Apply gradients, shadows, 3-D effects, rotations and more to your shapes. Visio now offers many of the formatting options used in other Office applications to your diagrams. Styles, themes and tools to cut drawing timeįormat shapes with Office Art shape effects They now use the same drag-and-drop functionality as most other templates, and you don’t have to set up solution configurations beforehand. The UML template and the Database template are easier to use and more flexible. The Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) template supports BPMN version 2.0, following the Analytic conformance class. Plus, it’s much easier to add pictures to all the employee shapes at once.Ī new SharePoint workflow template now supports stages, steps, loops, and custom actions. The organization chart template has new shapes and styles designed specifically for org charts. Many have new shapes and designs, and you’ll find new and updated Containers and Callouts.

Several diagram templates have been updated and improved, including Timeline, Basic Network, Detailed Network, and Basic Shapes. You’ll also find more ways to work together on Visio diagrams, along with new commenting features, that enable real-time coauthoring on diagrams. New styles, themes and other handy tools will help you cut the time you spend drawing.

Visio has updated the diagram templates so they’re better looking and easier to use.

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