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YIKES!!! Thanks to all. &nbsp;I wasn't using Themes but I may have inherited them from the previous user of this file.<br />
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Thanks and happy holidays.
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YIKES!!! Thanks to all.  I wasn't using Themes but I may have inherited them from the previous user of this file.

Thanks and happy holidays.

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I drag a cloud shape out of a stencil. &nbsp;It looks blue. &nbsp;Great.<br />
When get it to my drawing and let go of the mouse, it turns black and gray.<br />
I don't want this to happen. &nbsp;I want it to stay blue.<br />
How can I fix this?<br />
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I drag a cloud shape out of a stencil.  It looks blue.  Great.
When get it to my drawing and let go of the mouse, it turns black and gray.
I don't want this to happen.  I want it to stay blue.
How can I fix this?



Visio 2010 - Color change when dragging shapes out of stencils

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