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Understanding Microsoft Office Visio 2007 Professional Pivot Diagrams

November 17, 2009 By Visio Guy 11 Comments

pivot-diagram-toolbar-thumb-2If you’ve ever created pivot tables in Excel, then you’ll want to see how you can create Pivot Diagrams in Visio 2007 Professional.

Visio lets you drill in and roll up the data to understand structure and hierarchy the way we were meant to understand it: visually!

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Filed Under: Power User, Visio 2007 Tagged With: David Edson, pivot diagrams

Automatically Number & Connect Shapes – With Code!

July 13, 2009 By Visio Guy 9 Comments

connected-bubblesDo you need to number shapes automatically? Do you need to connect shapes in the order that they are numbered?

If you are developing an automated, graphical solution on top of Visio, you might face these requirements. This article and accompanying download will help you to meet them.

Or if you just want tools for step-numbering and ordered connecting, you might be able to modify and extend the VBA code contained in today’s download to help you get the job done.

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Filed Under: Code, Video Tagged With: Connectors, David Edson, Pr

Data Refresh on Open

May 13, 2009 By Visio Guy 11 Comments

data-refresh-on-openVisio users are excited about the data features in Visio 2007.

But as they dig deeper, more and more of them are asking this question:

Can Visio provide an automated way to refresh the attached data every time the diagram is opened, so I don’t have to remember to refresh the data myself?

I want to see the very latest version of the data every time I open the diagram.

[Read more…] about Data Refresh on Open

Filed Under: Code, Data, Visio 2007 Tagged With: David Edson

Analyze Connectivity Between Process Flows

April 22, 2009 By Visio Guy 2 Comments

analyze-connectivityIf you need to know how Visio shapes are glued together, and how to traverse paths through a process flow diagram, then this article is for you.

You’ll learn about glue types, connector ends and order-of-connections. A beautifully formatted document, with accompanying VBA code will help you to better understand…your processes!

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Filed Under: Code, Shapes Tagged With: Connection Points, Connectors, David Edson, Glue

Take Note With the Visio Sticky Note Shape

April 17, 2009 By Visio Guy 13 Comments

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If you like the way you can add comments to Microsoft Excel worksheet cells, or the way you can glue Post-it sticky notes to your monitor’s bezel, then you’ll appreciate this sticky note Visio SmartShape from guest-poster David Edson!

Today’s offering has some pretty neat features, so check out the article which explains how to use the shape, and shows off its unique capabilities!

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Filed Under: Shapes Tagged With: Custom Properties, David Edson, Multi-shapes, Shape Data, SmartShapes

Do You Know Your Elements? A Visio Periodic Table

February 23, 2008 By Visio Guy 3 Comments

Read Full ArticleDavid Edson of long-time Visio fame, and currently of Visibility.biz, recently sent us a high-quality Visio rendition of the Periodic Table to share with you.

You’ll want to note that this download is more than just a static diagram! You can use it as an interactive reference, because each SmartShape contains extra information about each chemical element. And you can even right-click each element to link to the Wikipedia entry about each substance!

[Read more…] about Do You Know Your Elements? A Visio Periodic Table

Filed Under: Drawings & Templates, Shapes Tagged With: Chemistry, Custom Properties, David Edson, Hyperlinks, Shape Data, Smart Drawings

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