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Archives for January 2008

Visio Bingo Template

January 23, 2008 By Visio Guy 3 Comments

Read Full ArticleRecently, Matt R asked about a Visio Bingo Template for his marketing team. I thought to myself, “Now there’s a mission-critical application of Visio!”

Well actually, it was a ShapeSheet challenge. I wanted to make a card that allowed the user to randomly update the numbers, but without using any code.

The resulting bingo card shape is implemented entirely using the ShapeSheet. There’s no VBA code behind the number generation, so you don’t have to worry about any VBA Macro Security issues.

[Read more…] about Visio Bingo Template

Filed Under: Drawings & Templates, Humor, Shapes Tagged With: Bingo, random, Right-Click Actions, Smart Drawings, Themes

Circular Text Generator (version 2)

January 5, 2008 By Visio Guy 63 Comments

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Getting text on a circle in Visio was always a pain until the Circular Text Generator (version 1) appeared on Visio Guy. V1 was evidently a big hit, but you wanted more! Version 2 adds some more control over text spacing and placement on the circle. So if you need to place Visio text on a circle, read on!

[Read more…] about Circular Text Generator (version 2)

Filed Under: Add-ins & Tools, Code, Illustration, Shapes, ShapeSheet, Tools Tagged With: Text, Text on a Curve

Sankey Diagram Shapes for Visio

January 2, 2008 By Visio Guy 25 Comments

Read Full ArticleA Sankey diagram is an interesting visualization that uses the thickness of arrows to depict the flow-volumes in a system. The thicker the arrow, the more flow of energy, mass, or volume. Sankey graphics are easily read and quickly comprehended.

In this article, we’ll explore the creation of Sankey diagrams using Visio, and we’ll offer our own free Visio Sankey diagramming shapes for your downloading and diagramming pleasure!

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Filed Under: Sankey Diagrams Tagged With: Data Visualization, Gradient, Multi-shapes

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