Get a jump start on your diagram Take
advantage of over 60 built-in templates, many with updated shapes.
Visio Pro for Office 365 has all of the same stencils as in Visio
Professional, including: - Business diagrams, such as ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library), PivotDiagram, Six Sigma, and value stream map
- Engineering diagrams, such as electrical, circuits, and systems
- Flowcharts, such as IDEF0 (Integration Definition for Process Modeling) and Microsoft SharePoint workflows
- Process diagrams, such as BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation) 1.2 and BPMN 2.0
- Maps and floor plans, such as HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), plumbing and piping plan, and space plan
- Network diagrams, such as Active Directory, detailed network, and rack
- Software and database diagrams, such as database notation, website map, and UML (Unified Modeling Language)
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| | Get Office 365 benefits with the familiar Visio application and interface - Get users up and running quickly with application streaming technology.
- Simplify
your deployments by having the latest patches and updates installed
automatically (with the option to delay installations using a
centralized policy to allow for compatibility testing where necessary).
- Enable
users to work from the computer of their choice with the option to
install Visio on multiple PCs and even temporarily install Visio on
kiosk computers while they’re travelling.
- Benefit
from integration with other Office 365 services, such as presence and
instant messaging (IM) integration through Microsoft Skype for Business
or Microsoft Lync and Skype for Business Online and the option to save
and share your diagrams to SharePoint Online.
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Create and customize diagrams easily - Create
and customize professional-looking diagrams using a rich set of
expanded and improved effects and themes that apply a completely
different look to your design in just one or two clicks.
- Easily find the stencil you need with built-in search right from the start screen.
- Create,
review, and edit diagrams on Windows 8 tablets using touch, with
improved support for common activities (such as adding and removing
shapes) and gestures (such as pinch to zoom).
- Get a better view of how your diagram will look when printed with a new print preview.
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| | Perform common tasks quickly- Get to frequently used tools right away with a significantly improved quick-access floating toolbar.
- Easily
replace any shape (or combination of shapes) in a diagram while
preserving your shape connections, shape metadata, and overall layout.
- Easily
give your diagrams the look you want with improved alignment, spacing,
and sizing guides and new ways to adjust the appearance of your shapes
(such as with drag handles).
- Duplicate and reorder diagram pages while preserving your diagram layout and metadata.
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Customize organization charts easily with template and wizard improvements- Use a simple wizard to create your org chart and import data from Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Exchange, or Microsoft Office 365.
- Quickly change the look of your org chart by applying one of several styles—from professional to playful—with just one click.
- Fine
tune the way your org chart looks with improved layout options and a
new ribbon tab that provides access to simple yet powerful controls.
- Easily
add a personal touch to your org charts by importing pictures in bulk
(either from your Exchange directory or from individual files). Your
photos will be cropped automatically to fit the shape.
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| | Work together on a single diagram at the same time as your team - Streamline
teamwork and reduce the risk of errors by allowing two or more people
to work on the same diagram in a single file at the same time—from
rearranging and adding shapes, to writing comments, to applying effects.
With just one working file, you avoid the need to email files around,
figure out what changes others have made to the original diagram, and
manually merge multiple versions together.
- Get visual indicators of what shapes others are working on and easily sync diagrams when saving.
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Give and act on feedback with improved commenting - Enable
others to add comments to a diagram from virtually any device, whether
through Visio or through a browser using Visio Services (requires
SharePoint Server or SharePoint Online).
- Make
it instantly clear which part of the diagram a comment relates to by
adding comments that are connected to a specific shape and that will
move with the underlying shape (including across pages).
- Simplify
how you manage feedback by responding to comments directly, deleting
individual comments if they no longer apply, or filtering comments based
on criteria that you set, such as by author or page.
- Get
immediate clarification on feedback by initiating an instant messaging
(IM) conversation or audio/video call with reviewers right from within
Visio. (Requires a compliant IM application, such as Microsoft Skype for
Business or Microsoft Lync.)
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| | Bring your data to life with data-linked diagrams - Link
to data from several popular structured data sources, including
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Excel Services, Microsoft SQL Server,
Microsoft SQL Azure, and Microsoft SharePoint Lists and Business
Connectivity Services.
- Reveal patterns and meaning in your data with data graphics, such as vibrant icons, symbols, colors, and bar graphs.
- Get
an always-up-to-date view of your data by keeping your diagram
connected to the data source, so your shape formatting will
automatically update to reflect any changes in the underlying data.
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Share and comment on diagrams—both static and data linked—through a web browser- Avoid
having to save your diagram as a PDF or XPS document or having to paste
it into a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation just to share it with
others.
- Share
your diagrams with your colleagues, partners, or customers—whether they
are working from a Windows-based PC or on virtually any other device,
even if they don’t have Visio installed.
- Provide
a rich browser-based experience, with full detail from the original
diagram, refreshable data (in diagrams with data links), the option to
view and add comments, and improved touch support so you can view and
interact with the diagram through virtually any device.
- Create live dashboards using data-linked diagrams.
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| | Enhance process management with advanced features and support for BPMN 2.0 - Create
diagrams based on the BPMN 2.0 standard—today’s standard for business
process modeling—and use the built-in validation rules to help ensure
that your diagrams comply with the specification. You can also continue
to open and update diagrams that use BPMN 1.2.
- Make
it easy for diagram authors to check that their diagrams comply with
your own business requirements by extending the validation engine to
document your business rules.
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Create visual SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint 2013 workflows - Create
and publish SharePoint workflows visually with updated support for
Windows Workflow Foundation 4.0 (including support for stages and loops
and improved integration with Microsoft SharePoint Designer).
- Use
Visio to create visual Microsoft Project workflows for demand
management, which work with both Microsoft Project Server 2013 and
Microsoft Project Online.
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