The primary audience for this book will be engineering and technical professionals in software design, hardware design, network design and administration, as well as non-computing engineers in electrical, architectural, mechanical, and other physical engineering disciplines. Plant managers, operations managers, efficiency engineers and other similar professions also fall into this primary category.

Contents

Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Part I: Understanding Visio Fundamentals.
Chapter 1: Getting Started with Visio.
Chapter 2: Getting Started with Drawings.
Chapter 3: Working with Visio Files.
Chapter 4: Working with Shapes.
Chapter 5: Connecting Shapes.
Chapter 6: Working with Text.
Chapter 7: Formatting Visio Elements.
Part II: Integrating Visio Drawings.
Chapter 8: Inserting, Linking, and Embedding Objects.
Chapter 9: Importing, Exporting, and Publishing Visio Data to the Web.
Chapter 10: Linking Shapes with Data.
Part III: Using Visio for Office Productivity.
Chapter 11: Collaborating with Others.
Chapter 12: Building Block Diagrams.
Chapter 13: Constructing Charts and Graphs.
Chapter 14: Working with Organization Charts.
Chapter 15: Working with Flowcharts.
Chapter 16: Documenting Business Processes.
Chapter 17: Scheduling Projects with Visio.
Chapter 18: Documenting Brainstorming Sessions.
Part IV: Using Visio in Information Technology.
Chapter 19: Modeling and Documenting Databases.
Chapter 20: Building UML Models.
Chapter 21: Building Software Development Diagrams.
Chapter 22: Mapping Web Sites.
Chapter 23: Creating Network Diagrams.
Part V: Using Visio for Architecture and Engineering.
Chapter 24: Working with Scaled Drawings.
Chapter 25: Creating Scaled Plan Drawings.
Chapter 26: Laying Out Architectural and Engineering Plans.
Chapter 27: Planning Space and Managing Facilities.
Chapter 28: Integrating CAD and Visio.
Chapter 29: Working with Engineering Drawings.
Part VI: Customizing Templates, Stencils, and Shapes.
Chapter 30: Creating and Customizing Templates.
Chapter 31: Creating and Customizing Stencils.
Chapter 32: Creating and Customizing Shapes.
Chapter 33: Customizing Shapes Using ShapeSheets.
Chapter 34: Formatting with Styles.
Chapter 35: Customizing Toolbars and Menus.
Chapter 36: Automating Visio.
Part VII: Quick Reference.
Chapter 37: Installing Visio 2003.
Chapter 38: Visio 2003 Help Resources.
Chapter 39: Additional Resources for Templates and Stencils.
Chapter 40: Keyboard Shortcuts.
Chapter 41: Template and Stencil Reference.
Index.

Bonnie Biafore (Connifer, CO) is a structural engineer with 20 years experience as a product manager in engineering and software. She has extensive hands on experience with Visio in a variety of settings in this professional capacity. She has written books for similar audiences on programming and project management software for Microsoft Press, Pearson, and others.