You can also click Add To New Stencil to create a stencil that contains only that shape, or click Add to Existing Stencil to select a stencil, for example from your My Shapes folder. Then click Favorites to add the shape to your Favorites stencil. In the Stencils view in the Shape window, right-click the shape, and point to Add to My Shapes. Save an individual shape to your Favorites stencil or a different stencil. Type a name for the stencil, and save it in your My Shapes folder. Right-click the title of a stencil in the search results, and then click Save As. Quick Tasks Task Action Save search results as a new stencil. Click the View tab, then select Task Panes Shapes. Note: If you don’t see the search box, you might need to activate it. To reset the search in the Shapes pane, delete the search string in the search box so that it displays the prompt, Search shapes. After it has downloaded, click Open to display the stencil in the Shapes pane. To put the stencil in your My Shapes folder, click Download. To access those shapes, do the following: a.Ĭlick the stencil to see a preview. Under Online, if available, you'll see shapes on the web by other companies, including Microsoft. Under Local, the search results are displayed and categorized by their Visio stencil title. To reset the search in the Shapes pane, delete the search string in the search box so that it displays the prompt, Search shapes.įor more information, see and. To access those shapes, do the following: a.