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Shape data depended on excel file

Hello all,I want to add shape data to a shape which is dependent on data from an excel file. For example, i have an excel file with the following classes:PositionType - Function - Sensor - BrandI have...

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Org Chart - Add Statistics

HiIs there any way to add statistics about an org chart in Visio? I have a large org chart connected to an Excel and I'd like Visio to display the number of employees by country (one of the...

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Snap to always where user does not want to

I am certain that this issue has been brought up many times, but as long as Visio keeps having these problems, this issue should be brought up again and again.So, the problem with Visio is that it...

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Saving a Visio drawing in vsdm format results in Out of Memory errors

Our application uses Visio custom shapes for building custom drawings in Visio. The shape data fetched from database is used to drop shapes on the Visio drawing. We are finding a problem when saving a...

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Is there any way to recover the Visio file open error? The template can...

Is there any way to recover the Visio file open error? The template can preview the file and make a picture, but it can't be opened!

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Need loop through Container and find all shapes and connections for them

Hi, i am using Crow's foot diagram where i have Container as one table with shapes and relationships to another containers. I am looking for solution to get all tables and all relationships between...

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Import AWS Amazon Architecture into Visio

Is there a current method or add-in to any version of Visio (currently have 2016 Pro) that would allow you to import AWS diagrams by providing some sort of connector method using an IAM role?...

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Determining best AWS tools for mobile application

Looking to build a mobile application that records a a session of data. The data is required to be cleansed, and then uploaded into an incoming S3 bucket. An event is on this bucket that then triggers...

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Visio 2017 document prints blank pages

I'm working with a Visio 2017 document with multiple tabs. Some of the tabs were separate documents given to us by a third party, and they print smaller than the other tabs. However, when I enlarge...

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Drawing Crow's foot diagram from Excel data file

Hi,i have pattern like below and i would like to draw crow's foot diagram from this. I am newbie in visio code.  Please help how to do it.Best,Jacek 

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How to save in autocad format retaining attributes

Hello everyone,I am wondering can I save in autocad format and get usable attributes to dwg or dxf format?For example if i create a shape with data and would like to have data fields also in CAD...

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Shapes in Visio diagram getting linked to data

I'm working with a Visio 2017 document that contains multiple tabs with floor plans. The floor plans are linked to a SQL Server 2012 database. The floor plans have a number of shapes with the location...

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How can Visio not be filled?

For example, a square connected by a straight line cannot be filled. Even if it is not a square drawn directly, and the graphics composed of various parts can not be filled, the graphics are also...

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Visio BPMN stencil shows incomplete floating menu

HelloMy workflows in BPMN used to work fine but ever since the network was upgraded at the offic,e they cannot changed in the way I would like to. The floating menu when right-clicking a shape object...

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Visio 2016 crashing

<g class="gr_ gr_9 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep" data-gr-id="9" id="9">Hi</g> Visio 2016 keeps crashing on me. If <g class="gr_...

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Custom template for Visio for Org Chart wizard

Hi,If I create a Visio template which I want to be the default template for the Org chart wizard, can that be done? And how can I switch it to something else if I decide to change the template.Please...

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Microsoft Visio Professional 2019

I downloaded Microsoft Visio Professional 2019 from my university website a few days ago. When I first started using it, it was showing Wireframe - Website, Wireframe - Mobile and Wireframe...

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How to change page breaks in Visio 2010

I have a large Visio 2010 drawing --  spans about 6  11 X 17 sheets.  Visio 2010 has applied page breaks that break up the flow of the drawing.  The Visio 2010 choice of assigning page breaks to fit...

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Stencil Shape doesn't maintain formatting properties when instantiated on...

(Visio 2010, HP Wintel laptop) I've created a custom stencil that includes lines (connectors) with different kinds of arrowheads.  I believe all the lines were defined using a Dynamic Connector as a...

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Visio 2010

I have been using Visio 2010 for several years now. I have been recently working on a data-flow diagram with buttons that toggle certain layers off or on to change the display.After working for many...

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