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I'm loving the added Wireframe template and corresponding shapes in Visio 2010. One thing I can't seem to find though (not in Visio, Office help or using Google) is a good way to draw tabular controls.
The only built-in shape that comes close is a List Box of which I can link several together. However this has several disadvantages as this leaves me without "rows" in my table.
Does anyone have a good suggestion on how to do this? I'd prefer a shape that is aware of the Visio2010 'theme' stuff, but at this point any quick way to draw a grid in a wireframe would be much appreciated.
PS. Searching for shapes on "table" gives me lovely picnic-table-shapes but no usable grids. Searching for "grid" gives me one or two shapes which aren't particularly helpful either.
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On the View tab, in the Show group, click the Ruler & Grid Dialog Box Launcher. Under Grid origin, enter x (horizontal) and y (vertical) coordinates for the point from which you want the grid to originate, and then click OK.
Select the table from an Excel spreadsheet, or the portion of a spreadsheet, that you want on your drawing. Right-click the selected cells and click Copy. In Visio, right-click the page where you want to put the table, then click Paste Special. Important: Be sure to use Paste Special.
The wireframe template in Visio Professional and Visio Plan 2 is designed for creating medium-fidelity mock-ups of software applications. The template can be used for a wide range of software types, such as applications for Windows, the Internet, and mobile devices.
In Visio 2010 go to Insert -> Object -> Microsoft Excel Worksheet. You can also create tables from the shapes in Visio in the following way. Open the stencil containing the table shape you want: click the Shapes button on the Standard toolbar, select Charts And Graphs and then select Charting Shapes.
I find Excel a good way to manage grids in Visio. You can easily add and remove columns, manage formating etc.
In Visio 2010 go to Insert -> Object -> Microsoft Excel Worksheet.
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Is was looking for the same and found a way: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/visio-help/using-shapes-to-create-tables-in-visio-HA001182242.aspx
So you have to search in the stencils "Charting shapes" to find the grid. Still not that intuitive to work with, but will do.
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Insert->Shapes->More Shapes->Charting Shapes->Grid
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