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Visio shapes

• Containers and callouts in Visio

  5 Nov 2012

  Containers are a convenient way to visually group your shapes together and then easily work with that group. Callouts provide a simple mechanism to attach text to a shape. We’ve improved both in the new Visio. Specifically, there are more shapes to give you increased flexibility to express your...
• Visualize your organization like never before in the new Visio

  20 Aug 2012

  Organization Charts (Org Charts) are one of the most popular templates in Visio. An org chart helps you create a visualization of your team or organization in terms of relationships among people. While org charts are commonly used to show employees within a reporting hierarchy, they can also be used...
• How to add reflection, glow, rotation and other effects to your Visio shapes

  16 Aug 2012

  One of the many tools you’ll find in the new Visio to help you make your diagrams look modern and professionally designed is the addition of shape effects. If you’ve used effects like shadow or reflection in PowerPoint you’re already familiar with how effects can add visual impact to...
• Modern shapes in the new Visio: org chart, network, timeline, and more

  13 Aug 2012

  Visio users tend to do one of two things after creating their diagram -- share it or present it to others. Both of these scenarios require your diagram to look visually appealing. So, unsurprisingly, one piece of feedback users continually told us was that they wanted to make professional and modern...
• Visio’s new modern interface

  1 Aug 2012

  The first time you open Visio you’ll see that it has a new look. The workspace is simpler, cleaner and designed to make sure your diagrams are the most noticeable and important part of the page. The changes go deeper than just the look, though, and this article will go over some of the most noteworthy...
• Visual Updates to Shapes in Visio 2010

  16 Dec 2009

  One of the goals of the Visio 2010 release is to make it easier to create attractive, presentation-quality diagrams. Previously on this blog, we have discussed our improvements to backgrounds , layout , routing , and themes . Visio 2010 also features improvements to the default look of many templates...