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Parker, David. Visualizing Information with Microsoft® Office Visio® 2007. US: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2007.

Visualizing Information with Microsoft® Office Visio® 2007

Authors: David Parker

Published:  April 2007

eISBN: 9780071511117 0071511113 | ISBN: 9780071482615
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  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1 Review of Basics
  • The Visio Installation
  • Different Editions of Microsoft Visio
  • The User Interface
  • Selecting a Drawing Category
  • Menus and Toolbars
  • Anchor Windows
  • Task Pane
  • The ShapeSheet Window
  • Types of Visio Documents
  • File Types
  • File Formats
  • Document Properties
  • Types of Visio Pages
  • Foreground Pages
  • Background Pages
  • Markup Pages
  • Mastering Visio Shapes
  • Using Master Shapes
  • Connecting Shapes
  • Shapes Without a Master
  • To Scale or Not to Scale
  • Layering Information
  • Outputs from Visio
  • Chapter 2 Shape Data and User-Defined Cells
  • Creating Shape Data
  • Shape Data Cells
  • Shape Data Types
  • Templates and Add-Ons That Create Shape Data Rows Automatically
  • Reviewing Existing Shape Data
  • Creating Shape Data Rows Manually
  • Creating Shape Data Rows Automatically
  • User-Defined Cells for Data
  • Using ShapeSheet Formulae
  • Respecting Themes
  • Making Read-Only Shape Data Rows
  • Creating Calculated Values
  • Creating Intershape References
  • Shapes to Edit Document Level Variables
  • Automatically Creating Page Shape Data
  • Rolling Up Values
  • Group Shape References
  • Inter-Page Shape References
  • Right-Mouse Menu Items from Shape Data Lists
  • Chapter 3 Linking Data to Shapes
  • Creating Linked Data
  • Link Data Manually
  • Column Settings
  • Filtering Rows
  • Link Data Automatically
  • Merging Data from Other Sources
  • Navigating to/from Linked Data
  • Refreshing the Data
  • Creating Data Connections in Code
  • Linking XML Data
  • Refreshing XML Data
  • Link Data Legends
  • Labeling Shapes from Shape Data
  • Using Data Graphics to Update Labels
  • Label Shapes Add-In
  • Custom Callouts
  • Manually Editing Associated Text Blocks
  • Enhancing Shapes with Color, Icons, and Data Bars
  • Setting Color to Shape Data Values
  • Predefining Fills in a Database
  • Space Plan—Color By Value
  • Data Graphics—Color By Value
  • Data Graphic Icons Sets
  • Data Graphic Data Bars
  • Chapter 4 Connecting Items to Each Other
  • Making Shapes Connectable
  • 2-D Shape Options
  • 1-D Shape Options
  • Layout and Routing Styles
  • Spacing out Connections for Clarity
  • Manual Methods of Connecting Shapes
  • Drag-and-Drop
  • AutoConnect
  • Connector Tool
  • Connect Shapes
  • Using Controls to Connect
  • Automating Connections
  • Finding Shapes by Shape Data
  • Connecting Between Found Shapes
  • Ideas for Enhancing Connectors
  • Adding Hyperlinks to Connectors
  • Updating Connection Point Labels
  • Displaying Duplex Data
  • Reading Connections
  • Updating Network Rack Connections
  • Updating Process Connectors
  • Chapter 5 Summarizing Information with PivotDiagrams
  • Creating a PivotDiagram
  • Enhancing the Default Data Graphics
  • PivotDiagram Options
  • Breaking Down the PivotDiagram
  • Applying Shapes
  • Adding Link Data
  • Merging Data
  • Duplicating Data Graphics
  • PivotDiagram Masters
  • Pivot Title
  • Pivot Info (Data Legend)
  • Pivot Node
  • Pivot Connector
  • Pivot Breakdown
  • Making Selections
  • Recognizing a Pivot Shape
  • Getting the Breakdown ID
  • Selecting Shapes in the Same Group
  • Selecting Shapes with the Same Breakdown
  • Chapter 6 Database Wizard
  • The Database Wizard or Link Data?
  • Linking to a Database Table
  • Updating a Database Table
  • Making the Department Linked Master
  • Creating a Linked Drawing to Update the Database
  • Inserting Records into a Database
  • Reviewing Records Deleted from a Database Table
  • Deleting Records in a Database Table
  • Refreshing from a View
  • Customizing the Database Refresh
  • Chapter 7 Using Data Graphics to Reinforce Information
  • The Default Data Graphic Callouts
  • Text Callouts
  • Data Bars
  • Icon Sets
  • Creating Custom Callouts
  • Minimize Use of Group Shapes
  • Precreate Data Graphic User-Defined Cells
  • General Editing Techniques
  • Text Callouts
  • Data Bar Callouts
  • Icon Sets Callouts
  • Distributing Custom Data Graphic Callouts
  • Changing the Data Graphics Layer Properties
  • Recognizing Which Data Graphic
  • Code Listing for ShowDataGraphic
  • Assigning Data Graphics Automatically
  • Code Listing for AddDataGraphic
  • Code Listing for RemoveDataGraphic
  • Chapter 8 Using Smart Tags and Actions
  • Smart Tags and Actions
  • Anatomy of a Smart Tag
  • Anatomy of an Action
  • Button Faces
  • A Smart Tags SmartShape
  • Using Actions to Change Shape Data
  • Matching Button Faces and Icon Sets
  • Automating Smart Tags for Icon Sets
  • Chapter 9 Creating Reports
  • Report Definition Wizard
  • Excel Report
  • HTML Report
  • Visio Shape Report
  • XML Report
  • Creating Report Definitions with the Wizard
  • Enhancing the Reports
  • Changing Displayed Column Headers
  • Creating a Variable Embedded Report
  • Using the Advanced Filters
  • Adding SelectReportShapes to Embedded Reports
  • The Built-In Reports
  • Chapter 10 Themes, Backgrounds, Borders, and Titles
  • Themes
  • Built-In Color Themes
  • Built-In Effect Themes
  • Custom Color Themes
  • Custom Effect Themes
  • Using Custom Themes
  • Displaying the Current Themes
  • Applying Themes in Code
  • Backgrounds
  • Built-In Backgrounds
  • Custom Backgrounds
  • Borders and Titles
  • Built-In Borders and Titles
  • Custom Borders and Titles
  • Table of Contents
  • Code Listing for TableOfContents
  • Chapter 11 Creating Custom Templates, Stencils, and Masters
  • Stencils and Masters
  • Master Icons
  • Preparing the Master Shape
  • Stencil Names
  • Stencil File Paths
  • Templates
  • Preparing the Template
  • Template Names
  • Template File Paths
  • Custom Dynamic Connector
  • Creating a Preview Image
  • Publishing Templates and Stencils
  • Using File Paths
  • Creating an Installation
  • Chapter 12 Reviewers’ Comments
  • Annotation Without Comments
  • Comments and Reviewer’s Markup
  • Behind the Scenes of Markup
  • Listing Page Reviewers
  • Printing Reviewer’s Markup
  • The Annotation Marker Master
  • The AddAnnotationMarkers Code
  • Reporting on Reviewer’s Markup
  • Chapter 13 Preparing for Publication
  • Printing
  • Headers and Footers
  • XML Paper Specification (XPS)
  • Portable Document Format (PDF)
  • Microsoft Document Imaging Format (MDI)
  • Just as an Image
  • Viewing as Web Pages
  • Enhancing Hyperlinks
  • Automating the Export
  • Code Listing for CreateDocWebPages
  • Using the Visio Viewer
  • Sample Windows Forms Wrapper for the Visio Viewer
  • Chapter 14 Using Code to Enhance Functionality
  • Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
  • Code Listing for ToggleLayer Recorded Macro
  • Editing a Recorded Macro
  • Running a VBA Subfunction from a Shape
  • VSTO Add-Ins
  • Code Listing for ThisAddin.vb
  • Code Listing for ToggleLayer.vb
  • Enabling the Shape to Call the Add-In
  • COM Add-Ins
  • Add-Ons
  • Wrapper Applications
  • Chapter 15 Document Management and Security
  • Restricting Access to Contained Data and Graphics
  • Removing Sensitive Information
  • Prevent Idle Edits
  • SharePoint Integration for Document Control
  • Chapter 16 Scenarios
  • Floor Layouts
  • Space Usage
  • Personnel Locations
  • Equipment Inventory
  • Organization Chart
  • Hierarchical Relationships
  • Merging Cost Data and Roll-up
  • IT System Diagrams
  • Process Diagram
  • Operational Risk
  • Work Breakdown Structure
  • Chapter 17 Epilogue
  • Appendix
  • Schema Extract
  • Upsize the Visio Sample Database
  • Index