Introduction
Visio quick tips
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1. Working with Shapes
Restore a missing Shapes pane
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AutoConnect and Quick Shapes
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Dynamic grid: Position shapes on the page
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Dynamic grid: Align and resize shapes
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Duplicate shapes
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Align and distribute shapes
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Draw rectangles, squares, ellipses, and circles
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Draw straight lines, arcs, and freeform lines
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Organize shapes with containers
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Work with swimlanes
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Lines vs. dynamic connectors
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Use static glue
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Use dynamic glue
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2. Working with Text
Add text to shapes
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Move the text block to a new location
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Best practices for text
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3. Working with Pages
Top five pan and zoom shortcuts
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Top four diagram navigation shortcuts
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Create background pages for logos and graphics
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Create background pages with borders and title blocks
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Duplicate pages
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Create PowerPoint slides from a Visio diagram
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Temporarily suspend snap to grid
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4. Leveraging Data
Find the Shape Data window
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Utilize Shape Data fields
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Run reports
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Link to external data
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Link data to shapes
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Create shapes from external data
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Update external data and refresh diagrams
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