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Data Graphics

Published on November 2, 2022 by David Parker

Linking Data to Visio Shapes in Code

One of the most useful capabilities of Visio Professional and Visio Plan 2 is to link external data to shapes and have them refreshed by changes in the data source. So, many of my solutions involve writing code to make these links, and they are covered with some VBA examples in my book, Mastering Data Visualization with Microsoft Visio Professional 2016, but I mostly write C# code in VSTO add-ins, so I thought it would be useful to demonstrate how easy it is to create data links by dropping a shape, and by adding links to an existing shape. The book, by the way, is still relevant for the current Visio Professional and Visio Plan 2 editions!

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Filed Under: C#, Data Graphics, External Data, Shape Data Tagged With: Coding, External Data, Link Data to Shapes, Shape Data, Visio

Published on September 6, 2021 by David Parker

Keeping Visio Data Graphic Items Level

My good friend Scott Helmers, Visio author and trainer, of Harvard Computing Group , recently asked for some help in keeping data graphic items level when their target shape is rotated. Fortunately, I was able to assist, so I thought I would explain how this can be done, and also update my Icon Maker macro from a few years ago. The updated macro is available to download for free and includes the extra ability of sizing the icons. I chose to use some bee stickers from the Insert / Illustrations / Icons tool in Visio Plan 2, and the Status options from the Process shape in the Basic Flowchart Shapes stencil to demonstrate.

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Filed Under: Data Graphics, ShapeSheet Formulas, Visio for Desktop Tagged With: Data Graphics, Icon Sets, ShapeSheet Functions, Visio

Published on June 4, 2021 by David Parker

Duplicating Visio Data Graphics

I was recently asked about switching between different Visio Data Graphics within a page, so I thought I should record a few short videos to explain how Visio Data Graphics work, how they can be edited and duplicated, and how to automate switching between them.

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Filed Under: Data Graphics, VBA, Visio, Visio for Desktop Tagged With: Data Graphics, VBA, Visio

Published on April 15, 2021 by David Parker

Visio 2010 MVP Session videos reprise

Back in 2012, my fellow Visio MVPs, Scott Helmers and Chris Roth, and I recorded a series of 24 videos about Visio 2010. They were first hosted on Microsoft’s web site, then they put them up on YouTube, they they got deleted :-(. Well, we have managed to retrieve them, and put them back up on YouTube in a new list :-). Most of them are still very relevant and useful!

See Visio 2010 MVP Sessions – YouTube and The Visio 2010 MVP Sessions .

Filed Under: Callouts, Containers, Data Graphics, Database, External Data, Floor Plans, Hyperlinks, Layers, Lists, MVP, Network Diagrams, Org Charts, Process Flows, Scale, Shape Data, Shape Reports, Validation, Visio, Visio 2010, Visio for Desktop Tagged With: MVP Sessions, Visio

Published on December 6, 2019 by David Parker

Displaying Visio Number Shapes data clearly

Visio has had a Number Shapes add-on for many years, even since before Microsoft bought the application in 2000. The add-on autmatically creates three Shape Data rows to hold the number, any prefix text, and a value to indicate whether the shape number text should be shown. It is useful, but it can also be very annoying if you also want to label your shapes, such as with process flow shapes, or you want the shape number to be displayed outside of the main shape. Fortunately, there is a solution….

  • No Numbers
  • Visio Extras / Number Shapes
  • Number Shapes / General
  • Number Shapes / Advanced
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Filed Under: Data Graphics, Shape Data, ShapeSheet Formulas Tagged With: Data Graphics

Published on March 3, 2017 by David Parker

Managing People, Processes and Performance in PowerPoint? There is a better way!

I will be presenting a webcast on Thursday, March 23 | 12.00 to 13.00 (UTC) demonstrating how data-linked diagrams can provide a much more efficient and dynamic method for operational intelligence than PowerPoint.

Follow this  link to register : http://bit.ly/2m2sPOv
 

Filed Under: Data Graphics, External Data, Org Charts, Process Flows, SharePoint, Visio 2016, Webcasts Tagged With: Excel, Office365, Visio, Webinar

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