Policy

Turn off Live Preview in the Shapes window

This policy setting turns off the Live Preview in the Shapes window feature, which shows shapes in the Shapes window with the detail and color depth they will have in a drawing, including theme colors and effects. If you enable this policy setting, Live Preview in the Shapes Window is turned off. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Live Preview in the Shapes Window is turned on.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Office
CategoryMicrosoft Visio 2016 / Visio Options / General / User Interface Options
Policy IDdf4347cffb09
Internal nameL_TurnOffLivePreviewInTheShapesWindow

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\application\livepreviewmasters (enabled) = 0
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\application\livepreviewmasters (disabled) = 1

Policy notes

This policy setting turns off the Live Preview in the Shapes window feature, which shows shapes in the Shapes window with the detail and color depth they will have in a drawing, including theme colors and effects. If you enable this policy setting, Live Preview in the Shapes Window is turned off. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Live Preview in the Shapes Window is turned on.

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