Chris Hopkins' Blog - #makinitdostuff
The place where I post information about the products I manage; SharePoint, Yammer, Project and Visio and maybe from some that I don't!
Welcome new Visio MVP
The Visio MVP group recently added a new member. Jesse Phillips-Mead was added to the team...
Date: 07/18/2014
Creating an Icon Set Data Graphic
The Visio team posted a new article that outlines the process for creating an Icon Set style Data...
Date: 07/07/2014
Display conversations from Yammer during your events
You have probably been to a convention and seen the large screen displays that show social activity...
Date: 06/18/2014
Visio + OneDrive for Business
Today we posted another tip of the week video where I talk about saving and sharing your Visio...
Date: 06/17/2014
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...
Date: 06/17/2014
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...
Date: 06/17/2014
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...
Date: 06/04/2014
Complete mash up example for Visio Services
Attached to this article is a set of files that help demonstrate the basic capabilities that Visio...
Date: 05/19/2014
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...
Date: 05/14/2014
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...
Date: 05/09/2014
SharePoint Topology add-in for Visio
This tool has actually been posted for some time now but I failed to highlight it in my blog…until...
Date: 04/02/2014
SP1 for SharePoint 2013
Download the SP1 package from this location...
Date: 04/02/2014
Custom Images for Custom Ribbon Buttons in SharePoint 2013 SharePoint Hosted Apps
I was struggling to get my custom images loaded for use on my custom ribbon buttons that I defined...
Date: 03/31/2014
Add Yammer as a Search Provider in Internet Explorer & Chrome
Internet Explorer Users Take a look at this article that shows you how to setup Yammer as a search...
Date: 03/28/2014
Yammer – Leave an External Network that you created
Today I was asked, “How do I leave an External Network that I created? I am the admin of this...
Date: 03/27/2014
Yammer Notifier–switching networks
The Yammer Notifier is a desktop client that uses toast to popup notifications about activity on...
Date: 03/27/2014
Integrating Project, Project Online, and Yammer to boost Project collaboration–Part 1
Today when you create a new project in Project Online or Project Server you are essentially creating...
Date: 03/13/2014
Yammer Embed Configuration made simple
Here is a handy tool that will help you setup the code needed if you want to use Yammer Embed in...
Date: 03/10/2014
Help for the ShapeSheet is here
Ever wish there was an easier way to work with the ShapeSheet when creating shapes? Maybe you...
Date: 02/27/2014
Getting Praises from your Yammer network
A few of you have been asking if it is possible to see a list of praises across your networks. This...
Date: 02/24/2014
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...
Date: 02/24/2014
I installed Visio Professional but I don’t see the Data tab or Process tab in the ribbon
If you just installed Visio Professional but do not see the DATA tab or the PROCESS tab on the...
Date: 02/24/2014
Updated Yammer App for SharePoint
I have had a few customers ask me why their Yammer App for SharePoint is no longer loading the...
Date: 02/11/2014
UI Design Shapes
Here is a set of shapes for UI design that include various elements like controls, calendars,...
Date: 02/06/2014
iPhone Application Design Shapes
I stumbled across a set of shapes dedicated to iPhone application design. Download here...
Date: 02/06/2014
Image Quality from Visio Services
Visio Services renders your diagrams in the Visio Services Web part using the PNG file format....
Date: 01/30/2014
Converting ink to shapes in Visio 2013
Touch devices like the Surface device and large scale devices like PPI devices are making Visio...
Date: 01/14/2014
Yammer Embed and SharePoint 2013
By Chris Hopkins Original Post...
Date: 11/20/2013
Controlling AutoConnect
Visio displays additional controls next to certain shapes when you hover the mouse over them to help...
Date: 11/06/2013
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...
Date: 10/12/2013
Setting AssignedToId from JavaScript / JSON
Maybe someone already blogged about this but I could not find it. I needed to create new tasks in a...
Date: 10/12/2013
Training Resources for Visio
Visio 2013 Editions Confused by the different editions? This chart breaks down the three...
Date: 10/03/2013
World’s Simplest OData service
Well maybe not the simplest…but very very simple. From time to time I need to do some testing...
Date: 07/25/2013
WiX for Visio add-ons and content deployment
Since Visual Studio has deprecated the standard MSI setup project in favor of WiX or other third...
Date: 07/08/2013
Turn up logging for Visio Services
As users start publishing Visio diagrams, especially data connected diagrams, to Visio Services you...
Date: 07/02/2013
Using Visio with a touch device
Today Microsoft released a video that demonstrates the various touch controls for use when creating...
Date: 06/24/2013
Automate moving data connected Visio diagrams
As many of you know, connecting data to Visio diagrams is easy and sharing them via Visio Services...
Date: 06/10/2013
Mixing Visio versions and SharePoint versions…what works and what does not?
Following up on an article I wrote earlier about handling Visio 2013 files in SharePoint 2010, I...
Date: 04/05/2013
SharePoint 2013 Updates ( as of April 2013 )
For those of you getting ready to update your SharePoint 2013 RTM farm to the March 2013 CU, here is...
Date: 04/04/2013
Visio 2013 Developer Training Released
I am pleased to announce a comprehensive series of Visio Services training modules are now available...
Date: 04/04/2013
URL columns create automatic Hyperlinks in shapes
If you add a column to your SharePoint list and set the type to Hyperlink or Picture… you can create...
Date: 03/12/2013
New shapes for Office 2013
Today we released a set of shapes for Visio that will help you diagram your deployments for Office...
Date: 02/27/2013
Working with Visio 2013 files in SharePoint 2010
If you are in a situation where you have updated your version of Visio to Visio 2013, but IT has not...
Date: 02/14/2013
Supporting VB based COM add-ins in Office 2013
If you are building or maintaining COM add-ins that are based on Visual Basic 6 then this change to...
Date: 01/09/2013
Upgrading VSTO project to Visual Studio 2010
In some cases I ( and my customers ) have run into build errors after upgrading VSTO based solutions...
Date: 01/04/2013
Creating Custom Validation Rules in Visio 2013
Visio Professional 2013 contains a powerful diagram validation feature which allows users to check...
Date: 01/03/2013
Using Custom Context Menus with VSTO
Context Menu, Right Mouse Action, call them what you want. When you right click on a Visio shape you...
Date: 11/29/2012
Get the most out of Visio – Web Cast Series
A series of webcasts on using Visio 2013 are now available. Visit this link to sign up...
Date: 11/19/2012
Retrieving refreshed page images from Visio Services 2013
Why would you want to retrieve page images from your Visio diagrams via Visio Services? Visio...
Date: 11/18/2012
Visio 2013 developer documentation released
Today the Visio product team released the developer documentation for Visio 2013....
Date: 10/19/2012