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

From: Jazz (Jazz_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/21/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 09:27:03 -0800

Al:

I am contacting the client regarding his version of Visio, but, assuming it
is not a version issue, in reference to your column positions statement, do
you mean to suggest that the column positions have been relocated since the
initial creation of the org chart?

"Al Edlund" wrote:

> 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!
> >
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