Stencils are like a storage place for commonly used shapes. vss files in the default directory (not an. vss files in the default location for Visio stencils. Click on the 'Browse' button to choose a location for the zip file to extract the file into (this is where the section on looking for the default file path comes in).Locate the general.exe file on your desktop and double left click on it to open the WinZip application.When the download is complete close any message windows and close or minimize your browser. Choose a location to temporarily store the general.exe file (suggest desktop for new computer users).Right click on the general.exe and select 'Save to disk' or 'Save target as' from the fly out menu.example path: 'C:/Program Files/Microsoft Office/Visio/1033/Solutions'Īs an example, while browsing the tekmar web site you see that the general.zip is an updated version that you would like to download. Write down the default path noted for 'Stencils'.From the 'Tools' pull down menu, select 'Options' and then find and open the 'File Paths' area (Likely a tab within 'Options' window).If the open dialog asks you to choose a template, select the default template (may be called 'Blank Drawing') and select 'Open'.Open the Visio application on your computer.IMPORTANT If you do not already know where Visio looks for Stencils on your computer, do this first: Getting the Files from the Web Site into Your Computer Files must be extracted from the zip containers that they were packaged in on the web site.tekmar Stencil files (t500.vss, telec.vss, etc) must be stored on a local drive that is accessible to the Visio application.The Visio software application (any version from 2000 up) must be functioning on your computer.The standard version that can be purchased on it's own or within the Office Suite will work with the tekmar stencil files. You do not require the Visio 'Professional' version to use tekmar stencils. If you have Visio 5 and do not want to upgrade, do not overwrite your existing stencil files with these posted versions. They will all work in Visio 2000 or higher. The current packages of stencils are not all backwards compatible with Visio 5. If you wish to have your customized application drawing checked for proper system design, please contact your Local Representative for design assistance.

** Correct assembly of customized application drawings is the responsibility of the system designer.

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