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If you'd like an alternative that doesn't require programming, Visio 2007 Professional allows you to link shapes on a page to data in Excel quite easily. And once you've established the link, you can update the drawing manually or at a preset time interval.<br />
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Microsoft calls the feature &quot;data linking&quot; and includes some useful content on their web site:<br />
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-- demo: <a href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/visio/CH100740891033.aspx" rel="ugc nofollow">http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/visio/CH100740891033.aspx</a>&nbsp;(see first demo)<br />
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-- tutorial: <a href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/CR101109221033.aspx" rel="ugc">http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/CR101109221033.aspx</a>&nbsp;(four tutorials on linking)
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If you'd like an alternative that doesn't require programming, Visio 2007 Professional allows you to link shapes on a page to data in Excel quite easily. And once you've established the link, you can update the drawing manually or at a preset time interval.

Microsoft calls the feature "data linking" and includes some useful content on their web site:

-- demo: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/visio/CH100740891033.aspx [http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/visio/CH100740891033.aspx] (see first demo)

-- tutorial: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/CR101109221033.aspx [http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/CR101109221033.aspx] (four tutorials on linking)

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I have created a printable Visio diagram that has a variety of text boxes scattered throughout that contain numbers. These numbers change over time, and I need to subsequently change the Visio diagram accordingly. However, I was wondering if there was a way to connect the values from certain fields in an Excel spreasheet to what is displayed on the Visio diagram, as the Excel spreadsheet is where these values are being changed. If I can do this, I merely change the spreadsheet, and then I can print an updated Visio diagram that reflects those changes.<br />
Any ideas on how to do this?
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I have created a printable Visio diagram that has a variety of text boxes scattered throughout that contain numbers. These numbers change over time, and I need to subsequently change the Visio diagram accordingly. However, I was wondering if there was a way to connect the values from certain fields in an Excel spreasheet to what is displayed on the Visio diagram, as the Excel spreadsheet is where these values are being changed. If I can do this, I merely change the spreadsheet, and then I can print an updated Visio diagram that reflects those changes.
Any ideas on how to do this?

How do I populate fields in a visio diagram from an Excel worksheet?

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