Rickey Whitworth's Blog » Visio http://www.whitworth.org insights from managing a microsoft enterprise infrastructure Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:12:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 bVisual: Enhancing Visio Data Graphics Text Callouts http://www.whitworth.org/2008/12/01/bvisual-enhancing-visio-data-graphics-text-callouts/ http://www.whitworth.org/2008/12/01/bvisual-enhancing-visio-data-graphics-text-callouts/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:44:10 +0000 rwhitworth http://www.whitworth.org/?p=441  

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 of Text Callouts.  The same technique can be used for other Graphic Item types, Icon Sets and Data Bars.

I am using the  the sample IT Asset Management drawing to demonstrate throughout, which can be found in the Samples Template Category.  In this diagram, the server shapes on the topology page use the Topology 1 Data Graphic, which can be seen in the Data Graphics panel.

bVisual: Enhancing Visio Data Graphics Text Callouts

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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 and support SCCM 2007

SMSMap

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Join this webcast to learn how you can visualize, analyze, and communicate complex
IT systems and processes with Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007. Microsoft
Office Visio is a great IT tool that enables you to convert your static diagrams to
dynamic visual dashboards. We demonstrate how Visio Professional 2007 can help you
increase effectiveness and efficiency to meet your IT needs. We also cover how you
can use Visio Professional 2007 in a network operation center (NOC) to display a digital
dashboard using the data linking capabilities to integrate data from Microsoft Operations
Manager, Microsoft Systems Management Server, and other management server products.
See how you can dazzle your senior executives by showing how well you keep track of
IT networks with Visio Professional 2007.

Microsoft
Webcast: Network Security Management with Visio Professional 2007 (Level 200)

]]> http://www.whitworth.org/2007/10/17/microsoft-webcast-network-security-management-with-visio-professional-2007-level-200/feed/ 0 Integrating Visio 2007 and Active Directory http://www.whitworth.org/2007/01/30/integrating-visio-2007-and-active-directory/ http://www.whitworth.org/2007/01/30/integrating-visio-2007-and-active-directory/#comments Tue, 30 Jan 2007 22:37:12 +0000 admin http://www.whitworth.org/Blog/PermaLink,guid,dbf18f65-88ea-4ce0-a88b-79702de8e5ff.aspx 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 click menu options like reset password and disable
account.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb245820.aspx

 

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