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Visio’s grab bag of icons — or shapes, as Visio calls them — represents all
sorts of things from computer network components, to office furniture, to
boxes on an organization chart or a flow chart, to electrical switches and
relays. Even programmers can use Visio to create diagrams that represent
application elements and then use that content to create the application. You
simply drag the shapes that you want into the drawing window, and arrange
and connect them the way that you want. You can add text and other graphi-
cal elements wherever you like.
sorts of things from computer network components, to office furniture, to
boxes on an organization chart or a flow chart, to electrical switches and
relays. Even programmers can use Visio to create diagrams that represent
application elements and then use that content to create the application. You
simply drag the shapes that you want into the drawing window, and arrange
and connect them the way that you want. You can add text and other graphi-
cal elements wherever you like.
Comparing Visio products
Over the years, Visio has been available in several different flavors —
Standard, Professional, Technical, and Enterprise — plus you could find
advanced developer’s tools in Visual Studio .NET and advanced network dia-
gramming tools in Visio Enterprise Network Tools. Whew! All these versions
became confusing and overwhelming to the average user, so Microsoft
decided to simplify things and produce just two editions of Visio: Standard
and Professional. The same “engine” drives both, but the audience for each is
slightly different and the types of charts and diagrams you can create
address different needs:
Standard, Professional, Technical, and Enterprise — plus you could find
advanced developer’s tools in Visual Studio .NET and advanced network dia-
gramming tools in Visio Enterprise Network Tools. Whew! All these versions
became confusing and overwhelming to the average user, so Microsoft
decided to simplify things and produce just two editions of Visio: Standard
and Professional. The same “engine” drives both, but the audience for each is
slightly different and the types of charts and diagrams you can create
address different needs:
Visio Standard: Designed for business professionals, this edition gives
all kinds of businesspeople — from product managers to financial ana-
lysts to sales and marketing professionals — the ability to create busi-
ness-related charts and diagrams that illustrate business processes,
marketing trends, organizations, project schedules, and so on. However,
just about anyone can make use of this version. For example, an office
manager could use this version to show the office arrangement in a
building or the structure of an organization. It’s important to not limit
yourself; Visio can help you diagram just about anything you can imag-
ine as long as the diagram doesn’t require the precise measurements
normally provided by a computer-aided design (CAD) program.
lysts to sales and marketing professionals — the ability to create busi-
ness-related charts and diagrams that illustrate business processes,
marketing trends, organizations, project schedules, and so on. However,
just about anyone can make use of this version. For example, an office
manager could use this version to show the office arrangement in a
building or the structure of an organization. It’s important to not limit
yourself; Visio can help you diagram just about anything you can imag-
ine as long as the diagram doesn’t require the precise measurements
normally provided by a computer-aided design (CAD) program.
Visio Professional: Designed for technical users, this edition includes
everything that Visio Standard includes and more. Network managers
and designers, electrical engineers, IT managers, facilities planners,
Internet specialists, Web designers and administrators, and software
developers can use Visio Professional to create charts and diagrams that
illustrate a wide variety of technical concepts and processes. The pro-
fessional version also contains a number of database features that you
can use to import data from other applications. For example, you could
import information from Access and use it to create a special diagram.
and designers, electrical engineers, IT managers, facilities planners,
Internet specialists, Web designers and administrators, and software
developers can use Visio Professional to create charts and diagrams that
illustrate a wide variety of technical concepts and processes. The pro-
fessional version also contains a number of database features that you
can use to import data from other applications. For example, you could
import information from Access and use it to create a special diagram.
So, how do you know which Visio is right for you? If you’re involved in net-
works, IT, Internet or Web design, electrical engineering, architecture facili-
ties planning and management, or software development, Visio Professional
works, IT, Internet or Web design, electrical engineering, architecture facili-
ties planning and management, or software development, Visio Professional
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