Re: Excel Spread*** to Visio Flow chart - updating

From: Al Edlund (edlund_at_ameritech.net)
Date: 12/20/04 

Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 14:40:16 -0600

two possibilities, the flowchart was created in v2002 and you are in v2003
which no longer supports import, or the format (column positions) in the
excel *** are incorrect.
Al

"Jazz" <Jazz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5649470F-51D7-4826-BB60-BCA8DD48CBD4@microsoft.com...
> Has anyone heard of or familiar with taking an existing spread*** and
> using
> it to create a flowchart in visio - I think it was created using the Org
> Chart wizard.
>
> The thing is, the creator of this chart is no longer with the company and
> now it is time to update the flow chart. The person responsible now is
> making
> the changes in Excel, however they are not showing (not updating
> automatically) in Visio . There does not appear to be any "update links"
> message in either application after save and re-open. With some picking
> through the software, I was not able to find any macros, buttons or menus
> that appeared to perform this action.
>
> Any one ever hear of such a thing - I have been using Office and Visio for
> years, but I have never heard of such a thing -- but it appears to have
> been
> done....
>
> Help, please!
>