Is there a more straightforward way to display 'shape data' directly onto the shape without using the more 'sophisticated data graphics'? So just the text without the graphics?
Hi, yeah, it's easy enough to link Shape Data to text fields. Visio nerds refer to this as "insert field". Over on my other channel (www.youtube.com/@VisioGuy/videos) I've got this video: "Insert Field Trick" th-cam.com/video/KRufpyxaW7A/w-d-xo.html There's also this article that has some deeper info that will definitely help if you need multiple text blocks in different locations on a shape: "Link Fields to Subshape Text" www.visguy.com/2018/02/14/link-fields-to-subshape-text/
Is there a more straightforward way to display 'shape data' directly onto the shape without using the more 'sophisticated data graphics'? So just the text without the graphics?
Hi, yeah, it's easy enough to link Shape Data to text fields. Visio nerds refer to this as "insert field".
Over on my other channel (www.youtube.com/@VisioGuy/videos) I've got this video:
"Insert Field Trick"
th-cam.com/video/KRufpyxaW7A/w-d-xo.html
There's also this article that has some deeper info that will definitely help if you need multiple text blocks in different locations on a shape:
"Link Fields to Subshape Text"
www.visguy.com/2018/02/14/link-fields-to-subshape-text/