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!
Visio Services JavaScript Helpers v1
Some of you have started developing mashups with the new Visio Web Access web part that is available...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 07/23/2010
A Complete Solution for Visio 2010 and Visio Services
For this article I created a simple solution (download link available at the end of this article) to...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 05/28/2010
Supported diagrams and entities in Visio Services
Supported diagrams Any Visio diagram can be published to Visio Services however there are...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 05/02/2010
Released - Visio 2010 add-in for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2
On Monday we released the latest version of the Visio 2010 add-in for System Center Operations...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 04/23/2010
Using Data Graphics with empty Shape Data fields
Today I was asked how you can display an icon on a shape (using an icon from the Data Graphics Icon...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 03/12/2010
Checking the edition of Visio 2010 at runtime
I thought I would share a common function that I use in all of my add-ins to help me determine if...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 02/10/2010
Splitting your own connectors
Visio 2010 has a new feature that allows you to insert and delete shapes in a diagram, automatically...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 02/03/2010
Specify what master is used to create a Sub-Process
Microsoft Visio 2010 Premium includes new features to help you define sub-processes within your...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 01/14/2010
Visio Services Mashup API walk thru
Recently I created a guide that I would like to share with you that demonstrates how the JavaScript...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 12/16/2009
Visio 2010 Beta SDK released
If you have not yet seen the post on the Visio Insights blog, click here to get the beta SDK for...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 11/30/2009
Ribbon extensibility for Visio Solutions in Visio 2010
Yesterday Microsoft announced the availability of the BETA for Visio 2010. If you have not seen my...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 11/20/2009
Visio 2010 – Rich icons for your masters
Visio 2010 adds Live Preview functionality to stencils so that you can provide a rich view of your...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 11/19/2009
What does 64 bit mean for the Visio add-in developer
With the release of Visio 2010 you have the choice to install either the 32bit version or the 64bit...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 11/19/2009
Visio 2010 BETA is here!
Attention Visio developers, the BETA for Microsoft Visio Premium 2010 has just shipped and can be...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 11/18/2009
Visio 2010 - Check the Edition at Runtime
With the release of Visio 2007 you could no longer rely on just a check to see if Visio was...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 11/12/2009
Customize the Server shape with Visio Guy
The Visio Guy site released a new tool that will help you customize the icon on the Server shape...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 09/28/2009
Visio 2010 Product Team blog
I just wanted to publicize the Visio Product team’s blog which is being updated with important...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 09/28/2009
Visio 2007 Add-in for Operations Manager 2007 R2 Released
Recently we released a new add-in for Visio 2007 that allows you to connect your diagrams to data...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 09/01/2009
Adding your .NET DataSet as an External DataRecordset in your Visio diagrams
Visio 2007 provides the capability to add data to your diagrams from several supported data sources...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 07/22/2009
New shapes for System Center Operations Manager
The System Center forum hosts a download that contains three new stencils dedicated to System Center...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 07/20/2009
Rotate text on Timeline shapes
I recently received a request from a user who wanted the ability to: 1. rotate the text for the...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 06/03/2009
Visio Slide Show
(updated 6/11/09 – added support for a dialog to allow you to set the interval between slides)...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 05/21/2009
State management for CommandBars v2.0
After I posted my source for managing CommandBarButton and CommandBarPopup objects I received a few...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 05/08/2009
Check before you customize CommandBars…
Recently I have noticed a few add-ins that lock customization on the MenuBar object after the add-in...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 05/07/2009
Reset the Menu and Toolbars
Most add-ins that are developed for Visio make modifications to the Visio menu and toolbars. ...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 02/26/2009
Using WPF Windows in Visio add-ins
With the release of .NET Framework 3.0, Windows Presentation Foundation was introduced. WPF is...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 02/24/2009
The WBS menu is not available after installing WBS Modeler add-in for Visio
After installing the WBS Modeler add-in for Visio and creating a new diagram based on the WBS...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 02/23/2009
State management for CommandBars
I thought I would share some wrapper classes that I use in just about all of my Visio add-ins for...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 02/06/2009
Source for Visio Toolbox add-ins released
I am happy to announce that we just released the source for the following Visio add-ins via...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 02/05/2009
Create your own Icon-Sets for Data Graphics
You may already know that Visio 2007 has a new feature called Data Graphics which can be applied to...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 02/03/2009
Deploying a VSTO 3.0 based Visio add-in using Windows Installer
In a previous post I gave you a brief description of Click-Once vs. Windows Installer based...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 11/13/2008
Create Perfect Previews for your Templates
We have all seen the high quality previews that are shown from the Getting Started task pane. If you...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 10/29/2008
Calling Selection.AutomaticLink from a C# add-in
The Developer Reference and the SDK both show examples of how to use the AutomaticLink method of the...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 10/20/2008
PostBuildEvent for Visio Solution Publishing
If you are like most people you probably hate repetitive tasks. Adding the necessary changes to your...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 08/29/2008
VSTO 3.0 and Visio 2007 Essentials
Visual Studio Tools for Office 3.0 (VSTO) is the latest release of VSTO since the 2005 SE release....
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 08/29/2008
Visio 2007 Standard vs. Professional, there is a difference
Like previous versions of Microsoft Office Visio, the 2007 release has distinct editions, Standard...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 08/14/2008
Another Visio Development Blog?
First let me introduce myself, I am Chris Hopkins and I am an Application Development Consultant at...
Author: Christopher R Hopkins Date: 08/05/2008