Comments on: Importing Images as Backgrounds for Scaled Drawings http://www.visguy.com/2008/05/21/importing-images-as-backgrounds-for-scaled-drawings/ 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/2008/05/21/importing-images-as-backgrounds-for-scaled-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-27545 Visio Guy Thu, 09 Jun 2011 06:11:04 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=874#comment-27545 Hi Charlie, I'm not sure in which version it appeared, but I think you can right-click on an image and set some options like compression. I'm pretty sure Visio 2007 has it, and Visio 2010 has an option on the Picture Tools contextual ribbon tab. Hi Charlie,

I’m not sure in which version it appeared, but I think you can right-click on an image and set some options like compression. I’m pretty sure Visio 2007 has it, and Visio 2010 has an option on the Picture Tools contextual ribbon tab.

]]> By: Charlie http://www.visguy.com/2008/05/21/importing-images-as-backgrounds-for-scaled-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-27544 Charlie Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:50:10 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=874#comment-27544 Can the "picture" be compressed to reduce file size aka as in Word? Can the “picture” be compressed to reduce file size aka as in Word?

]]> By: Visio Guy http://www.visguy.com/2008/05/21/importing-images-as-backgrounds-for-scaled-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-24698 Visio Guy Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:52:49 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=874#comment-24698 Gridlines: one way to do this: Give your image a bit of transparency, so the grid shows through. Everything else seems to obscure the gridlines, even stuff on background pages. I guess gridlines are rendered first, then everything else on top. Gridlines: one way to do this:

Give your image a bit of transparency, so the grid shows through.

Everything else seems to obscure the gridlines, even stuff on background pages. I guess gridlines are rendered first, then everything else on top.

]]> By: Geoff http://www.visguy.com/2008/05/21/importing-images-as-backgrounds-for-scaled-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-24695 Geoff Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:06:47 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=874#comment-24695 Ok... scanned over this article and it makes sense, but how do I get the grid-lines back again over the top of my background image??? ta Ok… scanned over this article and it makes sense, but how do I get the grid-lines back again over the top of my background image???

ta

]]> By: Visio Guy http://www.visguy.com/2008/05/21/importing-images-as-backgrounds-for-scaled-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-24485 Visio Guy Mon, 31 May 2010 22:06:50 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=874#comment-24485 Hi Aakash, You should be able to just draw a rectangle or circle, then drop two chair shapes on either side. You can then group them together if you wish (select the shapes, then type Ctrl + G) Also, the Office Furniture stencil has some "Multi" table shapes: - Multi-chair rectangle - Multi-chair racetrack - Multi-chair box shape - Multi-chair round table As you make these shapes larger or smaller, the SmartShape adds and removes chairs from around the tables. - Chris Hi Aakash,

You should be able to just draw a rectangle or circle, then drop two chair shapes on either side. You can then group them together if you wish (select the shapes, then type Ctrl + G)

Also, the Office Furniture stencil has some “Multi” table shapes:

- Multi-chair rectangle
- Multi-chair racetrack
- Multi-chair box shape
- Multi-chair round table

As you make these shapes larger or smaller, the SmartShape adds and removes chairs from around the tables.

- Chris

]]> By: Aakash http://www.visguy.com/2008/05/21/importing-images-as-backgrounds-for-scaled-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-24484 Aakash Mon, 31 May 2010 19:30:22 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=874#comment-24484 Hi. I was wondering if you could tell me where I could find a two-seater dining table from as I'm unable to find it in the Visio database. Hi.

I was wondering if you could tell me where I could find a two-seater dining table from as I’m unable to find it in the Visio database.

]]> By: Visio Guy http://www.visguy.com/2008/05/21/importing-images-as-backgrounds-for-scaled-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-21986 Visio Guy Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:06:14 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=874#comment-21986 Hi Frances, Nice to know our article helped you out! Hi Frances,

Nice to know our article helped you out!

]]> By: Frances Bee http://www.visguy.com/2008/05/21/importing-images-as-backgrounds-for-scaled-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-21353 Frances Bee Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:04:55 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=874#comment-21353 Awesome. Relatively new to Visio. Scanned in a CAD produced floor layout printed on A3. Straightened the scan in iPhoto. Then imported the TIFF file thinking it would be straightforward to scale it. It wasn't. Was about to recreate the floor plan from scratch but found this article. Has saved me hours. Awesome. Relatively new to Visio. Scanned in a CAD produced floor layout printed on A3. Straightened the scan in iPhoto. Then imported the TIFF file thinking it would be straightforward to scale it. It wasn’t. Was about to recreate the floor plan from scratch but found this article. Has saved me hours.

]]> By: Visio Guy http://www.visguy.com/2008/05/21/importing-images-as-backgrounds-for-scaled-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-18288 Visio Guy Thu, 22 May 2008 14:05:43 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=874#comment-18288 Hi Phillippe, It was the math wasn't it...31.758634378721714966256450972608... :) Hi Phillippe,

It was the math wasn’t it…31.758634378721714966256450972608… :)

]]> By: Philippe C http://www.visguy.com/2008/05/21/importing-images-as-backgrounds-for-scaled-drawings/comment-page-1/#comment-18285 Philippe C Thu, 22 May 2008 12:40:32 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=874#comment-18285 This is the article I didn't dare to ask for after "Importing Images as Backgrounds for Tracing". Who isn't afraid of scaling ? This is the article I didn’t dare to ask for after “Importing Images as Backgrounds for Tracing”.
Who isn’t afraid of scaling ?

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