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Control Handles

Constrain Control Handle to Circle

November 7, 2018 By Visio Guy 6 Comments

If you’ve ever needed to constrain a Viso SmartShape’s control handle to a circle or other curve, then you’ve finally found the right article!

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Filed Under: Development, Power User, ShapeSheet Tagged With: Control Handles, Controls, Formulas, SETATREF, SETATREFEXPR, ShapeSheet Formulas, ShapeSheet Functions

Visio Circle Arrows 2013

December 29, 2016 By Visio Guy 22 Comments

There’s a new arrows-on-circle Visio SmartShape for you to download. It plays nicely with Visio 2013 and newer versions.

Come on in and check it out!

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Filed Under: Shapes, Visio 2013, Visio 2016 Tagged With: Arrows, arrows on circle, Control Handles, Multi-shapes, Right-Click Actions, SmartShapes

Visio Handles through the Ages

September 16, 2014 By Visio Guy 6 Comments

visio-handles-through-agesMicrosoft 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!

 

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Filed Under: Shapes, Visio 2007, Visio 2010, Visio 2013, Visio Essentials Tagged With: Connection Points, Control Handles, Handles, Selection Handles

3D Beveled Button Visio Smart Shape

April 22, 2010 By Visio Guy 6 Comments

Need a sophisticated 3D button shape for your Visio presentations?

Whether you need to indicate buttons, highlights, important notes, corrections, status lights, or just cool visuals, this highly-capable Visio SmartShape will make your Visio diagrams pop off the page!

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Filed Under: Flowcharting, Shapes, Wireframes & IA Tagged With: Artistic Effects, Control Handles, Right-Click Actions

Storyboard Frame Shape

November 22, 2009 By Visio Guy 2 Comments

storyboard-frameWatching TV last night, I caught an ad out of the corner of my eye that had a neat graphic that I translated into a new Visio SmartShape for you to download.

But I’m not sure what to do with it, maybe you can help!

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Filed Under: Shapes Tagged With: Control Handles, Frame, Harry Miller

Super Mask Visio Clipping Shape

November 28, 2008 By Visio Guy 12 Comments

Do you ever have the need to highlight just a portion of a diagram?

Perhaps you want to discuss a certain part of the graphic, and just want to see specific details without being distracted by the rest of the diagram?

In a recent thread in the Visio Guy Forums, folks were talking about how to clip or mask a circular region of a Visio drawing.

The resulting discussion–and mini shape-design contest that spontaneously erupted–resulted in today’s article, complete with a free SmartShape for you to download!

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Filed Under: Illustration, Power User, Shapes Tagged With: Control Handles, Right-Click Actions, Transparency

Go 3D with Free Isometric Piping Shapes for Visio

June 25, 2008 By Visio Guy 63 Comments

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Attention process engineers!

Calling all techies who work in:

– Oil refineries
– Water treatment facilities
– Any plant that produces a product in liquid form!

For years one of Japan’s top Visio experts, Junichi Yoda, has offered his 3D Isometric Piping shapes to download for free. I’ve long loved these shapes (having studied mechanical engineering myself), and have put off far showcasing them on Visio Guy for far, far too long!

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Filed Under: CAD, Shapes Tagged With: 3D, Control Handles, isometric, piping, process engineering, SmartShapes

Circular Multi-arrows

October 9, 2006 By Visio Guy 108 Comments

Circular Multi-arrowsVisio users have been requesting the ability to add more than five stinking arrows to the Circular Arrow shape. This shape, which comes with Visio, is found in Charts and Graphs > Marketing Diagrams stencil.

This article’s accompanying download offers an improved version of this shape. It allows you to add up to 20 arrows, automatically color them, and choose from 3 arrowhead styles!

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Filed Under: Featured Articles, Shapes Tagged With: Arrows, Auto Colors, Control Handles, Multi-shapes, Right-Click Actions, SmartShapes

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