How to Open Visio Diagrams in Multiple Program Windows
Microsoft Visio is diagramming software which is non-integrated part of Microsoft Office productivity suite. Visio allows user to use vector graphics to create diverse diagrams. When opening Visio saved document file or create a new diagram, normally the document on the same instance of Visio program window. It means that one Visio program user interface will open and show multiple Visio diagrams.
It’s possible to instruct Microsoft Office Visio to open each Visio diagram in different instance of Visio program window. In other word, each and every Visio document, open from saved copy or newly created one, will be open in new Visio window, which has it own button in Windows Taskbar.
After enabling Visio document to open on new program window, user can switch between multiple documents by clicking on Visio buttons in Taskbar. By default, in order to view each document in Visio, user has to click on Windows drop-down menu on menu bar, and then switch between Visio documents.
To implement the new behavior, follow the following registry hack:
- Open Microsoft Visio.
- Go to Tools -> Options -> Advanced.
- Check the Put all settings in Windows Registry option.
- Run Registry Editor (regedit).
- Navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Visio\Application\
- In the right pane, right click on SingleInstanceFileOpen, and then select Modify. Update the value of SingleInstanceFileOpen from 1 to 0.
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June 25th, 2009 02:01
No need to make any registry changes.
Here is how you go about it:
> Open your first file
> Go to start menu and open Visio again – this should open a new window by default
> You can verify this by going to task manager and you should see two instances of Visio.Exe process running
> From the second window, use File > Open option to open your second file
June 20th, 2009 07:12
I stand corrected…somehow the “Singleinstance…” was reset to “1″. After changing to “0″ this worked as directed. Thank you!
June 20th, 2009 07:09
Same as Alex…does not work in Visio 2007.
June 13th, 2009 06:39
Doesn’t work in Visio 2007. Changing SingleInstanceFileOpen’ option does not do anything.
January 21st, 2009 14:57
Sorry for the confusion.. I did not save the changes to the Options.. It works like a charm now
January 21st, 2009 14:51
The ‘SingleInstanceFileOpen’ option is not avialable for me in the Registry. Please advise.
Regards,
Krishna