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    Session 8: Dynamically link business data to shapes in Visio 2010

    Learn how to dynamically link business data to shapes in Microsoft Visio 2010. This video reviews how to link the shapes in your diagrams to external data sources such as Microsoft Excel workbooks, Microsoft SharePoint lists, or Microsoft SQL Server databases. It also covers how to use automatic linking to quickly populate multiple shapes with relevant data that can be refreshed automatically and how to import multiple data sets to the same diagram.
    This video is part of a series covering the basics of how to use Visio features and capabilities. Learn more and view other videos in this series.

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    Dynamically Link Business Data to Shapes working files (online view)

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    The diagram you can see here is a web view of the working file, published through Visio Services. Using the controls at the top, you can change which section of the file you see, zoom in or out for a closer or wider view, and even see linked data sources through the shape information pane.

    With Visio Services and either Visio Professional 2010 or Visio Premium 2010, you can publish any type of diagram (static or data-linked) to SharePoint, so others can view the diagram without needing to have Visio installed on their machines.