Office 2010 - Changes in Microsoft Visio 2010

This article lists changes in Microsoft Visio 2010 since Microsoft Office Visio 2007. If you are upgrading from Microsoft Office Visio 2003, see also Changes in Office Visio 2007.

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Changes in Microsoft Visio 2010 - What’s new

This section highlights new features in Visio 2010.

Changes in Microsoft Visio 2010 - Fluent UI

  • The Visio 2010 user interface is redesigned and now uses the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface (UI). First introduced in the 2007 Microsoft Office system, the Fluent UI is designed to make it easier for people to find and use the full range of features that Office applications provide, and to preserve an uncluttered workspace. For more information about the Fluent UI, see the resources in Microsoft Office Fluent User Interface Resource Center.

Changes in Microsoft Visio 2010 - The ribbon

  • The ribbon, part of the Fluent UI, was designed to optimize key Visio design scenarios to make them easier to use. The ribbon provides quicker access to all the commands in Visio 2010 and allows for easier future additions and customizations. You can also customize the ribbon. For example, you can create custom tabs and custom groups to contain frequently used commands. To help maximize the editing of your presentation space on the page, the ribbon can also be hidden while you write. All existing Visio Software Development Kit (SDK)sample applications will be changed to use the RibbonX extensibility framework.

Changes in Microsoft Visio 2010 - Backstage view

  • The Microsoft Office Backstage is part of the Fluent UI and a companion feature to the ribbon. The Backstage view, which can be accessed from the File tab, helps you find frequently used features for managing your Visio drawings. (The File tab replaces the Microsoft Office Button and File menu that were used in earlier release of Microsoft Office.) The Backstage view is used to manage files and the data about the files, such as creating and saving files, inspecting for hidden metadata or personal information, and setting file options.

Changes in Microsoft Visio 2010 - ShapeSheet IntelliSense

  • If you are new to ShapeSheet formulas in Visio, they are similar to the formulas in Excel, except you can use them to program and recalculate shapes. A ShapeSheet spreadsheet stores information for every Visio shape. Within a ShapeSheet, formulas from previous versions of Visio are still valid.
  • The IntelliSense is new to Visio 2010. This feature does an automatic lookup and auto-complete for formulas.

Some of the benefits that ShapeSheet IntelliSense are as follows:

  • Keyword lookup
  • Keyword auto-complete
  • Keyword definition pop-up
  • Function signature hints pop-up
  • Parenthesis matching
  • Multi-line formula input for developers
  • Supports local and cross-sheet references

Changes in Microsoft Visio 2010 - What’s changed

This section summarizes the changes in Visio 2010.

Changes in Microsoft Visio 2010 - Status bar

The following status items are removed from the status bar in Visio 2010, but still appear in the Size & Position window:
  • X
  • Y
  • Begin X
  • Begin Y
  • End X
  • End Y

Changes in Microsoft Visio 2010 - Customize ink pens

  • The Customize Pens dialog box is removed in Visio 2010 and replaced with the new Pens model that is used by OfficeArt and OneNote. Visio 2010 no longer persists settings for five distinct pens in the registry. Users can no longer see an entry point for the Customize Pens dialog box or access the dialog box by any means. Instead, users can customize ink pen properties by using the controls on the Ink Tools tab.

Changes in Microsoft Visio 2010 - Color by Value

  • The Color By Value add-on no longer functions in Visio 2010. It is replaced by the Data Graphics feature set, which provides more functionality. You can no longer see the Color By Value add-on in the Add-Ons hierarchical control. Shapes no longer contain right-click actions to open the add-on. Object model calls from shapes that invoke the legacy Color By Value add-on result in an alert about the new Data Graphics functionality and a suggestion to view the Data Graphics Help files.

Changes in Microsoft Visio 2010 - Visual Studio Add-in/Add-on Wizard

  • The Visual Studio Add-in/Add-on wizard, which is included with the Visio 2010 SDK, was changed from the earlier version. The wizard in Visio 2010 SDK creates Visio add-on projects, but no longer creates add-in projects. Wizard support for Visio 2010 VSTO add-in projects is available natively in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.

Changes in Microsoft Visio 2010 - What’s removed

This section provides information about removed features in Visio 2010.

Changes in Microsoft Visio 2010 - ShapeStudio

  • The ShapeStudio tool available in previous versions of the Visio SDK has been removed from the Visio 2010 SDK.

Changes in Microsoft Visio 2010 - Status bar

The following status items are removed from the status bar in Visio 2010:

  • Begin
  • End
  • Dx
  • Dy
  • Snap
  • Top
  • Bottom
  • Left
  • Right
  • Tile
  • Tile Row
  • Tile Column
  • Ancestor

The status bar in the Fluent UI focuses on higher priority status items, many of which have the added utility of being actionable.

Changes in Microsoft Visio 2010 - Find Shape feature

  • The Find Shape server feature previously available in Visio enabled users to search for shapes installed on the Microsoft Web sites. Additional, new, and updated shapes were then made available together with those already on the local computer.
  • The Find Shape feature no longer connects to the Internet to look for additional Visio shapes as did in previous versions. The Find Shape feature no longer connects to additional Web servers that an administrator might have set up to host additional shapes. Instead, users must download the content from Office Online. Users can access download instructions by using the Find Shapes Online command on the More Shapes menus.
  • With this change, the Find Shape feature will display search results found only on the local computer.
  • In Visio 2010, the user can toggle the user interface on and off by using the Search for Shapes toggle available on the More Shapes menu.

Changes in Microsoft Visio 2010 - Stencil docking

  • The redesign of the Shapes Window in Visio 2010 is now optimized for the vertical orientation of the window. Therefore, in Visio 2010, stencils are docked on the left or right of the Shapes Window with docking in the top and bottom positions no longer allowed.

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