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Office suites trick I was unaware off: you can use images as background of shapes, then distort by moving the corner points

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/05/26

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The below example is in Excel, but it holds for many other drawing tools in other office suites as well (like the ones in OpenOffice and successors like LibreOffice, Apple Pages in iWork, and others from the list of office suites):

  1. Insert a shape
  2. Move the corners so it covers the area you want a screenshot in
  3. Modify the shape background to contain the screenshot as background

(you can exchange steps 2 and 3 if you wish, and even go for more complex shapes – including ones where you can add corner points – to better fit the area where you want the distorted screenshot to appear).

Example in (typo was indeed in the tweet) [Wayback/Archive] Excel Dictionary on X: “Are you ready for this Excel tip? Get ready to learn how to easily scew images. 🤯”: Read the rest of this entry »

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how to open vsdx files with visio 2010 – via: Microsoft Community

Posted by jpluimers on 2015/11/09

Easy if you know how

VSDX files can be opened easily in Visio 2010:

  1. Install Visio 2010 Sp2 from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687468/en-us
  2. Install “Compatibility Pack” from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=39640

VSDX files will then be recognized as Visio Files by Visio 2010.

Direct downloads at the time of writing:

Description of Visio 2010 SP2:

Download Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Visio 2010 (KB2687468) 32-Bit Edition from Official Microsoft Download Center.

Download Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Visio 2010 (KB2687468) 64-Bit Edition from Official Microsoft Download Center.

Download Microsoft Visio Compatibility Pack from Official Microsoft Download Center.

–jeroen

via: how to open vsdx files with visio 2010? – Microsoft Community.

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