Click More Shapes > My Shapes > Organize My Shapes. In the Save As box, enter a name for the file if you want, then save the file to your My Shapes folder, which is located inside your default Documents folder ( My Documents or Documents, depending on your version of Windows).įind your new stencil in Visio through the Shapes window. When you download a stencil, and the notification bar asks if you want to open or save the file, click the arrow next to Save and click Save As. That’s where you can find them when you’re ready to use them in your diagrams.
When you find stencils online and download them, Visio stores them in the My Shapes folder.