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Mastering Data Visualization with Microsoft Visio Professional 2016

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Product type Book
Published in May 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785882661
Pages 334 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Authors (2):
John Marshall John Marshall
David Parker David Parker
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Mastering Data Visualization with Microsoft Visio Professional 2016
Credits
About the Author
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Data within Visio Essentials 2. Understanding How Data Is Stored within Visio 3. Linking Data to Shapes 4. Using the Built-In Data Graphics 5. Using the Pivot Diagram Add-On 6. Creating Custom Master Shapes 7. Creating Custom Data Graphics 8. Validating and Extracting Information 9. Automating Structured Diagrams 10. Sharing Data Diagrams 11. Choosing a Deployment Methodology Index

Adding Callouts to shapes


There is a built-in stencil called Callouts in the Visio Extras category, but the Callouts introduced as part of Structured Diagram API are something different. These are a special type of Shape that have some programmatic control. Any shape can have many Callouts associated with it. The names of Callout Masters in the built-in stencil can be read by moving the mouse over them in the Insert | Diagram Parts | Callout drop-down gallery, as in the following screenshot:

The following code, AddCallouts(), gets a reference to the Thought Bubble callout from the built-in stencil. It then loops through all the shapes in the active page that are linked to Personnel DataRecordset. It drops a new shape instance of the Callout Master and associates it with the Person shape, and inserts the name of Person Shape as text.

The resultant diagram is shown in the following screenshot:

Callouts can be used for comments or notes, or even as additional placeholders for information held...

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