Introduction One of the most powerful drawing tools on the market is Microsoft Visio for Office. However, if you want to create add-ins or applications for this tool, the documentation for controlling the API is scarce and hard to follow. Searching...
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Introduction One of the most powerful drawing tools on the market is Microsoft Visio for Office. However, if you want to create add-ins or applications for this tool, the documentation for controlling the API is scarce and hard to follow. Searching the Net for samples on using Visio inside of the ActiveX control can be daunting. It's even hard finding samples on how to do basic tasks, like drawing a shape inside the control. As a result, I decided to write my own sample that will help you get started drawing shapes in a Windows form using the Visio ActiveX Component. The sample will show you how to add the control to your toolbox, add a stencil, and connect two shapes together from the stencil. ***Note: If you are wondering: "How can I use the ActiveX control without Visio installed?", you can't. You need to have Visio installed on your machine in order to use the ActiveX control which means you need to own Visio. (I know this seems obvious to many reading this article, but I often get... See less 
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