How to organize and navigate a large page of processes?

[Aaron]

I want to map my organizations work flows on one huge page. I want to name
or index each process so that I can navigate this very large page. I want to
be able to selcet a particular process I have indexed and have Visio bring me
to that spot, or highlight it. Also, like a road map, I would like to be
able to zoom in for more detail or zoom out for a big picture look. Is Visio
set up to do this? What are the key tools I will need to read about to do
this? Does anyone have a large Visio project set up like this that I could
look at?

Aaron.

 

[David Parker]

A simple way to have a navigation window is to name each shape and then use
the Drawing Explorer window.
For example, a little VBA code could rename all of your shapes using the
Master Name : Shape Text combunation:

Dim shp as Visio.Shape
Dim mst as Visio.Master

For each shp in Visio.ActivePage.Shapes
If not shp.Master is Nothing then
shp.Name = shp.Master.Name & ":" & shp.Characters.Text
End If
Next shp

Of course, you choose your own naming rule, expecially if you are using the
FlowChart Shapes Master.