Visio 2007 For Dummies [Paperback]

John Paul Mueller (Author), Debbie Walkowski (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470089830 | ISBN-13: 978-0470089835 | Publication Date: December 18, 2006 | Edition: 1

Reveal your inner business artist with Visio

Turn your ideas into diagrams and drawings with Visio's stencils and templates

If you have an idea you want to get down on electronic paper, Visio 2007 is for you, and so is this book! They're both flexible and user-friendly. Here's how to use Visio to capture ideas from simple to intricate, update data in a drawing with a single click, add and manipulate text, work with connectors, and more.

Discover how to

• Create business, engineering, software, or network diagrams
• Format an entire drawing using themes
• Analyze "what-if" scenarios with PivotDiagrams
• Produce layered multipage drawings
• Save drawings to publish on the Web

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Reveal your inner business artist with Visio

Turn your ideas into diagrams and drawings with Visio's stencils and templates

If you have an idea you want to get down on electronic paper, Visio 2007 is for you, and so is this book! They're both flexible and user-friendly. Here's how to use Visio to capture ideas from simple to intricate, update data in a drawing with a single click, add and manipulate text, work with connectors, and more.

Discover how to

• Create business, engineering, software, or network diagrams
• Format an entire drawing using themes
• Analyze "what-if" scenarios with PivotDiagrams
• Produce layered multipage drawings
• Save drawings to publish on the Web

About the Author

John Mueller is a freelance author and technical editor. He has writing in his blood, having produced 70 books and over 300 articles to date. The topics range from networking to artificial intelligence and from database management to heads-down programming. Some of his current books include a Windows power optimization book, a book on .NET security, and books on Amazon Web Services, Google Web Services, and eBay Web Services. His technical editing skills have helped more than 51 authors refine the content of their manuscripts. John has provided technical editing services to both Data Based Advisor and Coast Compute magazines. He’s also contributed articles to magazines like DevSource, InformIT, Informant, DevX, SQL Server Professional, Visual C++ Developer, Hard Core Visual Basic, asp.netPRO, Software Test and Performance, and Visual Basic Developer.
When John isn’t working at the computer, you can find him in his workshop. He’s an avid woodworker and candle maker. On any given afternoon, you can find him working at a lathe or putting the finishing touches on a bookcase. He also likes making glycerin soap and candles, which comes in handy for gift baskets. You can reach John on the Internet at [e-mail]. John is also setting up a Web site at http://www.mwt.net/~jmueller/; feel free to look and make suggestions on how he can improve it. Check out his weekly blog at http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/id/AQOA2QP4X1YWP.

Debbie Walkowski has worked in the computer industry for more than 20 years in a variety of positions from sales and marketing to teaching and training. For the last 14 years, she has made writing her primary focus. Her company, the Writing Works, specializes in writing computer self-help books and providing writing services to companies such as Microsoft Corporation, Hewlett-Packard (formerly Digital Equipment Corporation), and AT&T Wireless Communications. She has authored 18 books on popular computer software, including Microsoft Office, Microsoft Works, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Windows, Visio, Quicken, WordPerfect, and Lotus 1-2-3.

Product Details

• Paperback: 387 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (December 18, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470089830
• ISBN-13: 978-0470089835
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #229,850 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John Mueller is a freelance author and technical editor. He has writing in his blood, having produced 87 books and over 300 articles to date. The topics range from networking to artificial intelligence and from database management to heads down programming. His most recent book is "Windows Command Line Administration Instant Reference" (Sybex, ISBN: 978-0-470-65046-2). His technical editing skills have helped over 52 authors refine the content of their manuscripts. You can reach John on the Internet at [e-mail] and his Web site at: http://www.mwt.net/~jmueller/.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Okay book, August 30, 2008

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Tezza "Tezza" (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Visio 2007 For Dummies (Paperback)

This book covers the basics of Visio well.

However, when I was finished I could do some things better, but it's not like I could make breathtaking
diagrams or anything like that.

However, not a bad book for covering the basics and more.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for a novice visio person like me, April 1, 2008

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Stuart Floyd (Cohoes, NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Visio 2007 For Dummies (Paperback)

As usual the Dummies series is pretty good and gives you a general intro and easy to build on concepts and how the product works and how to work it as you need it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Just the book I was looking for, June 12, 2011

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Jesus Maria Saenz Merino - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Visio 2007 For Dummies (Paperback)

Clear and concise, with a lot of examples. For me it's a perfect book, most if you know that in my language, Spanish, there are nothing at all for Visio 2007.