Mai-lan's Visio Blog

Dev Luv: Visio’s XML File Format

Visio has a native XML file format for a Visio drawing, a Visio template, and a Visio stencil. We do...

Author: mailant Date: 10/26/2004

Visio Network Diagrams on the Pocket PC

I just heard about a nifty little application that iAdmin Mobile makes to let users view Visio...

Author: mailant Date: 10/25/2004

Automatically Setting Shape Color By Data Values In Visio Diagrams

Visio has a way to let you automatically color shapes by the values in the shape’s custom...

Author: mailant Date: 10/21/2004

Dev Luv: Processing Text in Visio

There are two ways to process the text in shape text. You can use Shape.Text, which returns a string...

Author: mailant Date: 10/20/2004

Visual Effects: Easy Elegance with Visio Shape Gradients

Visio shape gradients provide a fast way to give your shapes a professional-looking polish,...

Author: mailant Date: 10/18/2004

Dev Luv: "Managed" Visio VSL Add-ons?

Visio solutions comes in three forms: Visio add-on, COM add-in, and VBA code stored in the document....

Author: mailant Date: 10/15/2004

Dev Luv: Using the Double-click Event in Visio

The double-click event in Visio is driven by the Shapesheet. To prototype how this works, drop a...

Author: mailant Date: 10/14/2004

My Favorite Visio HotKeys

Visio hotkey combinations save you time and wrist flexibility. Here are the top hotkey combinations...

Author: mailant Date: 10/13/2004

Dev Luv: Finding the Shape That Generated the Click Event in Visio

Visio 2003 introduced mouse and keyboard events into the Visio object model. These events are not...

Author: mailant Date: 10/12/2004

Dev Luv: Programmability for the Visio Engine Versus Visio Solutions

A common question that I’ve seen on the Visio developer newsgroups asks for more information on...

Author: mailant Date: 10/11/2004

Storing and Re-using Your Favorite Visio Shapes

I’m back after a week out with a cold that has now visited each family member. Thanks to blog...

Author: mailant Date: 10/11/2004

Applying Formatting to Multiple Visio Shapes At One Time

I’ve got a nasty cold right now. That first few weeks after school starts is one big sick-fest with...

Author: mailant Date: 10/01/2004

Troubleshooting Jagged Lines in Visio Flowcharts

As one user posted in blog feedback, it can be utterly aggravating when your flowchart acquires...

Author: mailant Date: 09/29/2004

Fast Visio Flowcharts

Here’s what I do if I want to create a simple but good-lookin’ Visio flowchart FAST. I’ve marked...

Author: mailant Date: 09/28/2004

Visio SP 1 Administrator Install Questions

I heard in email from a blog user asking: 1) How best to determine what SP is installed? 2) How to...

Author: mailant Date: 09/28/2004

Visual Effects -- Soft Shadows on Rectangles and Circles

I have a Program Manager on my team named Matt who is a whiz at extracting cool effects from...

Author: mailant Date: 09/28/2004

Sample Images of a Visio Soft Fade Shape Applied

In an earlier blog, I talked about how to create a soft fade shape that adds a subtle yet very neat...

Author: mailant Date: 09/26/2004

Sample Images of Visio Color Schemes for Drawings

I just got my file download site set up so that I can post images of stuff that I talk about. Color...

Author: mailant Date: 09/26/2004

How do you use Visio?

I'd love to hear about the context in which you use drawings -- whether you're an end user of the...

Author: mailant Date: 09/24/2004

Dev Luv: Top Ten Things to Know When Using the Visio 2003 ActiveX Control

I have to say, I love the Visio ActiveX control. I think it is so cool to be able to make Visio...

Author: mailant Date: 09/24/2004

Visio 2003 SP 1

SP1 for Visio 2003 is available for download at:...

Author: mailant Date: 09/23/2004

Dev Luv: Visio Development Top Five Performance Tips

Here are my favorite five recommendations for improving Visio performance in an app: Get a Cell by...

Author: mailant Date: 09/22/2004

Visual Effects -- Soft Fade

If you’re willing to put a little more time into it, you can play around with transparencies and...

Author: mailant Date: 09/22/2004

Visual Effects -- Color Schemes

Visio is a great application that gets used at about 15% capacity by most users. (It’s a testament...

Author: mailant Date: 09/22/2004

Welcome to the Visio blog!

Thanks for visiting! I'll be covering cool things that users can do with Visio, ranging from making...

Author: mailant Date: 09/22/2004

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