Microsoft Visio 2003 Frequently Asked Questions

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1 Micrsft Visi 2003 Frequently Asked Questins Find answers t the mst frequently asked questins n Visi Q. What is Visi 2003? A. Visi 2003 is a drawing and diagramming slutin that helps peple transfrm business and technical cncepts int visual diagrams. Use Visi t frmulate, dcument, and cmmunicate imprtant infrmatin and make a prfessinal impact n yur audience. Graphics can be a pwerful way t cmmunicate infrmatin, but mst graphics sftware packages require users t have artistic skills t render effective images; Visi is intended fr peple wh feel uncmfrtable drawing freehand but wh need visuals t help relay imprtant infrmatin. Create diagrams with Visi 2003 using frmatting tls and predefined Micrsft SmartShapes symbls; add backgrunds, titles and page brders. Q. Wh can benefit frm using Visi? A. Just abut anyne can benefit frm using Visi. Micrsft Office Visi Standard 2003 helps business prfessinals easily create diagrams that can help them demnstrate hw their business perates. Fr technical users such as IT prfessinals, sftware develpers, engineers, and space planners, Micrsft Office Visi Prfessinal 2003 prvides cmprehensive diagramming tls that can help cmmunicate technical infrmatin thrugh simple diagrams. Q. I already create diagrams in Wrd and PwerPint. Why d I need Visi? A. While ther Office prgrams, such as Micrsft Wrd and Micrsft PwerPint, prvide basic diagramming capabilities, Visi is a dedicated diagramming tl that can help yu easily create a brad range f diagrams. In cntrast t ther Office prgrams, yu can use Visi t autmatically create diagrams and cmplete tasks, r t exprt data t reprts and stre infrmatin within each shape. Q. What kinds f artistic skills d I need t use Visi? A. Nne. With Visi, yu can easily create diagrams using intelligent, predefined SmartShapes symbls and templates. Yu can get started with tutrials, available in the Help menu. Q. What's new in Visi 2003? A. Visi 2003 features enhanced diagramming capabilities, new templates, updated imprting and exprting capabilities, imprved methds fr cllabrating with ther applicatins, and many new advanced features fr develpers and pwer users. Q. Why shuld I upgrade? A. There are many reasns t upgrade t Visi 2003, including new templates and brainstrming tls, updated diagramming tls, and imprved ways t cllabrate with ther applicatins. Tp Ten Reasns t Upgrade Dcument and analyze business prcesses. Design, dcument, and analyze business prcesses using templates and shapes that supprt business prcess management (BPM) prjects, including Six Sigma quality imprvement initiatives and ISO 9000 dcumentatin.

2 Micrsft Visi 2003 Frequently Asked Questins Tp Ten Reasns t Upgrade Track cmments by individuals. Use the review mde t easily track cmments, shapes, and digital ink added by thers. Cllabrate in new ways. Publish diagrams frm Visi t a Micrsft SharePint Prtal Server wrkspace, r exprt diagrams using the Scalable Vectr Graphics (SVG) frmat r updated Save as Web Page functinality. Anntate diagrams mre naturally n the Tablet PC. Built-in supprt fr the Tablet PC can help yu navigate, mdify, and anntate yur diagrams when yu're away frm yur desk. Use digital ink t anntate yur diagrams, then frmat, scale, r rtate yur infrmatin, r assciate it with the ink. Yu can cnvert digital ink t basic gemetry r text. Capture ideas with brainstrming tls. Use new templates in Visi 2003 t capture and structure ideas frm a brainstrming sessin. Exprt brainstrming diagrams t Micrsft Wrd, Micrsft Excel, r XML t jumpstart the creatin f ther business files. Create calendars frm Outlk. Cnvert a Micrsft Outlk calendar t a Visi calendar that can be richly frmatted and easily shared with thers. Create and use technical diagrams mre easily. Take advantage f numerus enhancements t the database, engineering, netwrk, sftware, and Web diagramming tls in Visi Create and mdify diagrams mre quickly. Visi 2003 includes a number f enhancements t help imprve prductivity. Amng ther things, yu can nw rtate shapes withut switching t a special rtatin mde, select and rtate multiple shapes mre easily, and print selected prtins f a diagram. In additin, the Shape Search feature is nw always pen t help yu quickly find the shape yu want. Build pwerful, cnnected slutins. Incrprate Visi 2003 int slutins that take advantage f XML Web services and Micrsft.NET cnnected sftware fr cnnecting peple, infrmatin, systems, and devices. Cnnect yur diagrams t imprtant business infrmatin t enhance understanding and enable mre decisive actin. Access imprved supprt in ther lcales and languages. Visi 2003 is available in tw new languages Plish and Czech fr a ttal f 17 languages, including enhanced supprt fr Asian and bidirectinal text. If yu're using Micrsft Visi 2000 r Visi 5.0, yu can upgrade t Visi 2003 t: Find exactly the shape yu need. Use the Find Shape feature t quickly lcate shapes installed n yur hard drive, as well as shapes available nline. The search interface wrks just like a Visi stencil: Simply drag the desired shape int yur diagram. Create prject diagrams frm existing data. Create a timeline r Gantt chart autmatically frm Micrsft Prject data t help yu better cmmunicate key milestnes t stakehlders. Deply and maintain Visi mre efficiently. Take advantage f Micrsft Windws installer technlgy t streamline deplyment and maintenance f Visi acrss an enterprise. Visi Prfessinal 2003 detects and repairs missing r crrupt files that it needs t run, helping yu save yur wrk shuld the prgram stp respnding. Q. Are Visi 2002 files cmpatible with Visi 2003, and vice versa? A. Yes. Yu can pen and use any Visi diagram frm any previus versin in Visi Yu can pen a Visi 2003 diagram in Micrsft Visi 2002 r Visi 2000 by first saving the diagram in the Visi 2002/2000 file frmat. Nte Sme specific functinality may be unavailable after saving yur diagram in a previus versin. Q. What prducts are included in the Visi 2003 prduct lineup? A. The Visi prduct family cmprises Visi Standard 2003 and Visi Prfessinal 2003.

3 Micrsft Visi 2003 Frequently Asked Questins Q. In which languages is Visi 2003 available? A. Visi 2003 is available in 17 languages: Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditinal) Czech Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Italian Japanese Krean Nrwegian Plish Prtuguese (Brazil) Spanish Swedish Q. Hw can I use Visi 2003 with ther Micrsft Office System prgrams? A. Yu can use Visi 2003 with Office prgrams t: Emphasize imprtant pints. Emphasize and clarify imprtant pints in everyday business cmmunicatins by inserting infrmatin-rich Visi diagrams int Micrsft Excel spreadsheets, Micrsft Outlk messages, Micrsft Wrd dcuments, and Micrsft PwerPint presentatins. Edit yur diagrams in place. With in-place editing, yu dn't have t g back t yur riginal diagram t mdify it. Frm anther Micrsft Office prgram, simply duble-click the diagram t access the Visi editing envirnment and make yur changes. Transfer yur PwerPint clr scheme. Create a Visi diagram in PwerPint and then transfer the slide's clr scheme int yur diagram. Brainstrm. Exprt a brainstrm diagram (based n the new template) t a Wrd dcument in utline frm t easily rganize and cmmunicate ideas generated in meetings. Create a calendar. Create a calendar in Visi frm Outlk data using Visi tls t custmize the lk and feel. Create prject timelines and Gantt charts. Generate timelines and Gantt charts by imprting prject tasks and milestnes frm Micrsft Prject. Als, data stred in Visi timelines and Gantt charts can be exprted t Micrsft Prject. Use Visi t create a wrk breakdwn structure frm yur Micrsft Prject data. Q. Can I custmize Visi 2003? A. Create Visi-based slutins that meet the needs f yur rganizatin with Visi 2003 tls, such as: ActiveX Cntrls. Use Micrsft ActiveX Cntrls t add Visi drawing capabilities t yur develpment prject. The Shape Studi. Create shape libraries with this Visi tl. The Visi SDK. The Micrsft Visi Sftware Develpment Kit (SDK) prvides sample cde, tls, dcumentatin, and Primary Interp Assemblies (PIAs) fr creating custm slutins. A. Yes, Visi 2003 integrates with: Exchange Server. Use a wizard in Visi t generate an rganizatin chart frm the Micrsft Exchange Server glbal address list.

4 Micrsft Visi 2003 Frequently Asked Questins Yes, Visi 2003 integrates with: SQL Server and Access. Use Visi Prfessinal t dcument Micrsft SQL Server and Micrsft Access databases by reverse-engineering existing schemas, r t design prpsed database structures using entity relatinship diagrams. Create r mdify Visi diagrams by linking them t a database. Visual Studi.NET. Use Visi Prfessinal t create Unified Mdeling Language (UML) diagrams f Micrsft Visual Studi.NET develpment prjects by reverse-engineering the class structure. Visi supprts add-ins written in Micrsft Visual Basic.NET and C#, and als supprts XML Web services. Visi includes a macr recrder and an integrated Visual Basic fr Applicatins (VBA) editr. BizTalk Server. Use Visi t design r dcument a business prcess and then dynamically share the data thrugh XML prcess standards, such as ld dmain exit (ODX) r business prcess executin language (BPEL); autmate the task with Micrsft BizTalk Server. Windws Server. Use Visi Prfessinal t dcument r design a Micrsft Windws Server Active Directry directry service tplgy fr rganizatins t use with deplyment and migratin planning. Visi Standard 2003 Q. Why shuld I use Visi Standard 2003? A. As a business user, Visi Standard prvides yu with dedicated diagramming capabilities t help yu perfrm tasks such as dcumenting prcesses, rganizing and mapping charts, and diagramming prject timelines. Q. What's new in Visi Standard 2003? A. New features in Visi Standard 2003 include: A brainstrming template. Exprt a brainstrm diagram (based n the template) t a Wrd dcument in utline frm t easily rganize and cmmunicate ideas generated in meetings. The ability t add pictures and dtted-line relatinships t rganizatin charts. Imprt pictures f emplyees int rganizatin charts and shw imprtant reprting structures. The ability t generate a calendar frm Outlk data. Imprt yur Outlk calendar data t Visi fr easy viewing and reference. An imprved Timeline template. New functinality enables yu t split multiple timelines. A business prcess diagramming categry. Access specific tls fr almst any business prcess dcumentatin effrt. Q. What's the difference between Visi Standard 2003 and Visi Prfessinal 2003? A. Visi Standard enables users t create business-related diagrams, such as flwcharts, rganizatin charts, and prject schedules. Visi Prfessinal cmbines the shapes and slutins in Visi Standard with shapes and slutins that enable technical prfessinals t create IT, Web, develper, engineering, and ther technical diagrams.

5 Visi Prfessinal 2003 Micrsft Visi 2003 Frequently Asked Questins Q. Why shuld I use Visi Prfessinal 2003? A. Fr technical users, Visi Prfessinal prvides yu with dedicated diagramming capabilities acrss multiple technical categries. Whether yu are an electrical engineer, a building flr planner, r a sftware develper, yu can use Visi Prfessinal t create the diagram fr the prject. Q. What's new in Visi Prfessinal 2003? A. New and imprved features include: A Rack Diagram template. Updated netwrk shapes. An imprved Web site mapping slutin. A Micrsft Windws XP user interface (UI) template. Imprved supprt fr incrprating data int building plans. Q. What are the system requirements fr Visi 2003? A. Micrsft Office System Beta 2 Kit 2003 Minimum Requirements Cmputer/Prcessr A cmputer with a 133 megahertz (MHz) r higher prcessr; Pentium III recmmended Memry Hard Disk Operating System Drive Display Peripherals 64 MB f RAM (128 MB recmmended) fr the perating system, plus an additinal 8 MB f RAM fr each prgram running simultaneusly 245 MB f available hard-disk space with 115 MB n the hard disk where the perating system is installed (hard-disk usage varies depending n cnfiguratin; custm installatin chices may require mre r less hard-disk space) Micrsft Windws 2000 with Service Pack 3 (SP3), Micrsft Windws XP, r a later perating system CD drive Super VGA ( ) r a higher-reslutin mnitr with 256 clrs Micrsft muse, Micrsft IntelliMuse, r a cmpatible pinting device