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Visio is a diagramming tool included as part of the Microsoft Office suite, though it is usually acquired separately. It is used to create documents such as flowcharts, organizational charts, network topologies, and software architecture diagrams.

Visio is a diagramming tool included as part of the Microsoft Office suite, though it is usually acquired separately. It is used to create documents such as flowcharts, organizational charts, network topologies, and software architecture diagrams.

Ask programming-related questions about Microsoft Visio (UML, flow charts, database diagrams, etc.) here on Stack Overflow. For non-programming applications of Visio and for general Visio support, consider if your question might be a better fit on Super User.

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generate visio diagram on the fly with .NET

is there a good way of generating a visio diagram of an architecture (with a decent layout) if i have a list of client apps, services and databases? i would have thought there would be a decent way to generate this on the fly.
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Visio 2010 UML Object Lifeline renames itself when a Message is deleted

I'm doing a lot of documentation for the way our systems interact with other systems and am using the UML Sequence Diagram (Metrics US) shapes that come with Visio 2010. When I use them, I have the following problem: I create an object lifeline and…
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How to create file system and folders structure in Visio 2010?

I am newbie to Visio 2010 and was wondering is there any way to create hierarchical diagram of directory tree? This folder tree might also include files and it doesn't need to actually exist in reality on my local hard drive, I'd just like to create…
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Creating statecharts in Visio using c#

Can anyone point me to an example of how to programatically create a statechart in visio? I can create blank pages, drop shapes, open template etc, but when I try to add transitions it complains that the page is not the right type. Can't find a…
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How to read Shape's properties in Visio

I have the following task. I'm writing an Add-In for Visio 2010 on C# in Studio 2010. Let's say that I have a diagram opened. And I have a shape of any kind in this diagram (let's try to manage one shape for the begining). The question is how can I…
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What does I1, I2, U1, means in Visio database relationship diagram?

I am reverse engineering an database to create an database ER diagram in Visio. When I display the table in Visio, on the left hand side of the entity diagram, I see symbols next to the column names that I do not know what they mean. Symbols such…
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Wrap text in Use case in Microsoft Visio

I am making a use case diagram, and the problem is: I type some text and it is always display in one line, making my use case elipse too big. Does anyone know how to make it go to the next line? I think this option is called wrap text in…
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Is there a way to represent an enum class in Visio 2007?

I am designing a Class Diagram (static structure) and would like to include some Enum classes. However I cannot seem to find a suitable way to represent this. Any ideas?
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Which templates support database reverse engineering?

I have Visio 2016 professional installed, which by all my research should support database reverse engineering. Every guide I find says to go to the Software and Database category and select "Database Model Diagram" for the Database tab to pop up…
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Error deploying VSTO Office addin

I'm having some issues deploying a Visio addin. Running the VSTO file works on my computer, but whenever I try and move it to any other user's computer it throws an error on deployment. I thought it might be a setting I'd set in the project…
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Can I export a Visual Studio CodeMap (.DGML file) to Visio?

I'm trying to get my head around a rather large solution and I find that Visual Studio's CodeMap feature to be an invaluable aid. However I'd like to take sections of the generated Codemap and from this, generate some pretty documentation from it.…
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What's the name for this type of flowchart?

Take a look at this; it's very obvious how it works and what its purpose is: (source: json.org) What's this type of chart called? Can I make this kind of chart in Visio? What software do you recommend for making this kind of chart?
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Visio 2013: How to reduce width of built-in UML class shape?

I drew a class diagram of the type 'UML static structure' with Visio 2013. Now I would like to reduce the width of the class shapes in the diagram. I removed the size protection in the developer tools section and also tried to set the width in the…
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VBA socket connection in Office 2010

Short Question Is there a library that is supposed to replace mswinsoc.osx used to create and maintain socket connections within VBA applications? Background I am trying to create socket connection(s) within a Visio 2010 Professional document. I…
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Is there a way to take a C# class or library and automatically convert it to Visio?

I have a C# class library that I need to document. Is there a way I can convert the project or class to a Visio Uml. I am using Visual Studios 2008 Professional.
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