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Visio -- view pages side-by-side

I am using Visio 2007 to draw ER diagrams.

When a diagram outgrows a single page, I can add a page ... but the 2nd page is practically its own diagram. I can't view the pages next to each other & I certainly can't connect boxes on one page to those on the other.

Surely I'm not the only one who draws diagrams that need to span multiple pages! How is this done?

Thanks!

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rcombis

I would think that changing the page size in print settings may solve what you want.

Though you may have problems printing it.

Also maybe reducing the size of your content may give you additional room.

tastas🇺🇸

You can try opening Visio in Multiple Windows. You would need to modify the registry. This would not allow you to connect the boxes but it would allow you to drag and drop between the pages.

To implement the new behavior, follow the following registry hack:

1. Open Microsoft Visio.
2. Go to Tools -> Options -> Advanced.
3. Check the Put all settings in Windows Registry option.
4. Run Registry Editor (regedit).
5. Navigate to the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Visio\Application\
6. In the right pane, right click on SingleInstanceFileOpen, and then select Modify. Update the value of SingleInstanceFileOpen from 1 to 0. If SingleInstanceFileOpen does not exist, go ahead and create a new string with value 0.

SOURCE: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/01/12/how-to-open-visio-diagrams-in-multiple-program-windows/

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Not intuitive ... but it does *exactly* what I needed. thanks!

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