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.
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Remove Backgrounds From Images With Office 2010!
I just read about an extremely cool feature coming in Office 2010, thanks to John Goldsmith’s visLog.
The new functionality will help you to remove backgrounds from images, essentially cutting out the subject of a picture and allowing your own backgrounds to show through.
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Top Visio Guy Downloads (as of November 2009)
See what other Visio Guy readers are downloading, and see how I visualized the download statistics!
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Visio 2010 Beta: Sign Up Now!
Register, Dave.
Dave, won’t you register?
Please register, Dave.
Dave, I think it’s time for you to register.
I think it would be best, Dave, if you would register for the Visio 2010 Beta.
Note: the beta period for Visio 2010 is now over.
Free Visio Partner Products for IT & Process Management
The kind folks over in Redmond have informed the Visio Guy of some deals regarding add-on products from Visio partners.
If you are an IT guy or do business process management, then you should probably check these offers out!
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Visio Guy is an MVP (Again)
I just got an e-mail from the Mother Ship that says I’ve been renewed as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional!
Visio 2010 SharePoint Workflows
If you peek into the flowchart templates on offer for Visio 2010, you’ll see a new item called Microsoft SharePoint WorkFlow.
If you use SharePoint and need to design workflows, then this might be an exciting new option for those not able to use Visual Studio or not thrilled by SharePoint Designer.
Visio 2010 Master Icons Get a Facelift!
The end of an age of terror is nigh!
Visio 2010 creates a live preview of your master shapes so you don’t have to fiddle and futz around. You don’t have to waste time and effort making low-quality, 32 x 32 icons with 16 colors that still look lousy no matter how much time you spend on them.
It is about time!
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Visio 2010 Live Preview – Formatting & Themes
As I play with the Office 2010 Technical Preview, I am discovering more new features in Visio 2010 every day.
The live preview stuff is fascinating because it is cool to look and it saves you a lot of time. No more wasted cycles of apply and undo, apply and undo, apply and undo–just hover your mouse over an attribute and Visio shows you what it will look like: live, right on the drawing!
Today I’ll talk about live preview as it applies to formatting, theme colors and theme effects.
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Visio 2010 Live Preview for Layout – Cool, Smooth Animations
The hot-off-the-press Visio 2010 Technical Preview is in my hands, and contains a lot of new features.
One that really catches your eye is the Live Preview for Layout.
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