Microsoft Office Visio 2003 Inside Out

Dig into Microsoft Visio 2003—and discover how you can really put your business diagrams and technical drawings to work! This supremely organized reference packs all the information you need to master every major tool, task, and enhancement in Visio 2003—without the fluff. Learn how to create exactly the diagram you need—from basic flowcharts to organization charts, computer networks, and office layouts. Work smarter with core functions for diagramming assets; planning projects and presentations; using templates; and customizing and saving shapes. Quickly advance your expertise with new Visio features and capabilities; use advanced Microsoft ShapeSheet® techniques; extend Visio with code written with Microsoft Visual Basic®; take advantage of Visio integration with Microsoft .NET technology; and more. You’ll gain hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and handy workarounds in concise, fast-answer format. On the companion CD you get an eBook of Microsoft Office Visio 2003 Inside Out. You also get a collection of Microsoft resources for learning about Visio, a catalog of 3rd-party Visio resources, and two additional e-books—the Microsoft Computer Dictionary, Fifth Edition and the Insider’s Guide to Microsoft Office OneNote 2003. With INSIDE OUT, you’ll discover the best and fastest ways to perform everyday tasks—and challenge yourself to new levels of Visio mastery!

Mark H. Walker has written numerous computer related books and software user manuals, including the Visio Bible. He has also authored numerous articles on Visio and general computing for a variety of publications, including Visio Smart Pages, Interaction Magazine, SoftSeek, Deep Canyon, Smart Solutions, Alaskan Airlines, and Informant Communications.

Nanette Eaton cowrote Microsoft Visio 2002 Inside Out (Microsoft Press, 2001). She is an award-winning software writer who spent five years on the inside at Visio Corporation as a senior technical writer and managing Web editor. In her 15 years with the software industry, she has written more than 20 programmer guides and user manuals for business professionals and software developers, including Using Visio Enterprise 5.0, Modeling in Visio Enterprise 5.0, and Using Visio Technical 4.0. She also helped create the acclaimed Developing Visio Solutions series. She currently works as a writer and editor at Microsoft.