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Office Visio 2003 Professional is an exceptionally flexible diagramming tool based on the concept of smart shapes. Shapes can be positioned, sized, labelled, connected and grouped to create many different diagram types. Office Visio 2003 Professional comes with hundreds of templates, including building plans, electrical diagrams, organisation charts and website maps. Each template has an extensive range of appropriate shapes, so you can create professional-quality diagrams by drag-and-drop. Templates are rich, each having its own online help and sometimes dedicated menus, giving Visio the feel of a specialist package in whatever area the template covers. Diagrams can get large and complex, but this version of Visio benefits from a handy Pan and Zoom tool that presents a miniature view of the entire diagram, making it easy to navigate to the right spot and to enlarge or reduce the scale.
This is a product that works on all sorts of levels. Occasional users can easily dip into Visio and quickly create a diagram. Developers on the other hand can create new shapes using the new ShapeStudio add-on, automate diagrams with Visual Basic for Applications, or embed diagrams in other applications via the Visio ActiveX control. A free viewer enables diagrams to be shared with those who do not own the full Visio product. Office Visio 2003 Professional has new templates for documenting business processes, as well as enhancements to many of the existing templates. Tablet users can create hand-drawn shapes. There is also support for collaboration by tracking changes, or those with Windows Server 2003 can use document workspaces to enable features such as team working and change notification. The only caveat with Visio is that a lot hinges on the quality of the templates, so if you have a particular use in mind it's worth checking that a suitable template exists. This professional version has the widest range, including topics such as engineering, networking and software development, while the standard version has a more limited range. As a general-purpose diagramming tool Office Visio 2003 Professional is outstanding. --Tim Anderson
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A diagramming program that can help you create business and technical diagrams that document and organize complex ideas, processes, and systems.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Powerful, Versatile, Sophisticated Business Diagramming,
By Andre Da Costa "A.Da Costa" (Jamaica W.I.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Microsoft Visio Professional 2003 (CD-ROM)
Visio has always been an excellent solution for technical diagramming. Version 2003 is no exception and improves upon its predecessor with support for the web and integration with other Office applications. The program still lacks certain elements of Microsoft Office which I feel concerned about. Users are able to import Native Auto CAD drawings directly into Visio, and use the Visio tools to further customize and edit drawings to their hearts content. You can create custom stencils save them and share with other Visio users over a corporate network. You can export diagrams as a webpage so that users who don't have Visio installed locally on their machine can View diagrams through web browser at different resolutions with ease. The program enables IT Adminstrators to create Diagrams for Active Directory role outs for Windows 2000 Server and Server 2003. SQL Server or other third party database products such as Oracle and IBM DB2 can use the Visio functionality to outline a companies storage of data through active digrams that automate how data is stored and used. You can create simple project management task, and also export other Visio digrams to PowerPoint and further edit within PowerPoint or Word.Other features include searching for stencils online in the program, which makes it easy for you to find that particular diagram. Visio still lacks certain elements such as native support for WordArt. Overall, this upgrade is a must have for existing Visio 2000 or 5.0 users, but some 2002 users might not see any need for some of the functionality and might wait first to see if their diagramming and network infrastructure needs demand the new functionality and technology that Visio 2003 has to offer.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Missing features of previous versions,
By M. Vatter "mvatter" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Microsoft Visio Professional 2003 (CD-ROM)
Visio 2003 Pro is a good product, but the fact that several key features are gone is the reason for a 3 star rating.I use Visio 2003 Pro for general diagramming and for informal data modeling and process modeling in the course of developing system requirements. I used the simple data flow model diagram for years in Visio 2000, but 2003 has removed the "model" capabilities; it's just a picture now with no reusable components. Pluses: Good screen layout options Still reverse-engineers databases Better shape manipulation Shape transparency Minuses: Removed "explorer" and modeling capabilities of Data Flow Model diagram Does not generate DDL (Data Definition Language) anymore (need Visual Studio) No longer exports to ERWin ERX files Does not save to Visio 5 format (only 2002) Removed Auto-Discovery Removed a bunch of file converters and import tools I recommend looking at Microsoft's "What you won't find in Microsoft Office Visio 2003" found at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010857571033.aspx.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Millcreek Media... I am overwhelmed by the great service,
By DJA Colorado - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Microsoft Visio Professional 2003 (CD-ROM)
Millcreek Media is the place to do business with!I needed some software "yesterday" for a project coming due. I placed my order right before the weekend. I had expected to get the order about mid-week. I came home late tonight (Monday) to find my order. The software package was just as advertised, "Used - Like New". The software works as expected. The price was great. Microsoft Visio Professional 2003 [OLD VERSION] I knew that my "emergency" to get the software ASAP was not Millcreek Media's problem. Yet, with Millcreek Media having an efficient and customer oriented business operation, my "emergency" disappeared. Maybe a little luck was involved but I think they are just good. Yes, I will use them again and I recommend others to use them. However, I will plan better next time. I have to go as I have the software needed to finish my project... 11 of 17 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Powerful, Versatile, Sophisticated Business Diagramming,
By Andre Da Costa "A.Da Costa" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Microsoft Visio Professional 2003 (CD-ROM)
Visio has always been an excellent solution for technical diagramming. Version 2003 is no exception and improves upon its predecessor with support for the web and integration with other Office applications. The program still lacks certain elements of Microsoft Office which I feel concerned about. Users are able to import Native Auto CAD drawings directly into Visio, and use the Visio tools to further customize and edit drawings to their hearts content. You can create custom stencils save them and share with other Visio users over a corporate network. You can export diagrams as a webpage so that users who don't have Visio installed locally on their machine can View diagrams through web browser at different resolutions with ease. The program enables IT Adminstrators to create Diagrams for Active Directory role outs for Windows 2000 Server and Server 2003. SQL Server or other third party database products such as Oracle and IBM DB2 can use the Visio functionality to outline a companies storage of data through active digrams that automate how data is stored and used. You can create simple project management task, and also export other Visio digrams to PowerPoint and further edit within PowerPoint or Word.Other features include searching for stencils online in the program, which makes it easy for you to find that particular diagram. Visio still lacks certain elements such as native support for WordArt. Overall, this upgrade is a must have for existing Visio 2000 or 5.0 users, but some 2002 users might not see any need for some of the functionality and might wait first to see if their diagramming and network infrastructure needs demand the new functionality and technology that Visio 2003 has to offer.
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