| Visio provides the tools you need to quickly create and share professional-looking diagrams. The familiar Microsoft Office environment makes Visio easy to learn and use. And with Visio you don't need drawing expertise to create professional-looking diagrams. You can assemble diagrams quickly and easily by dragging pre-defined Microsoft SmartShapes® symbols from stencils onto the drawing page. Built-in borders, backgrounds, and color schemes help you add a professional look to your diagrams. Easily share diagrams by copying them into Office documents or saving them as detailed Web pages.
ž Understand Ideas, Information, and Systems ž
Visio supports a broad range of task-specific diagram types, from process flows and organization charts, to office and building layouts, to network, web, and database topologies, and more. Many diagrams can be generated automatically from data stored in Microsoft Excel, Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Serverä, and other common data sources. Store data in custom property fields and generate reports, or export Visio diagrams to common exchange formats.
ž Benefit From the Diagramming Standard ž
Visio provides a single, customizable diagramming standard that is easy for organizations to deploy and maintain. Visio products share a common file format, so users can exchange diagrams across the organization, regardless of which Visio product they use. Visio Standard and Visio Professional are based on the Visio diagramming engine, which can be used to develop custom visual solutions. Plus, organizations can perform efficient wide-scale deployments with tools for installing and maintaining Visio on thousands of desktops.
The Visio family includes three products designed to meet the needs of specific groups of users:
" Microsoft Visio Standard provides diagramming solutions that help business professionals-such as project managers, sales and marketing professionals, HR personnel, administrative staff, and others-visualize and share information about the people, projects, and processes they work with every day. |