Viewing and Changing Primary/Secondary Status

The Primary/Secondary status of a shape can be seen by having a look at the IsPrimaryShape attribute in Shape Data or the Item List. It is also possible to change the Primary/Secondary status for a certain shape by using the dropdown list.

Auto Formatting rules can be used to localise all secondary shapes. To achieve this, a new rule has to be created under the formatting rules and a Visio Shape Condition has to be set. An example can be seen in the picture below.