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Link to data source with pictures
I have included headshots in my org chart for our emergency management team.
My boss wants an additional file created that is interactive. I figure I can use the manual link feature using the external data window, so he can change the boxes with a simple drag and drop as the need arises. As the information changes, though, the picture of the original member remains (I simply used the InsertPicture function for each shape). I tried linking the chart to an Access database that had pictures attached to the records, but Visio won't import that column. Can I attach a picture to the external data sheet somehow that Visio will update as the linked data changes in each shape? Is Visio the right program for this? Where can I learn more? Thanks for your help. |
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Link to data source with pictures
What ever external data row(s) you drop onto shapes will populate to the
Shape Data of that shape. Shape Data in Visio does not support BLOBs or OLE objects(pictures) to my knowledge, which are the same thing as OLE Objects. Even if you could get the OLE Object column to show in the External Data Window it wouldn't do you any good if it was dropped onto the shape, Visio's Shape Data wouldn't have a 'data type' that would support it. You would need to insert a picture into Visio manually if you wanted to do it yourself. I would suggest not to group with the organization chart shapes as that will cause problems with the automation on the shapes. The only other option I can think of in Visio is to find out if there is an add-on out there that someone has created to work with Organization Charts in Visio. I personally have never heard of one. To learn more about Visio the online help is your best bet (F1). There is also the Visio home page which has links to online tutorials on the training section. Best Regards, Aaron Rykhus, MCP, MCDST Online Support Engineer Microsoft Corporation ---------------------------------------------- This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. |
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