Showing the document version number on a Visio document

…without using code! You probably know that a document that is stored in a SharePoint document library can have multiple versions if Versioning is enabled for that document library.  If this is the case that document have a version number that is displayed in SharePoint when you look at the item in the document library…


Updated Yammer App for SharePoint

I have had a few customers ask me why their Yammer App for SharePoint is no longer loading the initial configuration screen that allows you to choose what the app is connected to After adding the Yammer App to a page on your site you should see… but instead you see this screen forever… All…


UI Design Shapes

Here is a set of shapes for UI design that include various elements like controls, calendars, frames, etc. in native Visio format as well as SVG which is also supported by Visio. Download Here http://developer.yahoo.com/ypatterns/about/stencils/


iPhone Application Design Shapes

I stumbled across a set of shapes dedicated to iPhone application design. Download here http://insidemyideas.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/iphone-visio-stencil-yahoo-1-1-updated/


Image Quality from Visio Services

Visio Services renders your diagrams in the Visio Services Web part using the PNG file format. Actually, 4 images are returned with each web request to Visio Services. Visio Web Access downloads all 4 images and displays the appropriate image in the web part depending on the web part zoom level (between 10% – 200%),…


Converting ink to shapes in Visio 2013

Touch devices like the Surface device and large scale devices like PPI devices are making Visio popular for sketching out ideas in front of an audience.  If you are not as quick with dropping shapes and connecting shapes using touch gestures you might find yourself using the Ink tools to just quickly draw something and…


Yammer Embed and SharePoint 2013

By Chris Hopkins Original Post http://blogs.msdn.com/b/chhopkin/archive/2013/11/20/yammer-embed-and-sharepoint-2013.aspx Well mostly just about Yammer Embed to help clear up some questions I get about its capabilities. Yammer Embed The Embed documentation on http://developer.yammer.com/connect/ specifically calls out 5 feed types that can be embedded using Yammer Embed today: My Feed (Home Feed), a Group Feed, a Topic Feed, a…


Controlling AutoConnect

Visio displays additional controls next to certain shapes when you hover the mouse over them to help you create connections to other nearby shapes or to drop new connected shapes into the diagram. You can read all about this feature here… http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visio/archive/2009/09/22/autoconnect-in-visio-2010.aspx If you are building your own template or your own solution for Visio…


Touch support for Visio Services in Office 365

If you are an Office 365 subscriber using Visio Services then you will be pleased to hear that we have made an update to Visio Services, changing the way we handle hyperlinks and navigation for a better user experience and especially an optimized touch experience. Single Hyperlink If a shape contains a single hyperlink, Visio…