In a previous post I release a new version of the Bracket Interval shape which allowed you to switch between Horizontal text and Angled text. Rotate text on Timeline shapes I recently updated this shape and the built-in Bracket Interval shape so...

SharePoint Designer has the capability to generate Visio diagrams for the workflow history page that display status of the executing workflow, unfortunately Visual Studio does not do this for workflows that are created and deployed to your farm. Ah, not...

In a previous post I showed you how to edit the web.config file to disable the data refresh prompt so that diagrams will always refresh when rendered, http://blogs.msdn.com/b/chhopkin/archive/2010/09/28/force-data-refresh-for-published-diagrams.aspx ...

I got this question again today and decided to throw together a quick sample demonstrating how you can toggle the visibility of connectors using a little bit of code and the Visio Object Model. This is no where near a perfect, hardened solution as...

We have all seen the high quality previews that are shown from the Getting Started task pane. If you select any of the templates that are installed with the product they all display a high resolution preview. As a Visio solution developer you create your...

On Monday we released the latest version of the Visio 2010 add-in for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, which was announced at MMS in Las Vegas this past week. Click here to get the add-in This is a significant update from the previous version...

Recently I created a guide that I would like to share with you that demonstrates how the JavaScript API in Visio Services can be used to build custom dashboards on your SharePoint 2010 sites. This guide contains a document that explains the JavaScript...

Most add-ins that are developed for Visio make modifications to the Visio menu and toolbars.  The add-in developer is responsible for making the appropriate changes to the Visio UI in a manner that does not affect the operation of Visio or other...

Recently I have noticed a few add-ins that lock customization on the MenuBar object after the add-in has made its changes, i.e. adding a custom menu.  There are valid reasons for using this functionality but you also have to consider the impact to...

After I posted my source for managing CommandBarButton and CommandBarPopup objects I received a few requests to include management of CommandBarButtons that control the state of AnchorBar windows. As you know you can add your own windows within the Visio...

Like previous versions of Microsoft Office Visio, the 2007 release has distinct editions, Standard and Professional. In the past differences between these editions were limited to additional content like templates, stencils and add-ons. With the 2007...

You may already know that Visio 2007 has a new feature called Data Graphics which can be applied to shapes to reflect the value of a property or formula within that shape.  For example, you might have a shape that has a Health property which can...

I thought I would share some wrapper classes that I use in just about all of my Visio add-ins for managing the state of my custom menu and toolbar items.  These wrapper classes were a collaborative effort between me and the developers at Visimation...

I recently received a request from a user who wanted the ability to: 1. rotate the text for the Bracket Interval shape to an angle such as 45deg. 2. display the interval name above the date instead of below. I took the built-in shape and customized...

Why would you want to retrieve page images from your Visio diagrams via Visio Services? Visio Services will provide you with an image that you can incorporate into any application; WPF, Windows Phone, Windows 8, Apps for Office, etc. using two simple...

It is no secret that Visio provides a template and a set of shape that allow you to easily create very rich and functional timeline diagrams. The shapes are actually designed to be data driven, meaning that the shapes provide data properties or Shape...

Today the Visio product team released the developer documentation for Visio 2013. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/fp161226(v=office.15).aspx Under the API section in the above article you will find these five important resources: · Visio...

Today we released a set of shapes for Visio that will help you diagram your deployments for Office 2013, Office 365, SQL, Azure, SharePoint 2013, Exchange 2013, etc. Click here to find out more about these shapes http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download...

If you add a column to your SharePoint list and set the type to Hyperlink or Picture … you can create list items that contain hyperlinks that can be navigated by simply clicking on the column in the list view. The nice thing about this column type is...

I am pleased to announce a comprehensive series of Visio Services training modules are now available online on MSDN. These modules are all based on Visio Professional 2013 and SharePoint 2013 and they all include downloads for the files that were used...

For those of you getting ready to update your SharePoint 2013 RTM farm to the March 2013 CU, here is a list of updates and their version numbers… Build Number Build Name SKU KB Article ​15.0.4420.1017 ​RTM ​​SharePoint Foundation 2013 ​ ​​15.0.4420.1017...

Following up on an article I wrote earlier about handling Visio 2013 files in SharePoint 2010 , I wanted to break down the capabilities that are available when mixing Visio client and SharePoint versions. Visio 2013 client + SharePoint 2010 Coauthoring...

  A series of webcasts on using Visio 2013 are now available.  Visit this link to sign up http://aka.ms/k5xiah   Here are some additional videos demonstrating the new capabilities and features of Visio 2013 - http://office.microsoft.com...

Context Menu, Right Mouse Action, call them what you want. When you right click on a Visio shape you are given options that will specifically target that shape. From a developers point of view, yes you can customize this menu…in a number of different...

Visio Professional 2013 contains a powerful diagram validation feature which allows users to check their diagrams for common errors and allows companies to ensure that employees are creating consistent diagrams that meet criteria set by notation standards...