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Visio help

Use Visio as your one-stop diagramming solution for simplifying and communicating complex information.

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Tutorial for Visio 2016

What's new in Visio 2016

Shape basics: resize, format, move and add text to shapes

Zoom and pan in a diagram

Format a shape in Visio

Draw lines and shapes with the Pencil, Line, Arc, or Freeform tools

Use the Shapes window to organize and find shapes

Rotate lines

Keyboard shortcuts for Visio

Troubleshoot problems

"Stop, you should wait to install Office 2016"

"Out of memory," "Corrupted file", "Error (100)"

Change the drawing scale

Adjust snap strength or turn snap off

Add connectors between shapes in Visio

Add a background or watermark in Visio

Add a layer

Add a header or footer in Visio

More fixes for recent issues

Shapes and stencils

Use the Shapes window to organize and find shapes

Find more shapes and stencils

Align and position shapes in a diagram

Fill a shape with a color, gradient, or pattern

Rotate lines

Protect shapes

Use layers to set properties for multiple shapes

Draw lines and shapes with the Pencil, Line, Arc, or Freeform tools

Create a shape

Create, save, and share custom stencils

Connect shapes

Add connectors between shapes in Visio

Reverse the direction of a connector arrow

Set line jumps for connectors

Add, move, or delete connection points

Work with data

Add data to shapes

Add data sets to shapes

Importing data into Visio, an overview

Import data to shapes in your drawing

Data graphics, an overview

How to use data bars

How to use icon sets

How to use text callout data graphics

How to use color by value

Flowcharts

Create a basic flowchart

Create a cross-functional flowchart

Add swimlanes to a flowchart

Create BPMN-compliant processes

Clarify the structure of diagrams by using containers and lists

Org charts

Create an organization chart automatically from employee data

Create an organization chart without external data

Network, software, and UML diagrams

Create a basic network diagram

Use UML to create Class, Sequence, Use Case, Activity, or State diagrams

Timelines and schedules

Create a timeline in Visio

Communicate schedule details with a Visio Gantt chart

Maps and floor plans

Create an office layout diagram

Create a floor plan

Create a map in Visio

Working with AutoCAD drawings

Measure the distance between two points

Specify dimensions by using the Size & Position window

Change the ruler measurement units

Change the drawing scale

Show size or dimensions of shapes in Visio

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