Microsoft® Office Visio® 2007 Inside Out

Learn everything you need to know for working with Microsoft Office Visio 2007--from the inside out! This book packs hundreds of time-saving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds for using Office Visio 2007--all in concise, fast-answer format. Whether you are upgrading from Office 97 or Office 2003, you'll be able to dig in to the work-ready resources that help you take your Visio 2007 experience to the next level. This information-packed complete reference shows you how to get the most out of Visio 2007 and find out what's new. You will learn how to create diagrams and use them in other Office programs, how to create timelines and PERT charts to track projects and scheduling tasks, and how to use CAD drawings in Visio. In addition, you will explore how to use Visio to create technical diagrams for mechanical, electrical, and process engineering, and more. Plus, you'll get an easy-to-use companion CD packed with custom resources and a fully searchable eBook. With INSIDE OUT, you get all muscle and no fluff! Learn how to conquer Office Visio 2007—from the inside out! This book features hundreds of timesaving solutions, expert insights, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds—all in fast-answer format. You're beyond the basics, so dive right in and really put your business drawings and technical diagrams to work! This supremely organized reference is packed with hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds. It's all muscle and no fluff. Discover how the experts tackle Visio 2007—and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery!Visualize and communicate crucial information with flowcharts, business diagrams, and block diagramsBuild custom shapes, stencils, and solutions—or use built-in templatesTrack projects and schedules with timelines, Gantt charts, and PERT chartsPlan and map your Web sites, databases, software applications, and network systems Build precisely-scaled drawings and schematics—even work with CAD drawings Create a brainstorming diagram with colleagues and share your ideas on the Web Link and embed drawings into other Microsoft Office programs to create documents with impact Extract data from Visio shapes with XML, and import data from other data sourcesThe CD included with the print edition of this book is not available with its eBook edition. Youre beyond the basics, so dive right in and really put your business drawings and technical diagrams to work! This supremely organized reference is packed with hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds. Its all muscle and no fluff. Discover how the experts tackle Visio 2007and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery! CD A Note Regarding the CD or DVD The print version of this book ships with a CD or DVD. For those customers purchasing one of the digital formats in which this book is available, we are pleased to offer the CD/DVD content as a free download via O'Reilly Media's Digital Distribution services. To download this content, please visit O'Reilly's web site, search for the title of this book to find its catalog page, and click on the link below the cover image (Examples, Companion Content, or Practice Files). Note that while we provide as much of the media content as we are able via free download, we are sometimes limited by licensing restrictions. Please direct any questions or concerns to booktech@oreilly.com. Get expert advice and learn how to master Microsoft® Office Visio® 2007--from the inside out! This book packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds, all in concise, fast-answer format. Includes a companion CD Offers instructions for using Visio 2007, a software package for creating business diagrams and technical drawings "Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Inside Out Book/CD Package" deals with computers and software. Mark H. Walker. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.