Articles by Chris Roth
Are you a Visio user?
Is your company using SharePoint Server 2010?
Wonder how you can make them work together?
If you’re excited about the new Business Process Modeling features in Visio 2010, we’ve found an interview with BPM industry expert Bruce Silver that you’ll find interesting!
Read how the AquaSnap utility can be used to help you more easily arrange Visio child windows, and with greater control!
See how Visio is used to layout stage details for orchestral performances in concert halls.
You might have heard about David Parker’s new book about Visio 2010 Premium’s Rules and Validation for process diagramming.
We’ve just discovered that there’s a free chapter available online, so you can kick the tires before …
Read about David Parker’s new book about Microsoft Visio 2010 Business Process Diagramming and Validation that helps you to create custom rule sets for validating your Visio 2010 Premium-based solutions!
Unfortunately, no one can be told what the ShapeSheet is. You have to see it for yourself.
Visio SmartShapes can be so much more than just clip-art. This is because the ShapeSheet allows shapes to …
There’s a lot of buzz lately about Visio Services for SharePoint 2010.
It looks like it’s appeared on the Real Estate industry’s radar, as they seek to use tools to make their business more efficient.
A Visio Guy forum member asked the question: “How many nested IF statements can I stuff into a ShapeSheet formula?”
“Good question!”, I thought and went off to investigate!
Learn how Visio 2010′s flowchart shapes have gotten smarter and save you work!
See a neat, visual example of Visio 2010, Visio Services and SharePoint 2010 at work.
Find the Visio 2010 setting or option that you need with our searchable mega list of all items in the Backstage options area!
Read about an interesting ShapeSheet technique to help you navigate big documents more easily.
Get resources for translating old Visio and Office menu commands to Office 2010 ribbons.
The frenzied launch of Apple’s sadly-named iPad really highlights how big touch-based user interfaces are these days. If you are a UX designer or are working out user interfaces, then you’ll need to include touch …
Visualize which templates come with which edition of Visio 2010, thanks to Data Graphics and the Org-chart Wizard!
The world’s biggest sporting event has just started and 32 national teams have descended upon South Africa to fight it out!
We’ve got a Visio diagram/bracket/elimination chart to help you track progress or document your picks …
Easily search a list of Visio 2010′s 554 ribbon UI customization commands.
Get a quick overview of all the dialog boxes associated with printing in Visio.
One of my customers asked me about wood-grain fill patterns for Visio.
I had thought that Visio shipped with some wood-grain custom patterns, but when I went looking, I didn’t find much.
So…
Are you the type that wears I Heart BPM T-shirts? Or maybe: Give me Some BPMN Lovin’ ? Or do you just like to go around improving processes, regardless of your apparel?
Note: this event is …
Learn about new features in Visio 2010 that will help you to build better network rack diagrams, and download code to help you automate the process!
Microsoft MVP Scott Helmers introduces you to Global360′s new analystView product and explains how it will help you to easily improve your business’ processes.
Are you interested in data visualization, presentation and graphical representations?
Me too!
I spent this morning playing around with various visual forms, to see how well they convey information. You might enjoy my mini-study, and like to …
It’s almost here! The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa!
Time to spruce up your Visio diagrams!
Nathan over at FlowingData has been wasting time visualizing quotes from Sci-fi flicks.
It’s not his fault. The people at Sci Fi Wire gave him the bug.
Now I’m infected.
Web designers and AI folks need to know what colors they are using. And they need to know precisely.
Bright red, Fuchsia and Mauve just won’t do. They need exacting names like: #FF0000, #FF00FF and #E0B0FF.
Since …
See an extensive list of all the Visio add-ons that ship with each particular edition of Visio 2010: Premium, Pro or Standard.
If you’re a Visio developer, then Christmas has arrived! The Visio 2010 Software Development Kit has just been made available as a free download from Microsoft.com.
This 3D beveled button shape looks good, no matter what color you make it. It comes with lots of options so that get it to look just right!
Learn how to add V-shaped and U-shaped bends to your Visio Dynamic connector shapes!
Are you developing Visio solutions that will be used across the Globe? Have you experienced strange behavior using ShapeSheet functions like INDEX, LOOKUP, SUM, RGB or others that involve lists of items?
If so, then you, …
