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• Working with shapes, stencils, and themes http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Using the Data Graphics feature for extra customization http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Importing content from Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Displaying data as text, data bars, icons, and color-coding using Data Graphics http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Creating custom stencils, icons, and templates http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Storing and displaying employee information in organization charts http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Customizing the layout of organization charts http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Creating database models, flowcharts, and Gantt charts http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Connecting shapes in network drawings http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Using digital ink and animation http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Creating macros http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Handling guides and rulers http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Working with layers http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Getting the most from ShapeSheets http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

About the Author

Steven Holzner is the award-winning author of 106 books. His books have sold more than 2 million copies and been translated into 18 languages around the world. He has been a contributing editor at PC Magazine, and has been on the faculty of MIT and Cornell University, where he received his PhD. Steven is a Visio expert and uses it constantly in his work. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Table of Contents

• Introduction 1
• Chapter 1 Essential Visio 5
• Chapter 2 Working with Shapes 59
• Chapter 3 Connecting Shapes and Adding Text 111
• Chapter 4 Guides, Rulers, and Custom Shapes 157
• Chapter 5 Groups, Pages, and Layers 207
• Chapter 6 Building Your Own Stencils, Templates, and Reports 253
• Chapter 7 Controlling Shape Behavior and Marking Up Drawings 295
• Chapter 8 Linking and Embedding Objects and Publishing to the Web 325
• Chapter 9 ShapeSheets and Macros 371
• Chapter 10 Using Visio with Other Applications 411
• Chapter 11 Creating Block Drawings and Charts 457
• Chapter 12 Creating Organization Charts and Flowcharts 503
• Chapter 13 Scheduling Projects and Handling Brainstorming Sessions 543
• Chapter 14 Creating Software Development and Architectural Design Drawings 587
• Index 625
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