After reading a recent MSN Visio post regarding the line milestone shape, I couldn't resist adding my own twist. Paul Herber had previously created milestones that don't show the date, see http://visguy.com/vgforum/index.php?topic=984.0. While not as energetic as Paul, he did both US and Metric, I modified just the shape such that: 1.) the right click context menu allows you to hide or show the date, and 2.) provides a control handle to move the date to a new position.
The key to the changes are
1.) Top level shapesheet
a.) add a control point to move the date text box
b.) add a User Defined entry for hiding / showing the date
c.) add an Action row to create a Menu item.
2.) Date text box shapesheet
a.) add reference to control point for PinX and PinY
b.) add reference in Misc section to show/hide text.
Enjoy
We shall soon be able to create a timeline of changes done to the timeline shapes! ;D
Just as long that it doesn't extend back before 1900. :o