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Visio

Dec
1
2008

bVisual: Enhancing Visio Data Graphics Text Callouts

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Visio 2007 Professional introduced the wonderful Data Graphics feature to display Shape Data in a clear visual way, but it is not clear how you may, for example, change the font of even the simplest Graphic Item type, Text Callouts.  In this blog, I’ll show you one method that I employ to vary the appearance [...]

Nov
24
2008

Utility for Diagramming A Configuration Manager Site with Visio

SMSMap is a  freeware SCCM 2007 / SMS 2003 hierarchy drawing tool. It is an all-in-one solution for creating Visio drawings of any combination of SCCM 2007 and SMS 2003 site servers.
First released in July 2007 in the “Utility Spotlight” section of the Microsoft TechNet Magazine this is an extension to support feedback from users [...]

Jan
30
2007

Integrating Visio 2007 and Active Directory

Cool article that demonstrates several concepts in programming Visio 2007. This sample
uses a template, connects to Active Directory based on input from the user, dynamically
populates a drawing with user objects, dynamically fills in custom properties like
ldap path for each user object, displays different icons if a user is disabled or
locked out, and gives some right [...]