Comments on: Center-sizing Smart Shapes http://www.visguy.com/2008/04/15/center-sizing-smart-shapes/ Shapes, Stencils, Drawings Templates, Tutorials, Tips & Developer Info for Microsoft Visio Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:20:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Visio Guy http://www.visguy.com/2008/04/15/center-sizing-smart-shapes/comment-page-1/#comment-24681 Visio Guy Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:11:19 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=803#comment-24681 Thanks skeetabomb, great tip! Visio 2007/2010 upgrades? Depends on what you do with it. If you're into data linking or process modeling, there's a lot of new stuff. For people who do floorplans and measured layouts, it's a harder questions. Thanks skeetabomb, great tip!

Visio 2007/2010 upgrades? Depends on what you do with it. If you’re into data linking or process modeling, there’s a lot of new stuff. For people who do floorplans and measured layouts, it’s a harder questions.

]]> By: skeetabomb http://www.visguy.com/2008/04/15/center-sizing-smart-shapes/comment-page-1/#comment-24680 skeetabomb Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:41:40 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=803#comment-24680 A quick and simple way to 'resize on the spot/Pin' is to simply type the size you want straight into the [Size and Position] window. Since you are typing only in one field at a time (the 'WIDTH' or 'HEIGHT' field), and since these directly update the WIDTH and HEIGHT cells respectively (unless you have GUARDed formulae), then the shape changes size without changing PinX/Y or LocPinX/Y. More interestingly, you can type a formula straight into these fields, which goes straight into the cell. What's ever more interesting is that you don't have to type '=' at the start of the formula. So, if you want to resize by multiplying the existing value by some fraction/percentage, you can just type '*0.75' (or whatever value you want to use) following the existing value! A very useful little trick I just discovered... I currently use Visio Professional 2003 as I haven't yet seen much in the way of improvements that are worth the upgrade, but I would love to know if I've missed a really useful feature enhancement that is worth having. I hope this helps. A quick and simple way to ‘resize on the spot/Pin’ is to simply type the size you want straight into the [Size and Position] window. Since you are typing only in one field at a time (the ‘WIDTH’ or ‘HEIGHT’ field), and since these directly update the WIDTH and HEIGHT cells respectively (unless you have GUARDed formulae), then the shape changes size without changing PinX/Y or LocPinX/Y.

More interestingly, you can type a formula straight into these fields, which goes straight into the cell. What’s ever more interesting is that you don’t have to type ‘=’ at the start of the formula. So, if you want to resize by multiplying the existing value by some fraction/percentage, you can just type ‘*0.75′ (or whatever value you want to use) following the existing value!

A very useful little trick I just discovered…

I currently use Visio Professional 2003 as I haven’t yet seen much in the way of improvements that are worth the upgrade, but I would love to know if I’ve missed a really useful feature enhancement that is worth having.

I hope this helps.

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]]> By: Mathew P http://www.visguy.com/2008/04/15/center-sizing-smart-shapes/comment-page-1/#comment-17587 Mathew P Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:20:36 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=803#comment-17587 Just to note, you can also open the Alignment dialog <b>Alt + S, A</b> using <b>F8</b> This dialog box is a fav of mine and have also grumbled about the lack of centre resizing. And thanks for the wonderful work you do! I always look forward to your articles. Matt Just to note, you can also open the Alignment dialog Alt + S, A using F8

This dialog box is a fav of mine and have also grumbled about the lack of centre resizing.

And thanks for the wonderful work you do! I always look forward to your articles.

Matt

]]> By: Visio Guy http://www.visguy.com/2008/04/15/center-sizing-smart-shapes/comment-page-1/#comment-17560 Visio Guy Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:41:38 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=803#comment-17560 Excellent tip, Philipe! You can quickly make an "inner" and "outer" duplicate of a shape by choosing <strong>Shape > Operations > Offset</strong> Then, you can select one of those shapes and hit F4 F4 F4 to repeat repeat repeat the process. But watch out for duplicate shapes of the same size! I can't remember ever hearing any discussions of why the center-based resizing was never implemented. For all the time we spent looking at ABC/Micrografx Flowcharter, it is truly amazing this feature was never implemented. - Chris Excellent tip, Philipe!

You can quickly make an “inner” and “outer” duplicate of a shape by choosing Shape > Operations > Offset Then, you can select one of those shapes and hit F4 F4 F4 to repeat repeat repeat the process. But watch out for duplicate shapes of the same size!

I can’t remember ever hearing any discussions of why the center-based resizing was never implemented. For all the time we spent looking at ABC/Micrografx Flowcharter, it is truly amazing this feature was never implemented.

- Chris

]]> By: Philippe C http://www.visguy.com/2008/04/15/center-sizing-smart-shapes/comment-page-1/#comment-17555 Philippe C Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:12:31 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=803#comment-17555 Don't let's forget the infamous "Shape - Operations - Offset". Do you have an idea why they chose to give us 2 sides by default ? Don’t let’s forget the infamous “Shape – Operations – Offset”.
Do you have an idea why they chose to give us 2 sides by default ?

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