Visio



Microsoft Visio is a diagramming program on our computers within our Microsoft Office Suite package. Visio allows teachers and students to create the following types of products: To explore the possibilities of Visio, go to Start > All Programs > Microsoft Office > Microsoft Visio. When Visio opens, you will see the following template categories:
 * Brainstorming diagrams
 * Cause and effect diagrams
 * Charts and graphs
 * Organization charts
 * Fault tree analysis diagrams
 * Engineering diagrams
 * Flowcharts
 * Maps
 * Floor plans
 * Calendars
 * Timelines
 * Data flow diagrams
 * Data flow model diagrams



<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Select the category that fits your needs and you will find more choices for each category. For example, if you select Maps and Floor Plans, you will see this:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;">. <span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"> <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: medium;">Once you select, the template, you would like to use, click on "Create" and then a blank page of graph paper will appear. To the left you will see a selection of shapes to use in your diagram. When you find a shape you would like to use, left click and drag it to the spot on the graph that you want the shape to be located.