Microsoft Visio Professional 2003 Upgrade [Old Version]

by Microsoft

Product Features

• For IT professionals, engineers, and developers
• Provides the most comprehensive technical diagramming and drawing tools available
• Create and share complex information
• Allows for software diagramming and reverse engineering
• This is an upgrade--a previous verion of Visio is required

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0000BZ54U
• Item model number: D87-01593
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 12, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,403 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #17 in Software > Business & Office > Presentation > Flowcharts

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

For technical users, Visio Professional Upgrade provides you with dedicated diagramming capabilities across multiple technical categories. Whether you are an electrical engineer, a building floor planner, or a software developer, you can use Visio Professional to create the diagram for the project.

New and improved features include:

• A Rack Diagram template.
• Updated network shapes.
• An improved Web site mapping solution.
• A Microsoft Windows XP user interface (UI) template.
• Improved support for incorporating data into building plans.

Product Description

Microsoft Visio Professional 2003 Win32 English Version/Product Upgrade CD

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Valuable Upgrade, February 3, 2004

By 

Craig L. Howe "The Pointed Pundit" (Darien, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Visio Professional 2003 Upgrade [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I have been using the Visio diagramming software since the 2000 version. In my mind this upgrade is the best I have purchased.

The interface with the rest of the Office XP 2003 Suite is vastly improved. I can now take a diagram created in Visio and drop it into Word documents, PowerPoint Presentations and e-mails without having to reformat it. In the past the transfer was never clean.

Once the diagram is embedded, I can emphasize and clarify key points, gather input from team members and even share documents using SharePoint services. This is a huge timesaver for me.

If you embed your diagrams in other documents, you will love this upgrade.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Powerful, Versatile, Sophisticated Business Diagramming, November 25, 2003

By 

Andre Da Costa "A.Da Costa" (Jamaica W.I.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Visio Professional 2003 Upgrade [Old Version] (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.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Upgrade Inequity, October 24, 2005

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R. Blythe (Frankfort, KY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Visio Professional 2003 Upgrade [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

Disappointed to find out that you cannot upgrade Visio 2003 standard edition with this product. You have to have an "older"
version of Visio 2000 or 2002. Why Microsoft doesn't allow this
upgrade is makes no sense but at $200 for the standard version and $250 for the professional uograde and now another $429 for the full professional version, I guess it does make cents after
all