Microsoft Office Visio
Microsoft Visio Premium 2010 on Windows 7 Developer(s)
Microsoft Secure release
2010 (14.0.4760.1000)15 June 2010; eight months ago (2010-06-15) Operating system
Microsoft Windows Type
Diagramming software License
Proprietary commercial software Website
workplace.microsoft.com/en-us/visio/ Native file formats VSD
Diagram VSS
Stencil VST
Template VSW
Web Drawing (Office Visio 2010) VDX
Visio XML Diagram VSX
Visio XML Stencil VTX
Visio XML Template VSL
Visio add-on Microsoft Visio (pronounced /'vzi.o/ VIZ-zee-oh), (formerly known as Microsoft Workplace Visio), is a commercial diagramming program for Microsoft Windows that uses vector graphics to create diagrams. The current version, Microsoft Visio 2010 for Windows, is available in three editions: Standard, Professional and Premium. Unlike the core Office 2007 applications, Microsoft Visio 2007 did not feature the Ribbon user interface, but Microsoft Visio 2010 does. Visio is not developed for the Mac OS X or Linux operating systems. Due to a proprietary Visio file format,
Office 2007 Serial, few Mac OS X or Linux diagramming programs can read Visio files. Omnigraffle Pro on the Mac can read and write Visio files.[1]
The Standard and Professional editions both share the same interface, but the latter has additional templates for more advanced diagrams and layouts as well as unique functionality that makes it easy for users to connect their diagrams to a number of data sources and display the information graphically.[2][3] The Premium edition has three additional diagram types with intelligent rules support, validation and subprocess (diagram breakdown) support.[4]
Microsoft acquired Visio Corporation in 2000. Enterprise Network Tools, an add-on product enabling automated network and directory services diagramming, and Visio Network Center, a website where users could locate the latest network documentation content and exact-replica network equipment shapes from 500 leading manufacturers, were released alongside version 2002.[5] The former has been discontinued, while the latter's shape-finding features are now integrated into the program itself.[6] Visio 2007 was released on November 30, 2006.1 Versions
2 See also
3 References
4 Further reading
5 External links [edit] Versions
Visio began as a standalone product produced by Shapeware Corporation; version 1.0 shipped in 1992. Just before 1.0 shipped, Shapeware Corporation changed their name to Visio Corporation to take advantage of market recognition and related product equity. Microsoft acquired Visio in 2000, re-branding it as a Microsoft Office application, like Microsoft Project; however, it has never been included in any of the Workplace suites. Microsoft included a Visio for Enterprise Architects edition with some editions of Visual Studio .NET 2003 and Visual Studio 2005.[7]Visio 1.0 (Standard, Lite, Home).
Visio 2.0
Visio 3.0
Visio 4.0 (Standard, Technical)
Visio 4.1 (Standard,
Windows 7 Home Premium Key, Technical)
Visio 4.5 (Standard,
Office Standard 2010, Professional, Technical)
Visio 5.0 (Standard, Professional, Technical)
Visio 2000 (6.0; Standard,
Microsoft Office 2007 Professional Plus, Professional, Technical, Enterprise), later updated to SP1 and Microsoft branding after Visio Corporation's acquisition
Visio 2002 (10.0; Standard, Professional)
Visio Enterprise Network Tools, Visio Network Center
Visio for Enterprise Architects 2003 (VEA 2003) (based on Visio 2002 and included with Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect)
Office Visio 2003 (11.0; Standard, Professional)
Workplace Visio for Enterprise Architects 2005 (VEA 2005) (based on Visio 2003 and included with Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite and Team Architect editions)
Workplace Visio 2007 (12.0; Standard, Professional).
Visio 2010 (14.0; Standard ($249.99), Professional ($599.99), Premium ($999.99) Note: There are no Visio versions 7, 8, or 9, because after Microsoft acquired and branded Visio as a Microsoft Office product, the Visio version numbers followed the Office version numbers. Version 13 was skipped due to superstition.
[edit] See also Concept map
Mind map
List of concept mapping software
List of mind mapping software
OpenOffice.org Draw [edit] References [edit] Further reading "The History of Visio". Gateway Support. Gateway, Inc.. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
Rasmussen, Anders Ingeman (2010). "Microsoft Visio 2010 — Open source Visio alternatives". OSALT: Open Source as Alternative. osalt.com. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
"No ERD to SQL code generation in Visio 2003/2007 Pro". Just another tech blog. Blogger. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
"Create a floor plan". Microsoft Workplace Online Help. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
Parker, David John (2010). Microsoft Visio 2010 Business Process Diagramming. Packt Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84968-014-1.
Parker, David John (2007). Visualizing information with Microsoft Workplace Visio 2007: smart diagrams for business users. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780071482615. [edit] External links Official website Official resources Visio 2010 Viewer – Allows viewing Visio 5 and Visio 2000–2010 files in Internet Explorer 5.0 (or later) in Windows XP SP3 (or later).
Visio 2007 Viewer – Allows viewing Visio 5 and Visio 2000–2007 files in Internet Explorer 5.0 (or later) in Windows 2000 (or later).
Workplace 2010: Product Guides
Visio Toolbox – Microsoft Visio 2010 showcase website
Microsoft Visio 2010 for government Third-party resources GraphVizio – A Visio addin for Graphviz
VisioCafe – Visio Shapes of common IT-Hardware Manufacturers
Visio Guy – Expert Visio articles, downloads,
Office 2010 Activation Key, links and discussion forum
VSD/VSS Introduction – File formats: Research, Convert, View
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