Dummies - Visio 2007 For Dummies

Introduction

Visio is one of the most flexible and easy-to-use drawing products around. Yet, its ease of use doesn’t mean that this product lacks functionality. You can draw anything of just about any complexity you want. The whole focus of Visio is getting your ideas down on electronic paper as quickly as possible. Using this program means that you can think about your ideas, rather than how to perform the next task. Visio 2007 For Dummies introduces you to this very exciting drawing program and demonstrates the ever-growing number of features it provides.

Of course, you don’t have to use all of these features. Visio 2007 For Dummies is structured like Visio — you can use as little or as much of the book as you want to achieve your level of comfort with Visio. If your only goal is to sketch out a few ideas using something better than a napkin, the first two parts of the book are all you need.

One of the most exciting things about Visio 2007 is that you gain access to a number of new productivity features. Instead of wasting time formatting shapes one at a time, you can use themes to format an entire drawing with one click. If that sounds interesting, you’ll find the whole scoop in this book. Likewise, if you’re tired of having to update the data in a drawing manually every time you open one, check out the new Data Link feature. This feature makes it possible to track changes to a system quickly and easily. Analysts will love the new PivotDiagram feature. You can drill down as far as necessary to see the interactions in your data when using Visio. These are just a few of the new features you’ll find in this book.