Create table / grid in a Wireframe Visio 2010 diagram

Question

I'm loving the added Wireframe template and corresponding shapes in Visio 2010. One thing I can't seem to find though (not in Visio, Office help or using Google) is a good way to draw tabular controls.

The only built-in shape that comes close is a List Box of which I can link several together. However this has several disadvantages as this leaves me without "rows" in my table.

Does anyone have a good suggestion on how to do this? I'd prefer a shape that is aware of the Visio2010 'theme' stuff, but at this point any quick way to draw a grid in a wireframe would be much appreciated.

PS. Searching for shapes on "table" gives me lovely picnic-table-shapes but no usable grids. Searching for "grid" gives me one or two shapes which aren't particularly helpful either.

Answer 1

Too bad no one had a solution. I'll mark this response as an answer to my own question then.

The answer to my problem (for so far I could find) in fact then seems to be that you have to work around this omission in Visio by either:

• using linked "List box" shapes
• use one of the (rather crappy) table shapes you can search for and find online
• use a screenshot (or something alike) from another program

If anyone ever lands at this question with a better workaround or even a real solution please be sure to add it.

Answer 2

not sure, please feel free to correct me.

My understanding is we are looking for Visio Stencils for Grid/Table. If yes :), here is the great resource which is downloadable from here.... http://developer.yahoo.com/ypatterns/about/stencils/

please let me know if it answers your question -- [email protected]