXPRESS AND PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF MICROSOFT OFFICE APPLICATIONS
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To Open Visio Express in Excel 4.0 and PowerPoint 3.0, choose Insert Object from the Edit menu.

You cannot open a drawing in place from any OLE 1.0 application.

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VISIO EXPRESS AND OLE 2.01 DLL FILES
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If you have trouble running Visio Express, make sure all the OLE 2-related DLL files are installed in the correct location and are dated 11/16/93 or later. If you are manually copying files and have more recent OLE 2 DLL files, make sure you do not copy over them. All of the following files must be installed in the Windows System directory to run Visio Express:

File		Version Number		File Date	File Size
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COMPOBJ.DLL	0002.0001.0100.0014	11/16/93	102400	bytes
OLE2.DLL	0002.0001.0100.0014	11/16/93	313344	bytes
OLE2DISP.DLL	0002.0001.0100.0013	11/16/93	 90144	bytes
OLE2NLS.DLL	0002.0001.0100.0013	11/16/93	 99200	bytes
OLE2PROX.DLL	0002.0001.0100.0014	11/16/93	 55808	bytes
STORAGE.DLL	0002.0001.0100.0014	11/16/93	157184	bytes

If any of these files are missing, reinstall Visio Express. If you're running Visio Express from a network server, see your system administrator and see NETWORK.TXT.

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 delete the extra copies or move them to a directory where Windows can't find them. (Windows looks in your drive path, the application subdirectories, the Windows directory, and the Windows System directory.)

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VISIO EXPRESS AND WINDOWS REGISTRATION
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If you suspect that Visio Express is not properly registered (for example, if Windows displays an error message saying it cannot find the source application when you double-click an embedded Visio Express object), you can force registration by double-clicking the Initialize VISIO Express icon in the Visio Express Program Group. You can also force registration by choosing Run from the Windows Program Manager File menu and typing the Visio Express command line followed by /r. For example:

	c:\visio\visiomso.exe /r

If Visio Express displays error messages saying OLE 2.0 is improperly registered, you can register OLE 2.0 manually by using the Microsoft Registration Information Editor:

1. From the File menu in Program Manager or File Manager, choose Run and type "regedit" in the command line box to launch the Microsoft Registration Information Editor.

2. From the File menu, choose Merge Registration File.

3. From your Windows System directory, choose the OLE2.REG file, and then choose OK.

4. From the File menu, choose Exit to exit the Registration Information Editor.

If you are installing Visio Express on a network, see NETWORK.TXT.

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RUNNING VISIO 1.0 WITH VISIO EXPRESS
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If you want to register Visio Express, but not change the Visio 1.0 registration information, choose Run from the Windows Program Manager File menu and type the Visio Express command line followed by /r. For example:

	c:\visio\visiomso.exe /r

Visio Express can also be used to edit embedded Visio 1.0 data. To register Visio Express to edit embedded Visio 1.0 data, choose Run from the Windows Program Manager File menu and type the Visio Express command line followed by /r-OLEAutoConvert10. For example:
	
	c:\visio\visiomso.exe /r-OLEAutoConvert10

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SWITCHING BETWEEN VISIO EXPRESS AND VISIO 2.0
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Visio Express and Visio 2.0 can be used interchangeably because they use the same data format. The application (VISIO.EXE or VISIOMSO.EXE) you last ran is the one registered in the OLE registration database (REG.DAT). After running Visio 2.0, you can run Visio Express by registering it again. To register Visio Express, double-click the Initialize VISIO Express icon in the Visio Express program group. Or choose Run from the Windows Program Manager File menu and type the Visio Express command line followed by /r. For example:

	c:\visio\visiomso.exe /r.

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DECOMPRESSING INDIVIDUAL FILES
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If you use DOS 6.0 or higher, you can use the expand utility in your DOS directory to decompress individual files from a Visio Express installation disk.  For example, from DOS type:

	c:\dos\expand a:\block.vs_ c:\visio\template\block.vss

Or, you can run Setup with the following command line:

	setup /z a:\block.vs_ c:\visio\template\block.vss

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ATI ULTRA PRO VIDEO CARD
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When using the Ultra Pro/Mach 32 video card and the driver (dated April 1993) made by ATI Technologies, Visio 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 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 Printers in the Windows Control Panel. Choose Setup in the Printers dialog box and then choose Options in the Setup dialog box. In the Options dialog box, make sure the Graphics Mode option is set to Raster, and check the Print TrueType as Graphics option.

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USING THE MICROSOFT(R) WINDOWS(TM) PRINTING SYSTEM
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If you have trouble printing rotated text using the Microsoft
Windows Printing System product, use Notepad or another text 
editor to add the following line to the [Application] section 
of your VISIOMSO.INI file:

     TextBaselineAlignment=0

Unless you are running VISIO EXPRESS over a network, the VISIOMSO.INI file
can be found in the same directory as your VISIOMSO.EXE file, usually
\VISIO. When running VISIO EXPRESS from the network, VISIOMSO.INI is placed
in your Windows directory, usually \WINDOWS.

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PRINTING ON HP LASERJET III and LASERJET 4 PRINTERS
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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.V1.26 for LaserJet 4.

If you receive Error 21 (Print Overrun) messages when you print to the HP LaserJet 4, try these workarounds:

*  Use the Windows Control Panel to verify that you are using the 31.V1.26 printer driver or later. Updates to the LaserJet 4 driver can be obtained in the CompuServe (HPPERI forum) or through HP.

*  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.

*  Set the graphics mode to Raster rather than HP-GL/2. Although the HP-GL/2 mode is faster, often you can print more complicated pages using the Raster mode.

*  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, install 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.


