In this first of a series of posts, we’ll use built-in Visio functionality to arrange small circles around the perimeter of a larger circle, at equal intervals.
Power User
Visio Handles through the Ages
Microsoft changes the look of Visio’s user interface from time to time. Most of the uproar came for Visio 2010 with the introduction of the dreaded Ribbon.
But Microsoft has also made changes to Visio’s shape-manipulation handles, thereby rendering millions of painstakingly-created screenshots on websites the world over instantly obsolete, and confusing users everywhere.
As a reference point for users using older and newer versions of Visio, and just out of plain curiosity, I’m rehashing the look of Visio shape handles for Visio 2000, 2003, 2007, 2010 and 2013. Have fun!
Creating Custom Bullets in Visio
A customer/fan asked me the other day how to create custom bullets in Visio using a character he’d carefully selected from the Wingdings font. He had dug his way deep into the text editing dialog, and had actually found the right place for customizing bullets, but he couldn’t quite get it to work.
It turns out he was making it just a bit more complicated than it needed to be. When I looked into it, I found that the process was indeed a bit unclear. So let’s walk through creating custom bullets in Visio, and clear up any muddiness that you might encounter along the way.
On the Road with Surface Pro 3
In this ongoing series of posts, I’ll relate my experiences and impressions of life with my shiny-new Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 3 tablet/ultrabook.
Using Microsoft Visio 2010 Book is Here!
I got home today and found a mysterious package on my desk.
Since I hadn’t ordered anything recently, I had a hunch what it might be…
How to Publish Visio 2010 Drawings to a SharePoint Site
Are you a Visio user?
Is your company using SharePoint Server 2010?
Wonder how you can make them work together?
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Take Control of Visio Window Arrangement with AquaSnap!
Wouldn’t it be great if you could quickly re-arrange Visio child windows the way you wanted to?
Maybe something like Windows 7, where you drag a window to an edge, and it snaps into place, and resizes automatically?
Well guess what? There is a way!
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SharePoint 2010, PowerPivot, Visio 2010 & Real Estate
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.
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Visio 2010 Flowchart Shapes Get Smarter
Visio 2010’s flowchart shapes have gotten smarter.
See how they save you work when you add lots of text to them!
Visio 2010 Backstage Options Mega List
Too many options in Visio 2010?
Having trouble finding the setting you need?
We’ve published a list of all the commands in Visio 2010’s Backstage/Options area so that you can quickly SEARCH for just the item you need!