Microsoft Office Visio 2003 Inside Out (Inside Out (Microsoft))

Microsoft Office Visio 2003 Inside Out

Inside Out

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Chapter 1: Getting Started with Visio 2003

Inside OutLearning the Visio language

Microsoft Office Diagram Gallery vs. Visio

Inside OutNew drawing task pane

TroubleshootingThe Shapes window splits the stencil windows in two

TroubleshootingShape names are not readable on stencils

Inside OutSaving your stencils

TroubleshootingOpening a Visio drawing file causes a message about macros to appear

Opening a File in a Document Management System

Chapter 2: Creating a Diagram

Inside OutAltering your snap settings

Inside OutShape search tips

TroubleshootingSearch For Shapes doesn’t locate a shape that’s used in a diagram

TroubleshootingA shape cannot be selected

TroubleshootingSubselecting a shape in a group causes gray box handles to appear

About the Pasteboard

Inside OutCreating Line and File Patterns

TroubleshootingA shape cannot be stretched or resized

TroubleshootingA shape won’t accept formatting

TroubleshootingThe Color Schemes command is missing or nothing happens when a color scheme is applied

Inside OutSetting shape shadows

Inside OutBackground shapes create background pages

Chapter 3: Connecting Shapes

TroubleshootingShapes won’t stay connected, and the handles don’t turn red

Inside OutControl handle tips

TroubleshootingAll the options are unavailable on the Placement tab in the Behavior dialog box

Inside OutUndoing unwanted shape layout

TroubleshootingThe Lay Out Shapes command doesn’t lay out certain shapes in the diagram

Glue in the ShapeSheet Window

Chapter 4: Adding Text to Shapes and Diagrams

TroubleshootingText appears smoother than in Visio 2000, but it’s not as legible at different zooms

TroubleshootingWhen you type in a shape, Visio zooms in so that the text is legible,but then when you work in the drawing, you can’t read the text anymore

Inside OutText-only shapes

Text Tools Explained

Inside OutSorry, one per customer

TroubleshootingIs there a way to distinguish “model space” text from“paper space” text as some CAD programs can do?

Typing Special Characters

Inside OutInside tab settings

Inside the Text Display in Visio 2003

Inside OutSending callouts to other Office files

TroubleshootingA title block shape resizes unevenly when stretched

Using Custom Formulas in Fields

Chapter 5: Using Visio Diagrams on the Web

More Web Options in Visio Professional

Inside OutMake any shape a navigation shape

TroubleshootingWhen you click a link to a Visio diagram,Internet Explorer opens instead of Visio

VML Graphics in Browsers Other Than Internet Explorer

TroubleshootingAn error appears when you try to rename a file created by the Save As Web Page command

TroubleshootingIn Netscape Navigator, multiple hyperlinks appear on the shape but they all jump to the same place

TroubleshootingVisio displays HTML code instead of graphics

Inside OutCreating a VML Graphic

Automating Web Page Generation

Chapter 6: Storing Data in Diagrams

Inside OutInside custom properties

Inside OutThe Custom Properties window and page properties

Creating Configurable Custom Properties

Inside OutInside custom property sets

TroubleshootingAfter editing property names in a set, the changes do not appear in the Custom Properties window for selected shapes

TroubleshootingWhen running a report, Visio displays a message that no shapes had the selected properties or satisfied the report selection criteria

Chapter 7: Using Visio Diagrams with Other Programs

Visio Has a Viewer!

Inside OutImport your text from Word

Inside OutDon’t worry about losing your layer settings in embedded drawings

TroubleshootingYou receive an error when you edit a linked or embedded diagram

Inside Out.VSS and .VST files

Inside OutSave an embedded diagram as a Visio file

TroubleshootingYou need to share a Visio diagram with someone who doesn’t have Visio

TroubleshootingSome shapes don’t appear when exported to other formats

TroubleshootingAn imported image doesn’t appear correctly in an embedded diagram

Inside OutHow Visio imports an image

TroubleshootingQuality is poor with an imported graphic file

TroubleshootingAn imported graphic cannot be edited in Visio as expected

Inside OutTWAIN and WIA interfaces

TroubleshootingThe Insert Picture From Scanner Or Camera command won’t work

Chapter 8: Saving and Printing Your Work

Saving a Preview of a Diagram

Inside OutLocking layers

Inside OutThe printer paper size option

TroubleshootingThe Print command causes a page orientation error

TroubleshootingYour drawing prints on multiple pages, and you want it to fit on one page

TroubleshootingEnlarging a drawing causes unnecessary blank printed pages

TroubleshootingText in the drawing looks different than it did in previous versions of Visio

TroubleshootingText in the drawing file won’t display in a transparent color

Inside OutUsing nonprinting layers

TroubleshootingSome shapes don’t appear in the printed drawing

TroubleshootingSaving a file causes it to print

Inside OutUsing a slide show to preview your print job

TroubleshootingPrinted text looks different from text on the screen

Chapter 9: Creating Flowcharts

Inside OutUse the generic Flowchart Shapes shape

TroubleshootingConnectors go haywire when using the Lay Out Shapes command with a flowchart

Inside OutCategories of a fishbone diagram

TroubleshootingAfter adding a background to a flowchart, text on the connectors appears with an obvious box behind it

Chapter 10: Visualizing an Organization

Inside OutPowerPoint’s organization chart tool

Inside OutChanges to the Organization Chart toolbar

Inside OutOther uses for the Organization Chart template

Connecting to the Organization Chart Wizard Using Automation

TroubleshootingThe organization chart looks too crowded or the spaces between the shapes are uneven

TroubleshootingThe automatic layout options have no effect on the organization chart

Inside OutPanning and Zooming with Hyperlinks

Chapter 11: Displaying Relationships and Processes in Block Diagrams

TroubleshootingWhen moving a tree branch, the entire tree structure moves instead

TroubleshootingText doesn’t fit in an onion layer

Inside OutAdd some perspective

Chapter 12: Tracking Projects and Schedules

TroubleshootingAfter typing a milestone or interval description, the date disappeared

TroubleshootingWhen you try to subselect a calendar shape to format it, an error message appears

Inside OutFormatting lines

Inside OutChange the chart’s calendar

TroubleshootingVisio doesn’t align simultaneous tasks correctly

TroubleshootingAn error appears when you select a task bar shape

Inside OutClean up a timeline

Chapter 13: Adding Impact to Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations

Inside OutJudging text readability

TroubleshootingYou need text in Visio to be a specific color that doesn’t show up well on a slide

Inside OutPasting from Visio into PowerPoint

TroubleshootingThe message to update links gets in the way of the presentation

Using PowerPoint Clip Art and Images in Visio

Inside OutChange the Full Screen view background

Chapter 14: Creating Network Diagrams

Inside OutAdding connection points

TroubleshootingWhen typing to replace a label on a network shape, Visio creates a new label instead of overwriting the existing one

TroubleshootingA connector line shows through text even though the text background is solid

Inside OutContinuing a diagram

TroubleshootingYou can’t find the Property Reporting Wizard used to create network reports in Visio 2000

About the Visio 2000 Network Wizards

Chapter 15: Planning and Mapping Web Sites

TroubleshootingSome shapes in the site map appear dimmed

TroubleshootingThe List and Filter windows don’t display a type of link that the Web site includes

TroubleshootingThe site map doesn’t display all the levels that were specified in the Generate Site Map dialog box

TroubleshootingThe Web site’s navigational hierarchy is not preserved in the site map that Visio creates

Inside OutHTTP

Locating Links Within VBScript or JavaScript

Chapter 16: Measuring and Dimensioning with Precision

Inside OutInserting a new page

Syst me Internationale d’Unites (SI) Shape

Inside OutSpatial and temporal units

Specifying Measurement Units in Visio Dialog Boxes

Inside OutRuler subdivisions and nudge

Inside OutLocal coordinates

TroubleshootingA shape won’t snap or glue to a guide or guide point

TroubleshootingThe Distribute Shapes command doesn’t arrange shapes precisely enough

Inside OutUsing the degree symbol

Layers for CAD Users

Inside OutDeleting empty layers

Inside OutWorking with the active layer

Inside OutNonprinting or locked layers

Chapter 17: Using CAD Drawings in Visio

TroubleshootingThe CAD file does not import as expected in Visio

TroubleshootingAfter importing a DWG file, the drawing scale cannot be changed

TroubleshootingWhen you add Visio shapes to an inserted CAD drawing, they’re the wrong size

TroubleshootingThe imported drawing can’t be selected or right-clicked

TroubleshootingThe inserted CAD drawing can’t be repositioned or rotated on the page

Inside OutChanges in the CAD converters

Inside OutConverting selectively

TroubleshootingConverted CAD objects become ungrouped

Inside OutUsing template files

Inside OutUsing blocks and master shapes

TroubleshootingConverted CAD objects are no longer solid

Chapter 18: Laying Out Floor and Site Plans

Office Layout in Visio Professional

Solution Migration: Visio Technical Versus Visio Professional

TroubleshootingCopied shapes look out of proportion when pasted into a scaled drawing

Tracking Assets and Other Data in a Space Plan

Inside OutCalculating shape area and perimeter

TroubleshootingWalls don’t connect correctly

TroubleshootingDoors are not oriented correctly, and I can’t rotate them

Inside OutTracking hardware specifications

TroubleshootingWhen you add shapes to a floor plan, you accidentally move walls and other structural shapes

Inside OutRotating fixtures

Inside OutNo more prompts

Chapter 19: Diagramming and Documenting Databases

TroubleshootingThe Database menu is no longer visible

Inside OutOutput window options

Inside OutIntegration with Visual Studio .NET

TroubleshootingVisio does not create the foreign key when you connect parent and child tables

Role Text and Object Role Modeling

Chapter 20: Diagramming Software Systems

Inside OutEnterprise Application and Window User Interface templates

Inside OutMore about UML

Troubleshooting The UML menu is no longer visible

About UML

TroubleshootingThe Model Explorer is no longer visible

Inside OutActivity and statechart diagrams

Inside OutClass specification and body

Inside OutExtending UML

Inside OutVisual Studio .NET reverse engineering

TroubleshootingSome elements of the C++ project were not reverse engineered correctly

Chapter 21: Customizing Shapes and Solutions

TroubleshootingThe option to open a file as an original or copy, or as read-only, seems to be missing

Inside OutWorkspace and Read Only options

Inside OutXML interface documentation

Inside OutSaving as HTML versus XML

TroubleshootingThe Find Shape tool does not locate master shapes that have been customized

Copyrighting Masters

Inside OutEnabling and disabling VBA

Chapter 22: Drawing and Editing to Create New Shapes

Inside OutVisual feedback in Visio

Identifying Other Visio Objects

How to Fill Open Shapes

TroubleshootingWhen closing a line segment, the line stretches instead

TroubleshootingYou can’t select the vertex you want to change in the ShapeSheet window

Inside OutDrawing aids vs. shape extension lines

TroubleshootingAn arc’s eccentricity handles don’t show up

Inside OutUsing error tolerance

What’s Constructive Solid Geometry Doing in a Nice Place Like Visio?

Inside OutGroup ShapeSheets

TroubleshootingVisio displays a message when ungrouping

TroubleshootingWhen you subselect a shape in a group, you can’t reposition the shape

Inside OutUnlocking with care

Inside OutWhat the alignment box is for

Chapter 23: Defining Styles, Patterns, and Colors

TroubleshootingNothing happens when a style is applied to a shape

TroubleshootingWhen you copy shapes to another Visio drawing file, their formatting changes

Inside OutTrue color (32-bit) displays

Inside OutChecking for local formatting

Inside OutInside text, line, and fill

Inside OutSeeing and editing patterns

TroubleshootingA custom line end pattern doesn’t appear when you apply it to a line

TroubleshootingWhen you copy shapes to another Visio drawing file or Microsoft Office document, they change color

Chapter 24: Connecting Diagrams and Databases

Inside OutFor those without Access

Inside OutDatabase Export Wizard

TroubleshootingThe Add button is not available in the Export To Database dialog box

Exporting to a Specific Excel Worksheet

Inside OutPrimary key field

TroubleshootingCopying a linked shape either copies the same link or doesn’t copy any link

Generating Shapes from a Database

TroubleshootingDeleting records from a linked Excel worksheet causes an error

Chapter 25: Making Shapes Smart

Inside OutShowing the ShapeSheet properties

Inside OutDefault formulas

Learning to Write SmartShapes Formulas

Displaying a Help File for a Shape

TroubleshootingThe Custom option is not available, or nothing happens when you select a double-click action

Chapter 26: Managing Facilities with Space Plans

Inside OutThe Resources stencil

Inside OutConverting a CAD drawing for viewing

TroubleshootingThe Plan menu does not appear on the menu bar, or commands on the Plan menu seem to be missing

TroubleshootingAfter adding space shapes to a floor plan, all the furniture and other shapes have green stripes

Inside OutSpaces in Visio floor plans

TroubleshootingText looks fuzzy after adding Boundary shapes to a floor plan

Inside OutExporting data from other formats

TroubleshootingThe Refresh Data command does not update the information in the space plan

TroubleshootingRefreshing the data in the space plan overwrites changes that were made to the diagram

TroubleshootingAfter you have added network or other shapes to a space plan, they don’t appear in the Explorer window

TroubleshootingShapes and text in a space plan are too large

Chapter 27: Diagramming for Mechanical, Electrical, and Process Engineering

Inside OutSizing and positioning shapes

Inside OutShape-to-shape glue

Where Is the Netlist Generator?

Inside OutDragging pipelines onto the page

TroubleshootingA new shape in a PFD or P&ID does not show up in the Component Explorer or Category Explorer

Inside OutSharing custom property sets

TroubleshootingAn equipment shape in a P&ID or PFD no longer works—its tag and other information have been deleted

Appendix A: Installing Visio 2003

Inside OutTemplate versions

Inside OutThe Activation Wizard