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Visio Newsgroups and Discussion Boards
Posted by Visio Guy on July 5th, 2007 3510 views
Well, we'd love to think that Visio Guy is your end-all resource for all-things Visio, but that would be...well...stupid. But since you're here already, we'd like to point you to a wonderful source of Visio information: Visio newsgroups!
If you've got a problem using Visio or developing a solution for Visio, you can simply post a question in the Visio newsgroup forums, and a member of the Visio community will might answer it!
There are many ways to read newsgroups; either by using newsreader software like Outlook Express <cough>, or by visiting web-sites that host all the posts for you. Try one of the following links to get a feel for how the newsgroups look:
Depending on your needs, there are sub-groups within the topic of Visio . Try to post your question in the most-appropriate sub-location.
Microsoft has a whole slew of newsgroups for Visio, spanning many languages.
The English-language Visio newsgroups are:
- microsoft.public.visio
- microsoft.public.createshapes
- microsoft.public.visio.database.modeling
- microsoft.public.developer
- microsoft.public.visio.developer.diagrams
- microsoft.public.visio.developer.shapesheet
- microsoft.public.visio.developer.vba
- microsoft.public.visio.developer.vc
- microsoft.public.visio.general
- microsoft.public.visio.installation
- microsoft.public.visio.printing
- microsoft.public.visio.software.modeling
- microsoft.public.visio.troubleshoot
The non-english Visio newsgroups are:
- microsoft.public.cn.visio (chinese)
- microsoft.public.kr.visio.qna (korean)
- microsoft.public.tr.visio (chinese traditional)
- microsoft.public.tw.visio (taiwanese)
- microsoft.public.de.german.visio (german)
- microsoft.public.es.visio (spanish)
- microsoft.public.fr.visio (french)
- microsoft.public.il.visio (hebrew/israel)
- microsoft.public.it.office.visio (italian)
- microsoft.public.jp.visio (japanese)
- microsoft.public.nl.office.visio (dutch)
The Visio experts at Visimation also have a few newsgroups on their ShapeSource website:
If you are a fan of D-Tools' System Integrator products, they have a Visio section in their support forum. The questions range from very D-Tools-and-Visio-specific to general Visio questions, so it's worth a look, now and then!
Our very own web site has a discussion forum too!
August 3rd, 2007 at 7:44 pm
I applogize for the length of this post! I have made several Visio 2003 Pro symbols [each consisting of group(s) of parts] and put them in stencils. Some became “masters” in Visio speak. Others did not. The difference in behavior is that when I delete a part of the symbol grouping [did not ungroup] from one instance of the symbol but not another the vsd drawing correctly shows the deletion for both those that are copies of “masters” and those that are copies of “non-masters”. However when I save the VSD file as an SVG file the deleted part of the symbol is, unexpectedly, still shown in the SVG view when the symbol is from a “master” but is, as expected, not shown when the symbol is from a “non-master”. Both “master” and “non-master” symbols were made and put into stencils the same way as far as I can tell. I want the “non-master” behavior. Can anyone tell me how to consistently create “non-masters” in stencils?
September 28th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
I am looking for a way to creat text which would “wrap around” the arc of a circle similar to what Word Art offers in MS Word . Is there anyway to create an arc in Visio 2003 and have the text wrap to the arc ??
September 28th, 2007 at 7:19 pm
Hi Mwunsch,
Visio doesn’t have “text on a curve” functionality, because it concentrates on diagramming. But you can import Word Art objects into Visio.
I find that it’s easier just to fire up Word and create a Word Art object, but you can get to from Visio via: Insert > Object. Then pick “Microsoft Word Picture”. You’ll get a funny-looking window that lets you create a Word Art object inside.
- Chris
December 3rd, 2007 at 5:13 am
Hi,
I would like to know; how can create Container type VISIO SHAPE JUST LIKE GANTT CHART, WHICH HAS CHILD ELEMENTS ATTACHED TO PARENT FRAME. Can any one can guide me in this……..
Thanks N Advance
SHAJI
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April 18th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Hello,
I have been unable to get help on this issue. I’ve called Microsoft and the young man who answered said he is not familiar with the software!!! Anyway,
Visio 2007 will not change the page orientation. I select the print setup tab in page set up dialog box and then click the setup button. There I choose landscape radio button and click OK. If I click the setup button again, the radio button is back to portrait. So I am only able to print portrait. What do you think?
Thanks
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