Hide columns in database diagram

Hello,
I have a question that is not specific related to Visio 2010, but I hope someone can help.
Is it possible to hide the columns in a database diagram ? Of course, I do not want to delete the columns, but only hide them.
Thanks in advance, Best Regards,
André.

Hi,
As my experience, by the current Visio design, it's not possible to hide the columns in a database model diagram in Visio 2010.
Hope this helps.
William Zhou
TechNet Community Support

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Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio      12.0.2000.8
Microsoft Analysis Services Client Tools    12.0.2000.8
Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC)     6.1.7601.17514
Microsoft MSXML                             3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer                 9.11.9600.17358
Microsoft .NET Framework                    4.0.30319.18444
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c:\Program Files(x86)\Common Files\microsoft shared\Visual Database Tools
dsref80.dll version 12.0.21005.1
c:\Program Files(x86)\Common Files\microsoft shared\MSDesigners8
msdds.dll    12.0.21005.1
msddsf.dll   12.0.21005.1
msddslm.dll 12.0.21005.1
msdds.mp.dll 12.0.21005.1
msddsp.dll   12.0.21005.1
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msddsui.dll 12.0.21005.1

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