Visualizing Information with Microsoft® Office Visio® 2007 (Paperback)

~ David Parker (Author)
Key Phrases: visualizing information, shape data, linking data, Microsoft Office Visio, Microsoft Visio, Drawing Explorer (more...)

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Product Description

Create and distribute data-connected Microsoft Office Visio diagrams and reports

Get full details on the powerful features of Microsoft Office Visio 2007 inside this comprehensive volume. Written by Visio expert David Parker, Visualizing Information with Microsoft Office Visio 2007 demonstrates how to effectively visualize, explore, and communicate complex business information. Learn to use PivotDiagrams, Data Graphics, and Smart Tags, as well as link data to shapes and create meaningful Visio documents and reports. Plus, you'll get vital security information, time-saving tips, troubleshooting techniques, and downloadable macros and code samples.

Essential Skills for Database Users and Professionals

• Create shapes and link them to data
• Summarize and analyze information using PivotDiagrams
• Use Data Graphics, Smart Tags, and SmartShapes to reinforce information
• Generate robust Excel, HTML, and XML reports
• Create custom, reusable templates, stencils, and masters
• Update and enhance diagrams with Reviewer's comments and markups
• Integrate Visio diagrams with other Windows applications
• Publish and securely distribute Visio documents and summaries
• Extend functionality using VBA macros, add-ins, and wrapper applications

 

About the Author

David Parker is the director of bVisual, a Microsoft Certified Partner that provides visual software solutions to a wide range of business sectors and situations. Microsoft awarded Parker an MVP for Microsoft Office Visio in 2005.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (April 26, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007148261X
• ISBN-13: 978-0071482615
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #178,792 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great title - poorly written, August 10, 2007

By	James J. Bell (Chamblee, GA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I want you to think of the stereo typical college level professor who drones on while writing on the chalk board. Is the professor dumb? Of course not. Does he lack the ability to teach? Yes. This author portrays himself as a user who got tired of depending on IT for meaningful reports. I see this author as a geek's geek. He can quote Visual Basic in his sleep and does so throughout this text. However, this author lacks perspective. He thinks we all just take one look at his VB and a 100 watt light bulb pops-up over our heads. And just like a professor he drones on in his book without approaching a subject from a different perspective. If he's so good at Visio - why didn't he include example diagrams? Just to clarify - I have no problem with Visio books going into VB - my problem is when they don't approach the subject from multiple perspectives to reach more hearts and minds.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read, lots of good info, August 14, 2007

By	L. Ballas (Portland OR USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I enjoyed the author's casual conversational tone through much of the book. It had a lot of good info, some of which was valuable if you were sitting at a keyboard and followed along step-by-step. The author provides a download site for the code within the book, which is a nice alternative to those book CDs that always end up lost.

As a reference, the text wasn't perfect. I think it was really designed to be read rather than thumbed through.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful for people with VBA experiece, not so much for others, May 11, 2009

By	Business User - See all my reviews

This book is great if you have previous programming experience. For someone with none, the sample scripts are hard to understand as there is no explanation for functions, variables, syntaxes, etc. Wish the book title or description clearly stated "Smart Diagrams for VBA-savvy Business Users" . Or the author would provide more insight into how the scripts work, so that your average business user can apply the examples to their own needs.