Judging from the page view statistics on the blog, Data Graphics is a topic of interest to a number of people. For those interest in the previous post on building custom data graphics, look here. In this post we’ll look at another way to get more out of the data graphics you create. Our example…
Make Your Own Bubble Chart, part 3
This post is part of a series examining Bubble Chart diagrams. We are building a Bubble Chart stencil from scratch to make diagram creation easy for the user. You can get the completed stencil from the first post in the series. In the previous post, we completed the Bubble Chart master shape. This shape is…
Make Your Own Bubble Chart, part 2
This post is part of a series examining Bubble Chart diagrams. We are building a Bubble Chart stencil from scratch to make diagram creation easy for the user. You can get the completed stencil from the first post in the series. In the previous post, we started working on the Bubble Chart master shape. It…
Make Your Own Bubble Chart, part 1
In the previous post we introduced the Bubble Chart diagram and demonstrated a quick way to create one using the BubbleChart.vss stencil. This stencil was custom-built for the blog, so grab the file attachment from the previous post. Now we build the stencil from scratch to understand how to integrate Visio 2007’s Data Connectivity features…
Introducing the Bubble Chart
A Bubble Chart is a diagram that presents multi-dimensional data in a graphical form. Each data field is tied to a particular visualization. Most often data controls the Size and Position of elements in the chart. Thus the diagrams often resemble a bunch of bubbles. Taken to an extreme, data can be visualized in almost…
Working with ResizeMode
In this post, we take a break from Visio 2007 information and explore a peculiar shape design issue. If you have worked with Groups in Visio, you have probably encountered a situation where the shapes inside of a group just don’t behave properly during resize. Sometimes you want shapes inside a group to resize…
Insert Text Box
Every once in a while a new feature idea comes along that is so unique and compelling that it revolutionizes the way people work. Insert Text Box is not such a feature. Adding text to a diagram is nothing new in Visio. However, usability studies have shown that adding text is one of the…
Menu Changes in Visio 2007
A new release of Visio means changes both large and small to the application. The menu system has a number of changes in it. There are some new additions such as Remove Hidden Information, Publish to PDF / XPS and the Data menu. This post focuses on changes to the existing menu items. Hopefully we…
Sharing Diagrams on a Server
Hi Everyone, Our Product Planning team would like to hear from those who share diagrams by putting them on a Web site, SharePoint site or file server. Are you sharing diagrams connected to data sources (perhaps through the new Data Link and Data Graphics features in Visio 2007)? We’d like to better understand how our customers…
DXF, DWG & Visio
Hi Everyone, Do you ever open, save or use AutoCAD files (DXF/DWG) with Visio? If so, the Visio product team would like to talk to you. Please contact us, and we’ll be in touch. Visio Team