This full guide to Microsoft Visio will take you through all of the basic steps in creating and editing your own Visio diagrams.

In This Guide:

01 - Introduction to Microsoft Visio

An introduction to Microsoft Visio and what it is capable of.

02 - Visio Essentials

In order to start working with Visio you need to familiarize yourself with the different tools that Visio has to offer. In this chapter we will be discussing the main aspects of Visio like the Visio Diagramming Environment, the drawing page, stencils, the

03 - Diagrams

Diagrams are the main product and purpose of Microsoft Visio 2003. This chapter will show you the basics of creating and saving them.

04 - Using Templates

here we show you how to choose and customize a template in Microsoft Visio 2003.

05 - Shapes

Visio 2003 provides several shapes, grouped into stencils, that can be used for creating different kinds of diagrams.

06 - Connectors

Connectors enable two or more shapes in a diagram to be linked to each other using a line, depicting a relationship such as association, process flow, data flow, control flow, etc.

07 - Adding Text

In general text can be added to most shapes in Visio. The text thus associated with a shape remains a part of the shape, even when the shape is moved around within the drawing.

08 - Distributing Visio Diagrams

Often there is also a need to use diagrams created using Visio, in other documents such an MS Word Document, a PowerPoint presentation or on a web site to expose the drawings to a wider audience. The following sections describe a few ways a drawing can be

09 - Creating new shapes, stencils and templates

Visio provides numerous shapes grouped into stencils several of which are made available when installing Visio. Advanced users may find it necessary to create custom shapes that could be reused in several diagrams.

10 - Summary

This summarizes all of the things you learned in the full guide to Microsoft Visio 2003.