difference between the user defines cells and the custom properties

[Oguz Basoglu]

Hallo, World!



I have a very basic question, yet I wonder that the answer is:



What is the difference between the user defines cells and the custom
properties of a shape sheet?



Greetings



Oguz

 

[Mark Nelson [MS]]

Great question. Custom properties are displayed in the Custom Properties
window and dialog, so this information can be seen and changed by users
without having to dig into the Shapesheet. Custom properties also have more
cells in each row that allow for data type definition, labeling and
formatting of values. Many Visio features integrate with custom properties.

User-defined cells are unfortunately misnamed because they aren't visible to
users at all outside of the Shapesheet. These cells are typically used to
add behaviors to shapes to make them "smart". They can also store simple
data that should not be exposed to the user.

Look at the Shapesheet for an Organization Chart position shape to see a
good example that uses both Custom Properties and User-defined cells.

--
Mark Nelson
Office Graphics - Visio
Microsoft Corporation

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[Oguz Basoglu]

Thanks for this excellent reply!

Great question. Custom properties are displayed in the Custom Properties
window and dialog, so this information can be seen and changed by users
without having to dig into the Shapesheet. Custom properties also have
more cells in each row that allow for data type definition, labeling and
formatting of values. Many Visio features integrate with custom
properties.

User-defined cells are unfortunately misnamed because they aren't visible
to users at all outside of the Shapesheet. These cells are typically used
to add behaviors to shapes to make them "smart". They can also store
simple data that should not be exposed to the user.

Look at the Shapesheet for an Organization Chart position shape to see a
good example that uses both Custom Properties and User-defined cells.

--
Mark Nelson
Office Graphics - Visio
Microsoft Corporation

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.