Product Description

Did you ever wish you could draw folks a picture of your business processes or the design of your database, but you just don’t have the graphics skills? Then Visio 2003 might be exactly what you’re looking for, and Visio 2003 For Dummies makes it easy for you to find out.

Often, pictures do speak louder than words. Visio enables you to turn business and technical concepts into visual diagrams. Best of all, it doesn’t require you to possess any artistic talent! Visio 2003 For Dummies shows you how to

• Navigate the software and use the menus, toolbars, and task panes
• Create simple diagrams
• Use Visio drawings with other software programs
• Annotate your diagrams
• Post diagrams on the Web

If you need to explain business goals and procedures, software concepts, or database designs to others, Visio 2003 For Dummies can get you going with this great software package in no time. Soon you’ll be able to

• Choose the appropriate type of drawing for your purpose, work with stencils, and add shapes
• Pan and zoom to fine–tune your diagram
• Set up your printer with Visio 2003, add headers and footers, and print an entire drawing or only selected parts
• Explore open and closed or one– and two–dimensional shapes, and manipulate them to demonstrate what you want to show
• Add color and text to enhance your drawings
• Create custom shapes, develop and use templates, and even add layers to provide more detail
• Integrate Visio with Excel, Word, Project, and Outlook
• Produce reports using data stored in Visio, update them, make them available for others to review, and even track changes

Additional information and links to online Visio resources are available on the book’s companion Web site. Visio 2003 offers you an exciting new way to communicate business processes, information systems, database and software designs, or computer and telecommunications networks, and Visio 2003 For Dummies gives you the power to use this great tool quickly and easily.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #97032 in Books
• Published on: 2004-01-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 408 pages

From the Back Cover
Diagram network layouts, graph business and marketing plans, and more

Create dynamite diagrams with Visio’s updated tools – no artistic talent required!

Wish you had a magical elf who could present your business processes, database designs, or computer networks visually, without making you draw them? Well, Visio is that elf, and this handy book tells you exactly what to do with him, er . . . it. Customize Visio and discover its streamlined interface, improved collaboration capabilities, and more!

The Dummies Way

• Explanations in plain English
• "Get in, get out" information
• Icons and other navigational aids
• Tear–out cheat sheet
• Top ten lists
• A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to:

• Understand Visio and create simple diagrams
• Attach database information to shapes
• Create custom shapes and templates
• Annotate diagrams
• Save diagrams as Web pages
• Use Visio drawings with other programs

About the Author
Debbie Walkowski provides writing services to Fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft®, Hewlett–Packard®, and AT&T Wireless. She’s a 20–year veteran of the computer industry and has authored 18 books on popular computer software.