Developing Microsoft Visio Solutions (Pro-Documentation)
Developing Microsoft Visio Solutions (Pro-Documentation)
ISBN: 0735613532
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 180
Pages: 180
Authors: Microsoft Corporation
- Cover
- LOC
- Preface
- 1 - Introduction to Developing Microsoft Visio Solutions
- About Visio Solutions
- Using Visio Shapes to Create Solutions
- Using SmartShapes Technology to Develop Shapes
- Using Automation in a Visio Solution
- Planning a Visio Solution
- Migrating from Visual Basic to VBA
- 2 - Creating Visio Shapes
- Visio Shape Anatomy
- Drawing New Shapes
- Importing Shapes from Other Programs
- Adapting Existing Visio Shapes
- 3 - Visio Masters, Stencils, Templates, and Documents
- Creating Masters and Stencils
- Creating Templates
- Opening and Saving Visio Documents
- 4 - Visio Formulas
- The ShapeSheet Window
- Elements of Visio Formulas
- Units of Measure in Visio Formulas
- Designing Visio Formulas
- When to Supplement Visio Formulas with Automation
- 5 - Controlling Shape Geometry with Formulas
- Shape Geometry
- Controlling How Shapes Stretch and Shrink
- Controlling How Shapes Flip and Rotate
- Controlling Curves in Shapes
- Optimizing Shape Geometry
- Using Locks to Limit Shape Behavior
- 6 - Grouping and Merging Shapes
- Groups versus Merged Shapes
- Creating and Controlling Groups
- Controlling the Behavior of Groups
- Protecting the Formatting of Shapes in Groups
- Creating and Controlling Merged Shapes
- 7 - Enhancing Shape Behavior
- Making Shapes Flexible with Control Handles
- Shortcut Menu Commands
- Custom Properties
- Event Formulas
- 8 - Working with 1-D Shapes, Connectors, and Glue
- How 1-D and 2-D Shapes Differ
- Creating Routable and Other 1-D Connectors
- Creating an Angled Connector: an Example
- Controlling How Shapes Connect
- 9 - Designing Text Behavior
- About Text in Shapes and Masters
- Resizing Shapes with Text
- Controlling Text Rotation
- Working with Text Formulas
- 10 - Managing Styles, Formats, and Colors
- Working with Styles in the Drawing Page
- Guidelines for Applying Styles to Shapes
- Using Styles in Stencils and Templates
- Protecting Local Shape Formats
- Managing Color in Styles, Shapes, and Files
- Custom Patterns
- 11 - Arranging Shapes in Drawings
- Assigning Shapes and Masters to Layers
- Designing a Grid
- Aligning Shapes to Guides and Guide Points
- Using Alignment Boxes to Snap Shapes to a Grid
- Designing Shapes for Automatic Layout
- 12 - Scaled Shapes and Measured Drawings
- Choosing an Appropriate Drawing Scale
- Choosing a Scale for Masters
- Creating Shapes that Never Scale
- 13 - Packaging Stencils and Templates
- Designing Custom Shapes for Distribution
- Testing Masters
- Adding Help for Your Custom Solution
- Finishing and Testing a Stencil
- Finishing and Testing a Template
- Installing Stencils and Templates
- 14 - Automation and the Visio Object Model
- An Automation Overview
- The Visio Object Model
- Getting and Releasing Visio Objects
- Using Properties and Methods
- 15 - Programming Visio with VBA
- Using the Visual Basic Editor
- Creating a VBA Project
- Using the Visio Type Library
- Using the Global and ThisDocument Objects
- Running VBA Code from Visio
- Handling Errors
- Managing a VBA Project
- 16 - Working with Visio Document, Page, and Shape Objects
- Working with Document Objects
- Working with Page Objects
- Working with Shape Objects
- Creating a Simple Drawing: an Example
- 17 - Automating Formulas
- Working with Formulas in Cells
- Working with Sections and Rows
- Working with Inherited Data
- 18 - Drawing with Automation
- Automating Drawing with Masters
- Placing Shapes in a Drawing
- Working with Selected Shapes
- Background Pages
- Layers
- 19 - Automating Connections in a Visio Solution
- Working with a Connect Object
- Getting Information from a Connected Drawing
- Iterating through the Connections on a Page: an Example
- Creating a Connected Drawing from a Program
- Connecting Shapes in a Flowchart: an Example
- 20 - Integrating Data with a Visio Solution
- Associating Data with Shapes Using Automation
- Visio Properties for Storing and Retrieving Data
- Storing and Retrieving XML Data in Your Solutions
- Writing Code to Extract Data from a Visio Drawing
- Writing Code to Create a Visio Drawing from Data
- Integrating a Visio Solution with a Database
- 21 - Handling Visio Events
- An Event Overview
- Writing Code Behind Events
- Visio Event Objects
- 22 - Customizing the Visio User Interface
- Using CommandBar Objects to Customize the Visio User Interface
- Using Visio UIObject Objects to Customize the Visio User Interface
- Using Custom User Interface Files
- 23 - Using COM Add-ins in a Visio Solution
- Accessing COM Add-ins in Visio
- Creating a COM Add-in for Visio
- 24 - Using ActiveX Controls in a Visio Solution
- Adding ActiveX Controls to a Visio Solution
- Handling a Control s Events
- Working with Controls at Run Time
- Distributing ActiveX Controls in a Visio Solution
- ActiveX Controls that Interact with Shapes: an Example
- 25 - Using the Visio Undo Manager in Your Program
- The Visio Undo Manager
- Creating Undo Scopes in Your Add-on
- Creating Undo Units
- Creating an Undo Unit that Maintains Non-Visio Data: an Example
- 26 - Packaging a Visio Automation Solution
- Installing a Visio Solution
- Controlling when Your Program Runs
- Distributing Your Program
- 27 - Programming Visio with Visual Basic
- Getting a Visio Instance
- Creating a Visio Document
- Handling Errors in Visual Basic
- Interpreting the Command String that Visio Sends to Your Program
- Using the Visio Type Library in Visual Basic Projects
- 28 - Programming Visio with C
- How Visio Exposes Objects
- C Support in Visio
- Handling Visio Events in C Programs
- Visio Libraries
- Appendix A - Properties, Methods, and Events by Object
- Appendix B - ShapeSheet Section, Row, and Cell Indices
- Glossary
- About This Electronic Book
- Create a List of Favorite Topics
- External Links
- Enlarge Graphics
- Use Accessibility Shortcut Keys
- Use the Shortcut Menu Commands
- To Turn On MouseKeys
- Customize the Help Viewer
- Print the Current Topic
- Full-Text Search
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- Advanced Full-Text Search
- Search for Information
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Developing Microsoft Visio Solutions (Pro-Documentation)
ISBN: 0735613532
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 180
Pages: 180
Authors: Microsoft Corporation