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Understanding Arc-Resize Problems in Visio
April 28, 2008 – 10:16 pm | 6 Comments | 11654 views
Understanding Arc-Resize Problems in Visio

If you’ve ever drawn arcs in Visio, then grouped them together, you may have noticed that they behave oddly when you resize the group. In this article, we’ll explain why this happens and how to fix it. You’ll also learn about the two shape interaction styles that Visio shapes have: 1D and 2D shapes!

Sewing Patterns With Visio
April 28, 2008 – 7:20 am | One Comment | 11569 views
Sewing Patterns With Visio

Push Visio into new domains by experimenting with creating sewing patterns with your favorite diagramming application!

Importing Images as Backgrounds for Tracing
April 16, 2008 – 12:30 am | 9 Comments | 18257 views
Importing Images as Backgrounds for Tracing

Learn some helpful techniques for importing bitmap images into Visio, then creating shapes and diagrams by tracing over them.

Center-sizing Smart Shapes
April 15, 2008 – 6:01 am | 6 Comments | 19087 views
Center-sizing Smart Shapes

Visio doesn’t have an option to resize shapes such that they remain on-center. But the free shapes in this article do!

How Big Is My Shape?
April 13, 2008 – 6:00 am | 16 Comments | 24173 views
How Big Is My Shape?

There are many ways to view or change the size of your Visio shapes. In this article, you’ll learn about a whole slew of methods to do this!

Effects of Imported Images on Visio File Size
April 12, 2008 – 1:20 am | 15 Comments | 19080 views
Effects of Imported Images on Visio File Size

Learn what happens to your Visio file sizes when you import images and bitmaps of differing file formats.

Work Faster With Our Top Visio Keyboard Shortcuts
April 9, 2008 – 1:02 am | 52 Comments | 29497 views
Work Faster With Our Top Visio Keyboard Shortcuts

Work faster with these top Visio keyboard shortcuts.

How to Draw Glass in Visio
March 18, 2008 – 6:31 pm | 11 Comments | 25606 views
How to Draw Glass in Visio

Learn how to create see-through, shiny glass effects using basic, end-user features of Visio!

How Many Fill Colors Can You Put on a Visio Shape?
March 4, 2008 – 5:15 pm | 13 Comments | 16970 views
How Many Fill Colors Can You Put on a Visio Shape?

Learn how to apply four colors to a single shape, make use of advanced gradient and transparency techniques, and download a shape that does it all!

Resize Text With Metafiles!
August 24, 2007 – 3:35 am | 5 Comments | 19849 views
Resize Text With Metafiles!

Learn how to create non-changing text that resizes with your Visio SmartShapes by using metafiles!

Save As Web Link Problem: Visio 2003 & IE7
November 8, 2006 – 4:12 pm | 7 Comments | 13288 views
Save As Web Link Problem: Visio 2003 & IE7

Learn about some issues and work-arounds for an export problem with Visio’s Save As Web feature in Visio 2003 as it applies to IE7.