Chris Hopkins' Blog - #makinitdostuff https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/chhopkin/feed.xml The place where I post information about the products I manage; SharePoint, Yammer, Project and Visio and maybe from some that I don't! Thu, 23 Jul 2015 21:52:22 GMT en-US hourly 1 Welcome new Visio MVP https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/chhopkin/welcome-new-visio-mvp Fri, 18 Jul 2014 08:45:01 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/chhopkin/2014/07/18/welcome-new-visio-mvp/ The Visio MVP group recently added a new member.  Jesse Phillips-Mead was added to the team based on his recent work building BI dashboards in SharePoint using Visio Services.  I encourage you to follow him via his blog to learn how he has leveraged the power of Visio for BI visualizations.

You can follow his blog at

www.makeitdostuff.weebly.com

]]> Creating an Icon Set Data Graphic https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/chhopkin/creating-an-icon-set-data-graphic Mon, 07 Jul 2014 14:10:58 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/chhopkin/2014/07/07/creating-an-icon-set-data-graphic/ The Visio team posted a new article that outlines the process for creating an Icon Set style Data Graphic which shows 5 different flags

https://blogs.office.com/2014/06/30/creating-custom-data-graphics-in-visio/

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]]> Display conversations from Yammer during your events https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/chhopkin/display-conversations-from-yammer-during-your-events Wed, 18 Jun 2014 08:49:31 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/chhopkin/2014/06/18/display-conversations-from-yammer-during-your-events/ You have probably been to a convention and seen the large screen displays that show social activity from convention attendees as events are happening and wondered what app they are using to do this?  Maybe you want a second screen to display the activity from your project team or maybe you want to display this activity in the office.

No you can easily setup these scenarios using Yammer and the Windows app that I have recently released to the Windows App Store.

For more information or to download this free app visit…

https://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/yamfall/f68e3a79-2b8e-414f-ae96-48433fa40b3a

]]> Visio + OneDrive for Business https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/chhopkin/visio-onedrive-for-business Tue, 17 Jun 2014 18:10:41 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/chhopkin/2014/06/17/visio-onedrive-for-business/ Today we posted another tip of the week video where I talk about saving and sharing your Visio diagrams using OneDrive for Business

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsBlJCgyKxw&feature=youtu.be

]]> Customize the ribbon in Visio to increase productivity https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/chhopkin/customize-the-ribbon-in-visio-to-increase-productivity Tue, 17 Jun 2014 18:09:44 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/chhopkin/2014/06/17/customize-the-ribbon-in-visio-to-increase-productivity/ Take a look at this quick video where I show you how I maximize productivity my making a few simple changes to the ribbon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QImpAMfpEjQ&list=UUdGsPUeucCfg-ORg8TMM2Ww

]]> Updated Open XML Package Editor now supports VSDX https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/chhopkin/updated-open-xml-package-editor-now-supports-vsdx Tue, 17 Jun 2014 08:16:56 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/chhopkin/2014/06/17/updated-open-xml-package-editor-now-supports-vsdx/ For those of you that modify or create Visio diagrams using the VSDX file format you will be happy to know that the Open XML Package Editor for Visual Studio has been updated and this release supports the VSDX file format.

Here is a link to the latest release.

https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/450a00e3-5a7d-4776-be2c-8aa8cec2a75b

]]> New Video for the Tip of the Week video series https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/chhopkin/new-video-for-the-tip-of-the-week-video-series Wed, 04 Jun 2014 14:39:28 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/chhopkin/2014/06/04/new-video-for-the-tip-of-the-week-video-series/ I am working on releasing a series of short videos that demonstrate productivity tips and power user tips for Visio.  This week we kicked off the series with the first video.  This first video demonstrates hot keys for navigation, zoom, selection, etc. to help you move around in the UI.

Take a look and let us know what you think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaEuqegV0Qo&list=PLTtplW6mJ7fXLfI1WaUjomOsNQlyTDYV5&index=2

]]> Complete mash up example for Visio Services https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/chhopkin/complete-mash-up-example-for-visio-services Mon, 19 May 2014 08:46:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/chhopkin/2014/05/19/complete-mash-up-example-for-visio-services/ Attached to this article is a set of files that help demonstrate the basic capabilities that Visio Services can provide to a dashboard in SharePoint; rendering any Visio diagram, refreshing data connected to shapes, querying properties of the shapes using JavaScript, highlighting shapes using JavaScript, and displaying custom HTML panels next to shapes within the diagram.

In this sample I used a very simple network diagram which is actually one of the sample diagrams that comes with Visio.  This diagram is data linked to a sample Excel spreadsheet that contains health information about a set of servers on a network.

The complete dashboard page looks like this once you combine the Visio web part (hosting the sample diagram) and a Content Editor web part (hosting the custom HTML/JS) together on a web part page.

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To use these samples I recommend that you simply create a folder in a document library and load all the attached files into that folder.  You will then need to create a web part page that contains a Visio Web Access web part and a Content Editor web part.  The Visio Web Access web part will be set to load the attached sample VSDX file using the Web Drawing Display property.

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The Content Editor web part will be set to load one of the sample HTM files listed below using the Content Link property.

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Swap out the HTM link using one of the three options below to see how the different capabilities of the Visio Services API work.

ASTMGT_1.htm

This is the most basic scenario which will display a specific set of property values from a shape that you select in the diagram.  The property values are displayed in some simple HTML controls hosted in the Content Editor web part.

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ASTMGT_2.htm

This sample takes sample 1 and adds two things:

1 – updates the code to incorporate my Visio Services JS helper library as well as JQuery.

2 – A highlight feature that draws the highlight box around shapes in the diagram that have a specific property value set.  I based this on the Status property of each of the server shapes.
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ASTMGT_3.htm

This sample demonstrates the overlay feature of the Visio Services API and displays a small panel with the name of the server shape and the color based on the Status property of the shape.

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sample_mashups.zip

]]> Visio Services presentation at Tech Ed 2014 https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/chhopkin/visio-services-presentation-at-tech-ed-2014 Wed, 14 May 2014 14:25:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/chhopkin/2014/05/14/visio-services-presentation-at-tech-ed-2014/ If you attended Tech Ed 2014 this week you may have attended my session on building dashboards using Visio Services.

Recording of the session is posted here…

https://channel9.msdn.com/events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2014/OFC-B316#fbid=

Content for deck and demos are attached below.

demo.zip

]]> A new video showcasing the power of Visio + ShapeSheet + Automation https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/chhopkin/a-new-video-showcasing-the-power-of-visio-shapesheet-automation Fri, 09 May 2014 07:46:33 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/chhopkin/2014/05/09/a-new-video-showcasing-the-power-of-visio-shapesheet-automation/ Saveen Reddy just posted a new video where he talks about unlocking the power of Visio via ShapeSheet and the automation capabilities that allow you to build applications that generate Visio diagrams automagically!

https://vimeo.com/94408016

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