Biafore B. Visio 2007 Bible (на англ.)

Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2007. - 835 p.Visio 2007 Bible is as comprehensive a guide to the popular Microsoft diagramming software as a book of less than 1000 pages can be. Covering both Visio Standard and Visio Professional, this book explains Visio fundamentals as well as more advanced techniques that help you master any type of diagram. It also describes in detail how to use each of the specialized templates that Visio Standard and Visio Professional offer. Although the book provides an introduction to ShapeSheets and automation tools, one thing it doesn’t do is delve deeply into the development tools that Visio offers.
Visio 2007 includes some significant changes and enhancements as well as a few new templates, such as PivotDiagrams and ITIL. Visio 2007 offers new tools to help you visualize information — from Themes, which apply professional-looking formatting with a few clicks, to Data Graphics, which transform textual data into eye-catching graphics. Speaking of data, the new Data Link feature greatly simplifies integrating diagrams with external data sources. As always, a few features have been discontinued, including the Novel Directory Services template, and a few have earned new names, such as custom properties changing to shape data. Visio 2007 Bible identifies these new features, enhancements, and changes and differentiates the capabilities available in both the Standard and Professional versions versus those available only in Visio Professional.
Visio 2007 is a powerful combination of simple concepts and straightforward tools with far-reaching application. Whether you want to communicate basic business processes or highly specialized technical topics, Visio offers tools to simplify your work. This book strives to follow the same model. It explains Visio’s concepts and basic tools in a way that helps beginners get started and more advanced users get better. In addition, the book includes dozens of chapters on specialized templates that describe how the template, tools, and shapes support the work required and simplify typical tasks.Содержание верхнего уровня:
Part I: Understanding Visio Fundamentals.
Getting Started with Visio.
Getting Started with Drawings.
Working with Visio Files.
Working with Shapes.
Connecting Shapes.
Working with Text.
Enhancing Diagram Appearance with Formatting.
Part II: Integrating Visio Drawings.
nserting, Linking, and Embedding Objects.
mporting, Exporting, and Publishing to the Web.
Linking Shapes with Data.
Part III: Using Visio for Office Productivity.
Collaborating with Others.
Building Block Diagrams.
Constructing Charts and Graphs.
Working with Organization Charts.
Building Visio Flowcharts.
Documenting Processes, Workflows, and Data Flows.
Scheduling Projects with Visio.
Documenting Brainstorming Sessions.
Analyzing Results with PivotDiagrams.
Part IV: Using Visio in Information Technology.
Modeling and Documenting Databases.
Building UML Models.
Building Software Development Diagrams.
Mapping Web Sites.
Creating Network Diagrams.
Part V: Using Visio for Architecture and Engineering.
Working with Scaled Drawings.
Creating and Managing Scaled Drawings.
Laying Out Architectural and Engineering Plans.
Planning Space and Managing Facilities.
Integrating CAD and Visio.
Working with Engineering Drawings.
Part VI: Customizing Stencils, Templates, and Shapes.
Creating and Customizing Templates.
Creating and Customizing Stencils.
Creating and Customizing Shapes.
Customizing Shapes Using ShapeSheets.
Formatting with Styles.
Customizing Toolbars and Menus.
Automating Visio Part VII: Quick Reference.
Installing Visio.
Visio Help Resources.
Additional Resources for Templates and Stencils.
Keyboard Shortcuts.
Template and Stencil Reference.