Microsoft® Office Visio® 2007 Inside Out

Chapter 6. Storing Data in Diagrams

Working with Shape Data	181
Entering Data in Shapes	190
Defining Shape Data	192
Using Shape Data Sets	197
Creating Reports	208

Looks aren’t everything. Even though Microsoft Office Visio 2007 can give you and your audience amazing visuals, there is more to beauty than meets the eye. Office Visio 2007 can also store a great deal of information. Almost all of the diagram types are designed to include data in the form of customizable shape properties called shape data. Shape data provide a data-entry interface for a shape. As an example, organization chart shapes can store data about employees, such as name and job title. Network shapes can store data about devices and equipment, such as manufacturer and model number. ...