I Heart Tech Docs, Ivan Walsh, Technical Writer

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One way to speed up the time it takes to create process diagrams is to attach shapes to each other. This is another way of grouping shapes so that they move as a unit and not individually.

You learn from your mistakes. When I started to use Microsoft Visio I didn’t know how to position shapes correctly which left some of my process flows looking misaligned. Since then I’ve got the hang of Visio and know how to position shapes more precisely, so that they line up nice and tidy.

I’m looking at a process design right now that has five swimlanes and lots of interaction between the actors. What I need to do next is tidy up this diagram by moving the shapes, even so slightly, around the page. Visio lets you do this by using the Nudge option. In other words, you can push a shape pixel/point/pica around the page.

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Visio is the tool I use for creating technical illustrations. One of the limitations of the tool is that I need to zoom in and out quite a bit. Just to double-check if the lines are matched up or, when doing very detailed process flow diagram, to see if I can nudge a shape a [...]

Like so many things in life, perception is everything. You might be the smartest technical writer on the planet but if your diagrams look like a Jackson Pollock, it’s going to shape others opinion of you.

Most of the readers on this site are IT professionals, software developers, and technical writers. Some of us are also involved in information architecture and visual design. One of the tools that I get the most pleasure from is Microsoft Visio. I’ve used it for flowcharts, business processes designs, mind mapping maps, technical diagrams, and more. What I’m going to do over the next few weeks is walk you through some of the tips I’ve picked up and how you can get the most from Visio.

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Chrome Displays “Aw, Snap!” message everytime i log on to a website, and when i refresh the page it does it again.
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I’ve been asked to prepare a set of guidelines for Twitter by a company I used to work for in Sacramento. They’re a well-established financial services firm and are struggling to get a handle on how best to approach this. What’s the balance between allowing employees to use it as their discretion while also protecting the company from legal issues and other possible negative fallout if/when an employee rants or discusses company business on Twitter? I should stress that they want their employees to use Twitter (within reason) but are a bit nervous. Remember they want to create guidelines – not rules.