Get the Super-smart Visio Divided Box Shape!
Submitted by Visio Guy on November 25, 2009 – 5:43 am | | 11246 views
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Control Handles for Corner Rounding, Number Position and Title Height
A little, yellow control handle lets you quickly adjust the roundness of your divided box. Just give it a tug to the left or the right:
Similarly, another control handle lets you reposition the number bubble:
Note the third control handle, sitting on the divider line between the title and description? If your box is tall enough, you can increase the height of the title box with this handle. If there isn’t enough space for the description, then the handle will not move.
One other bit of user-input controls the look of this shape: the amount of text you type…
Well done
How did you implement the number bubble positioning? I’m working on a shape and need to do something similar, i.e. have something that can be positioned in a finite set of places.
Hi OMZ,
Some hints for the bubble positioning: the PinX and PinY of the bubble sub-shape are linked to a control handle in the group. The control handle has the BOUND function in it’s X and Y position cells.
If you use Visio 2007 and have applied Data Graphics, you’ll notice that they can be repositioned using a control handle too. You can look at the formulas, and the help for BOUND to get an idea for how it all works.
Great shape! Thanks Visio Guy!
Your welcome, JCS!