If you liked our last Advent Calendar from 2006, then you’re sure to enjoy this year’s fresh, new version!
Archives for November 2009
Get the Super-smart Visio Divided Box Shape!
Visio Guy reader Sim sent me a request a few months ago for a Divided Box Shape. You know, title at the top, description in the bottom portion.
I’ve built lots of variations of this shape over the years, but I thought I’d do a super-duper, ultra-mega version this time. And I even threw in auto-numbering!
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Storyboard Frame Shape
Visio Dino-gramming with Visrassic Dinosaur Shapes (for the kids)
I recently dug up a find of great archaeological significance. Yes folks, the Visio Dinosaur Shapes from 1993 have been resurrected!
Come on in and find out more about these lovable guys, and get the download ..for your kids!
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Understanding Microsoft Office Visio 2007 Professional Pivot Diagrams
If you’ve ever created pivot tables in Excel, then you’ll want to see how you can create Pivot Diagrams in Visio 2007 Professional.
Visio lets you drill in and roll up the data to understand structure and hierarchy the way we were meant to understand it: visually!
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Remove Backgrounds From Images With Office 2010!
I just read about an extremely cool feature coming in Office 2010, thanks to John Goldsmith’s visLog.
The new functionality will help you to remove backgrounds from images, essentially cutting out the subject of a picture and allowing your own backgrounds to show through.
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Top Visio Guy Downloads (as of November 2009)
See what other Visio Guy readers are downloading, and see how I visualized the download statistics!
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Kill the Reviewing Toolbar!
Radial Elements Tool
If you create your own Visio shapes or make drawings that have elements arranged circularly, then you may have experienced frustration.
Visio has the tools to draw circular-arrays of objects, but learning to do it takes time. There are no direct “arrange stuff in circles” functions. You have to cleverly use other functionality to get the job done.
To make things easier for you and me, I invented the Radial Elements Tool solves some of these problems. With this tool, you can create circular arrays of customizable tick marks in seconds!
Visio 2010 Beta: Sign Up Now!
Dave, won’t you register?
Please register, Dave.
Dave, I think it’s time for you to register.
I think it would be best, Dave, if you would register for the Visio 2010 Beta.
Note: the beta period for Visio 2010 is now over.