Microsoft Visio Standard 2016

It's easier to start creating and customizing diagrams

Visio is packed with enhancements to make it easier to get started, find the stencils you want to use, and quickly get great-looking results with over 60 built-in templates, many with updated shapes. You can also create and customize professional-looking diagrams using a rich set of expanded and improved effects and themes that apply a completely different design in just one or two clicks.

Perform common tasks more easily

Diagrams are seldom static, so Visio makes it easier than ever to update your diagram with new shortcuts for frequently performed tasks. You can get to frequently used tools right away with a significantly improved quick-access floating toolbar and easily replace any shape (or combination of shapes) in a diagram while preserving your shape connections, shape metadata, and the overall layout.

Create great-looking organization charts more easily

One of the most used templates in Visio - the organization chart - just got even better with several new styles - from professional to playful, which you can apply with just one click, the ability to import pictures and improved layout options to help fine tune the way your org chart looks.

Work together on a single diagram at the same time

Streamline teamwork and reduce the risk of errors by allowing two or more people to work on the same diagram in a single file at the same time - from rearranging and adding shapes, to writing comments, to applying effects. With just one working file, you avoid the need to email files around, figure out what changes others have made to the original diagram, and manually merging multiple versions together.

Share diagrams through a browser on almost any device

By saving your Visio diagrams to Microsoft SharePoint - either on your company's servers or through Microsoft Office 365 - you can make them instantly viewable through a browser for colleagues without Visio. Visio Services in SharePoint provides a rich experience through the browser, with full detail from the original diagram, refreshable data (in diagrams with data links), the option to view and add comments, and improved touch support so you can view and interact with the diagram through virtually any device.

Give feedback with improved commenting

The latest Visio release introduces features designed to make it easier to capture and address reviewers' feedback on diagrams. You can add comments to any diagram from virtually any device, whether through Visio or a browser using Visio Services - and can get immediate clarification on any you are unclear on by initiating an instant messaging (IM) conversation or audio/video call right from within Visio.

Link diagram shapes to data with a simple wizard

With Visio, you can link the shapes in your diagram to your business data to visually represent complex information. Several popular data sources are supported, including Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Excel Services, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Azure, and Microsoft SharePoint Business Connectivity Services. This allows you to reveal patterns and meaning in your data with data graphics, such as vibrant icons, symbols, colors, and bar graphs.

• It's easier to start creating and customizing diagrams
• Perform common tasks more easily
• Create great-looking organization charts more easily
• Work together on a single diagram at the same time
• Share diagrams through a browser on almost any device
• Give feedback with improved commenting
• Link diagram shapes to data with a simple wizard

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