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CHAPTER3
Linking Data to Shapes
IN THIS CHAPTER
The Link Data to Shapes tool is the backbone of the new features in Microsoft Visio 2007. It may not have the immediate impact of the flashy Data Graphics tool, but they are of no use without the data in the shapes in the first place. The data in Visio is what makes it so suitable for use as a corporate tool.
The Link Data to Shapes tool is only for viewing information from a data source—it does not let you edit the data, and then update the data source. The older tool, Database Wizard, has that ...

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