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Extreme Scales in Visio

March 27, 2020 By Visio Guy 2 Comments

Since we’re all stuck inside, I recently decided to go exploring. No, not outside, but to the outer reaches of Visio scaled drawings!

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Filed Under: Development, Power User, Shapes, ShapeSheet, Space Planning, Visio 2016 Tagged With: Measured Drawings, Scale

Dynamic Updating Org Charts in Visio!

March 23, 2020 By Visio Guy Leave a Comment

I just found a great video that showcases a new feature where Visio organization charts are automatically built and updated within Excel, using Excel data! [Read more…] about Dynamic Updating Org Charts in Visio!

Filed Under: Power User, Video, Visio 2016 Tagged With: Data Visualizer, Excel, Office 365, SharePoint, Visio Online

Hex Snap & Glue Shapes

September 11, 2019 By Visio Guy 2 Comments

hex-pennies-thumb.pngI’ve created a few Visio SmartShapes that can be easily snapped and glued into hexagonal patterns! Check it out!

[Read more…] about Hex Snap & Glue Shapes

Filed Under: Charts & Graphs, Drawings & Templates, Illustration, Maps & Geography, Shapes, Templates, Visio 2013, Visio 2016 Tagged With: 2D Glue, Glue, Hexagon, Right-Click Actions, Snap, Visio SmartShapes

Radial List Shape

August 29, 2019 By Visio Guy 8 Comments

 

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Visio list shapes are pretty cool, but they only work in straight lines. I’ve attempted to make a list shape that allows you to place and reorder items around a circle. It’s a bit of a hack, but it works!

[Read more…] about Radial List Shape

Filed Under: Shapes, Visio 2010, Visio 2013, Visio 2016 Tagged With: Business Diagrams, Circle, List Containers, Lists, Radial

Visio 2010 Videos Resurface!

February 18, 2019 By Visio Guy 2 Comments

 

The 41 companion videos for my book Using Microsoft Visio 2010 have secured a new lease on life, and are now freely available to all!

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Filed Under: Resources, Video, Visio 2010 Tagged With: How To, Videos

Word Equation to Visio to SVG

February 1, 2019 By Visio Guy 1 Comment

I ran across a scenario where I needed to get a Word equation into Visio, and have it export to SVG. This is the story of my investigation.

[Read more…] about Word Equation to Visio to SVG

Filed Under: Beyond Visio, Drawings, Illustration, Wireframes & IA Tagged With: Conversion, Equations, Math, Microsoft Word, SVG, XML

Calculator with Log SmartShape

January 2, 2019 By Visio Guy Leave a Comment

I’ve created a fancy calculator shape that evaluates mathematical expressions, and allows you to save the results, like the ticker-tape on an adding machine!

[Read more…] about Calculator with Log SmartShape

Filed Under: Shapes Tagged With: Calculator, EvalText, Text

Visio Year Calendar for 2019

December 6, 2018 By Visio Guy 3 Comments

I’ve just finished a set of single-page, entire-year calendars in various paper sizes for your downloading pleasure. As usual, the drawings are packed with features that you are free to completely ignore!

[Read more…] about Visio Year Calendar for 2019

Filed Under: Templates Tagged With: Calendar, Calendars

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 Radial Grid v2

October 5, 2018 By Visio Guy 7 Comments

If you enjoyed the first version of the Visio Radial Grid shape, well I’ve got a new version for your enjoyment and productivity enhancement!

[Read more…] about Visio Radial Grid v2

Filed Under: Network, Shapes, Tools, Web Design, Wireframes & IA Tagged With: Alignment, Circle, Ellipse, Grid

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