Most Visio users barely scratch the surface when dealing with the product. I recently watched a video where a Visio expert dropped a shape on a page and then used the Text tool to create a label for the shape. All Visio shapes have a text block and there is a Text block tool ifContinue reading “Techniques for creating Visio Shapes”
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Adding Shape Data to a series of new shapes
I have been playing with Visio Visualization in Power BI and the first step is to create a Visio drawing. Basically it is a bunch of shapes, but I need to add Shape Data to the new shapes, basically the key that will link the shape to the row of data in Excel. I couldContinue reading “Adding Shape Data to a series of new shapes”
Removing unwanted properties from a collection of masters
In addition to cleaning up how the masters looked, I also had masters that contained user and custom (AKA Shape Data) properties that were no longer needed. Again VBA was useful. So I used the following code to Public Sub CleanMasters() Dim vsoMaster As Visio.Master Dim vsoMasterCopy As Visio.Master Dim vsoShape As Visio.Shape For EachContinue reading “Removing unwanted properties from a collection of masters”
Clean up Visio Masters
Anyone who has created Visio masters may have noticed that the masters may require cleanup. When selecting a master to edit, you may notice that the edit window seems to be empty and you will need to center the image to bring it back in view. Other times, the shape is bigger than the pageContinue reading “Clean up Visio Masters”
Call me Sheldon – Fun with Flags
I am always looking for new Visio shapes and I found a collection of Flags in SVG format. They are not complete and some of them lack the actual embellishments on the flags, but it is a start. Though not quite a one stop shop as this page is, I did find some more detailedContinue reading “Call me Sheldon – Fun with Flags”
Colour My World Part II
Visio does not handle rows well and lists easily in the shapesheet, you can not do basic things like sorting the rows. So I use my favourite list handling app, Excel. When I need to manage large amounts of shape data, I manage it in Excel and then use VBA to remove the old shapeContinue reading “Colour My World Part II”
Updated Pool Table
It looks like the original pool table shape had a problem with internationalization. I have updated the shape and the issue has been eliminated. In the original designed I used lists to control the colour of the cloth. One list was used to present colour options to the user by displaying names of colours. TheContinue reading “Updated Pool Table”
Security Badge update
I have taken another look at the Security Badge Visio shape I uploaded to the Technet Gallery and though it was passable, I could have done better. The shoulder and the head in the picture were two separate shapes so they were joined. As Visio Guy is always stressing the fewer shapes or groups, theContinue reading “Security Badge update”
Pool anyone? … or how to create a smart Visio Shape
One of the things I like about Visio are smart shapes. The trouble is that most of what is offered as Visio shapes is no more than clipart encapsulated in a Visio shape. For most purposes, that is fine, So time for some real Visio shapes. A pool table is a good candidate for aContinue reading “Pool anyone? … or how to create a smart Visio Shape”
Colour My World
When I was working on the Windows 7&8 phone apps I created a Visio template to help design phone apps. As usually, it was a Visio stencil that was a bit more than dragging and dropping clipart. One of the WP7 and WP8 features it replicated was accent colours that were set on the phoneContinue reading “Colour My World”
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