Microsoft® Office Visio® 2007 Inside Out [Paperback]

Mark H. Walker (Author)

Book Description

Series: Inside Out | Publication Date: May 30, 2007

You’re beyond the basics, so dive right in and really put your business drawings and technical diagrams to work! This supremely organized reference is packed with hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds. It’s all muscle and no fluff. Discover how the experts tackle Visio 2007—and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery!

• Visualize and communicate crucial information with flowcharts, business diagrams, and block diagrams
• Build custom shapes, stencils, and solutions—or use built-in templates
• Track projects and schedules with timelines, Gantt charts, and PERT charts
• Plan and map your Web sites, databases, software applications, and network systems
• Build precisely-scaled drawings and schematics—even work with CAD drawings
• Create a brainstorming diagram with colleagues and share your ideas on the Web * Link and embed drawings into other Microsoft Office programs to create documents with impact
• Extract data from Visio shapes with XML, and import data from other data sources

CD includes:

• Fully searchable eBook
• Software development kit for customizing Visio 2007
• Links to sample templates, product demos, online training, and discussion groups
• Resources for integrating Visio 2007 with other Office programs
• References for finding Visio 2003 commands in Visio 2007
• Windows Vista Product Guide eReference and other eBooks

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Key Book Benefits:

-Discover what's new in Microsoft Office Visio 2007
-Award-winning INSIDE OUT format makes hundreds of tips, tricks, and workarounds easy to find and easy to use
-Drills into the most-used features and functions in Office Visio, delivering comprehensive details--but no fluff--in a single volume
-Learn how to use Visio 2007 to add impact to Microsoft Office PowerPoint presentations, create network and technical diagrams, and more
-Includes a companion CD with customer resources, eBooks, and more

About the Author

Mark H. Walker is a veteran computer book author, Microsoft Office aficionado, Virginia Tech football fanatic, and all around technosapien. He has authored over 40 computer related books including How to Use the Internet, The Visio Bible, and Visio 2003 Inside Out. His articles have appeared in Family Software, Alaskan Airlines, Smart Solutions, and Playboy, and he is a regular columnist for PCGamer and The Armchair General. He lives in the beautiful hills of south-central Virginia with his lovely wife, threedaughters, four dogs, two cats, and a horse.

Product Details

• Paperback: 976 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (May 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735623295
• ISBN-13: 978-0735623293
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #703,541 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Microsoft Visio 2007 Inside Out, April 14, 2009

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Barro Marco "Marco" (Portogruaro - Venice, Italy) - See all my reviews
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Good text, clear, very complete and well structured.
Shoud be even better, if developing some examples taken from real business life.

5 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Buy a non-MS Press version for better pointers, September 19, 2008

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Live2Bike "Yakibiker" (Yakima, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft® Office Visio® 2007 Inside Out (Paperback)

Had I realized that this is basically a Microsoft manual, I wouldn't have purchased it. Since receiving the book, I've thumbed through it twice, used it once to reference a scheduling question I had, and it's sat on my bookshelf since then.

Don't get me wrong - I love Visio. I just have this innate feeling that the fox writing a manual on how to enter the henhouse ain't gonna give me the full scope on the program. My experience has been that manuals & guides written by 3rd party authors unaffiliated with the software company about which they write tend to be more candid about the product's faults, and, curiously, better informed about making the product perform better.

If you want clear and candid advice on making Visio jump, buy a 3rd party guide.

1 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Microsoft Office Visio 2007 Inside Out, August 23, 2008

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This review is from: Microsoft® Office Visio® 2007 Inside Out (Paperback)

This book is good for the person that is using Visio and wants to update skills.