Additional Rule Options

To make rules more adjustable to specific needs it is possible to set several additional options. This can be achieved using the Rule options tab.

The options possible to set are:

Apply rule to protected members of grouped shapes

If the option is unchecked then any format defined in the rule will not be applied to group members protected from group formatting. It can be set by selecting Format > Protection and checking the appropriate option in the dialog opened by the command:

Note:
The option will be ignored and disabled for editing when Clear auto formatting is checked in the Format to be assigned tab.

Overwrite guarded Visio formulas

If the option is not checked then the format will not be applied if the corresponding cell in the shape sheet is guarded, for example, line colour will not be applied to the shape if its ‘LineColor’ cell contains the formula’=GUARD(7)’.

Note:
The option will be ignored and disabled for editing when ‘Clear auto formatting’ is checked in the Format to be assigned tab.

Apply rule automatically on events (if enabled)

If the option is not checked then the rule will not be executed automatically even if ‘Auto apply rules’ is on, see also Executing Rules below.

Handling annotations

If a shape matches the rule, then this setting provides the possibility to decide if the format should be applied to the shape only, to the shape and its annotations (attached labels) or only for the shape’s annotations.