Professional Development with Visio 2000

by David Edson

Written by a developer for developers, this book describes techniques and tricks as well as new features such as enhanced group behavior, ShapeSheet formulas which can reference any cell in a document, the ability to rotate non-Visio shapes (e.g., bitmaps, metafiles, and OLE objects), and improved undo automation capabilities. Topics include an introduction to ShapeSheet programming, modifying Visio symbols and groups of symbols, associating data with symbols, generating Visio drawings with Active X automation, and Visio automation and Microsoft Excel 2000 interaction. The CD-ROM contains a PDF instruction booklet, appendices in PDF format, Visio Professional 5.0 Test Drive, and graphics and clip art from Macmillan USA. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

700 pages, Paperback

First published December 20, 2000