Linking Visio to Word Docs and Automating 'Alerts'

[Llwynog]

I am currently mapping workflows in Visio and I've linked them via hyperlinks to a Quality Assurance manual (Induction Module) that is written in Word.
Is it possible to create an alert (flashing icon maybe) to appear in the Visio workflow file when the Word document has been updated ?
Thanks

 

[Al Edlund]

Two issues here :
a.) changing attributes of a visio object programmatically
b.) passing information to visio
Both of these can be done. For a.) John Marshall's site has some examples on
how to do status changes at www.mvps.org/visio
For b.) the issue is writing code behind the word doc to open the visio
document and update the correct object.
Al

I am currently mapping workflows in Visio and I've linked them via

hyperlinks to a Quality Assurance manual (Induction Module) that is written
in Word.

Is it possible to create an alert (flashing icon maybe) to appear in the

Visio workflow file when the Word document has been updated ?

 

[Mark Nelson [MS]]

Visio 2003 supports Smart Tags on shapes. This gives you a good option for
showing an icon in the drawing. You can then define actions for the user to
take when they click on the Smart Tag.