Visio

Published on May 16, 2016 by David Parker

Microsoft Visio Support Lifecycle 2016

Now that Microsoft Visio 2016 is firmly into rapid updates, especially with Visio Pro for Office365, I thought it would be useful to update a diagram of mine that shows the Microsoft Support Lifecycle for Visio. All of the data comes from the following web page : https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?alpha=visio%20&filter=filterno

The diagram clearly shows that we are already past the date of mainstream support for Visio 2010, and are well into its extended support period.

There is no official support from Microsoft for Visio versions prior to 2007.

Published on May 5, 2016 by David Parker

Three short Visio 2016 video tutorials

I recently created three short videos for Microsoft about the most popular uses of Visio, and utilizing some of the latest features:

How to create an Org Chart
How to create a Process Flow Diagram
Creating a Network Chart

They are all less than 5 minutes long, and you don’t see me fortunately.

Watch them on YouTube :

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTtplW6mJ7fVJjJ6KOMAdA_uBWaPJe-4i

Published on April 26, 2016 by David Parker

Visio, a flyby for developers

I would like to draw everyone’s attention to a two part Visio developer video series by my good friend and fellow Visio MVP, John Goldsmith. Goto https://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/MVP-Office-Dev/Visio-a-flyby-for-developers-Part-1 and https://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/MVP-Office-Dev/Visio-a-flyby-for-developers-Part-2.

Well done John! Creating these videos has been a labour of love, I know. Now it is time to spread the love!

Published on April 14, 2016 by David Parker

Getting better value from your process diagrams with Visio 2016

I will be presenting a one-hour webinar today at 1pm UK time entitled, Getting better value from your process diagrams with Visio 2016.

Process flow diagrams are amongst the most popular diagram types in Visio, but many users do not know some of the tips, tricks and techniques for getting the best out of Visio, in terms of productivity and efficiency.

This webinar covers understanding structured diagrams, enhancing shape data rows, hyperlinking, validation and exporting.

Follow this link to register : Microsoft Visio Webinar Series

Published on April 5, 2016 by David Parker

Update to visViewer for reload and Visio document links

I have made some small improvements to my visViewer application ( see http://www.visviewer.com/ ), and it will now work with the Microsoft Visio Viewer 2016 edition ( see Download Microsoft Visio 2016 Viewer from Official )

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Published on April 1, 2016 by David Parker

Still a Microsoft Most Valued Professional

I am pleased to be re-awarded MVP for another year. If you are not sure what it is, then please read this : https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-US/Overview . In my case, I evangelise about visual data with Microsoft Visio, and hope that some people are inspired.

Thank you, Microsoft … looking forward to another year … and there are some good things coming!