Chapter 6. Associating Data with Visio SmartShape Symbols

IN THIS CHAPTER

  • The Custom Properties Section of the ShapeSheet

  • The Hyperlinks Section of the ShapeSheet

  • Linking Visio SmartShapes Symbols to Databases—The Visio Database Wizard

Long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away—Oh, wait—that's another story…

In the beginning, Visio created SmartShape symbols. With those SmartShape symbols, Visio created a mechanism for storing external data. This method, the SmartShape symbol's Data1, Data2, and Data3 fields storage area, still exists under Visio 2000 exactly as it did under Visio 1.0. You may or may not have ever encountered these three storage areas in Visio SmartShape symbols. To access them, select any SmartShape symbol on the page of any Visio ...

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