Creating Visio Add-Ins/Add-ons with Visual Studio 2005

Some of you have discovered that the Visio Add-in or Add-on Wizard does not work in Visual Studio 2005. Bill Morein, a Program Manager on the Visio team, posted a great article on his blog that describes how to use the Shared Add-in Wizard to create a Visio Add-in. If you want to create an Add-on,…


Visio Connector for MBSA article and source code

Visimation, one of our Gold Certified partners, has published an article on the Visio Connector for MBSA. Even more exciting is that they posted the full source code on GotDotNet! Here are all links: Custom UI items appear when a custom shape is added to a page in Visio 2003: This is the first article…


Dragging-and-dropping from Custom Anchor Bar Windows

I think the Visio application environment is pretty impressive because of all the things you can do to customize the user interface. There are not very many apps out there that will let you add your own custom windows. Visio allows developers to do just that by enabling you to add Windows Forms as anchor…


Visio Connector for MBSA

Visio 2003 continues to be an essential application in the IT professional’s toolbox. It allows you to create network diagrams, server rack diagrams, and Web site maps. Maintaining a secure network is also a top concern for IT professionals. With that in mind, Microsoft will be releasing a free utility that will help IT professionals…