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I've just installed Visio 2013 and can't stand the look of the shapes for systems architecture (servers, workstations, databases, etc). I remember Visio diagrams using 3D shapes with a rounded, colourful look that gave the diagram some personality. The new shapes are accurate, but have all the charm of a cardboard box.
Can anyone tell me where to find the older Visio shapes and templates?
Go to Main ribbon > Show section > Task Panes > Shapes
or
View > Taskpanes > Shapes
Click on the diagram and select Format Shape. Select the whole diagram by hitting CTRL+A. Now in the Format Shape on the right select Begin Arrow Type and choose a type different than 00 (example 04) and for End Arrow Type select none. That will reverse all the arrows in your diagram at once.
Best Answer
Found them, thanks to http://www.nogeekleftbehind.com/2013/08/17/download-even-more-free-visio-network-stencils/
Microsoft provides these as downloads:
Microsoft Exchange 2010 Visio Stencil: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=6977
Lync Server 2010 Visio Stencil ...?id=20891 (I can't post more than two links)
I haven't tried loading these into Visio 2013 yet, but my understanding is that the file formats for Visio are stable from Visio 2003 forwards so it should be fine.