This Visio-related blog entry has some good tips for working with Visio, and even has a shortcut file that you can print and tape to your monitor.

I might add another zooming key to it:

Ctrl + W = Zoom back out to whole page view

Also, many of the keys are now incorrect for Visio 2002 and 2003. In particular, many that used to be Ctrl + Letter are now Ctrl + Shift + Letter. Some examples:

Send to Back = Ctrl + Shift + B
Bring to Front = Ctrl + Shift + F
Group = Ctrl + Shift + G
Ungroup = Ctrl + Shift + U

A new KB article on Microsoft Visio has been posted today, regarding custom toolbars and menus:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;873298

The problem is that some third-party apps register their add-on with Visio on startup to add menus and toolbars, and then reset the UI when Visio closes. This causes any custom toolbars that the user created to get blown away after Visio is closed.

We've encountered this issue many times in our custom Visio applications, and to work around it, we have started to use CommandBars instead of the old Visio UI object.

While CommandBars can be limiting (complex controls like drop-down list boxes are a pain), they seem to be the only way to prevent a user's UI changes from getting clobbered.

Microsoft released a Visio 2003 SP1 update on July 27, 2004. The full list of fixes and changes can be found here:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=840663

According to Microsoft, Visio 2003 Service Pack 1 contains significant security enhancements, in addition to stability and performance improvements.

You can get the update through Office Updates (recommended) here:
Office Update Site

...or...

You can download it directly here:
Visio 2003 Update Direct Download

Visimation proudly announces the opening of www.shapesource.com. This unique website is the product of months of development and planning, and is packed full of useful features for Visio users including:

• Find Shape search tool


• Visio shape and stencil previews


• Visio help forum


• Visio blog

...and much much more.

In addition to completely redesigning our online store for Visio shapes and applications, we are venturing into the blogosphere to provide you with helpful Visio information on a regular basis. We will also announce fresh content and updates to our Visio shape and graphic symbol libraries.

We welcome your comments and feedback!

Sincerely,

Visimation