Visio 2007 is the diagramming tool for business and technical professionals who need to visualize, explore, and communicate information. With Office Visio 2007, creating a wide range of diagrams such as flowcharts, work flow diagrams, physical and logical network diagrams, and network rack diagrams is a snap.
Visio 2007 includes everything you need to create a variety of professional-looking network and rack diagrams. Visio Standard 2007 includes the basic shapes you can use to create simple network topology diagrams, while Visio Professional 2007 includes many more shapes that can represent every aspect of a network, including the equipment in network rack diagrams. The shapes and tools in Visio Professional 2007 help you quickly build detailed network diagrams and visualize data in those diagrams. You can also easily share your network diagrams with others in your organization in a variety of ways.
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Create professional-looking network diagrams
Visualize every aspect of a network
Office Visio Standard 2007 includes basic 2-D and 3-D Server, Ethernet, and Ring Network shapes you can use to create simple network topology diagrams. Office Visio Professional 2007 includes many more shapes that can represent every aspect of a physical or logical network. Office Visio Professional 2007 also includes shapes to represent Rack-mounted Equipment, Free-standing Rack Equipment, and Network Room Element shapes. Easily connect network components
Easily connect shapes in physical or logical network diagrams by using intuitive connection methods that offer various levels of control over the point of connection.Easily stack network shapes
Quickly create network equipment rack diagrams by simply stacking equipment shapes in racks and adding dimension lines to show various rack dimensions. Let Office Visio connect the shapes to the racks and snap them into place. Then when you move a rack, the shapes connected to the rack move with it.
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Track and visualize network data
Add network asset information to diagrams
Transform your network diagrams into versatile data tracking tools by including detailed network asset information like the asset number, serial number, manufacturer, and IP address for each asset in a diagram. Link network diagrams to external data sources
With Office Visio Professional 2007, easily link network diagrams to external data sources that contain network asset information. Refresh the data in the diagram when the data in the linked source changes.Visualize data in network diagrams
Visualize the data in network diagrams by using attractive data graphics included with Office Visio Professional 2007. For example, easily determine whether a patch has been applied to various servers or if the latest version of Windows has been installed by flagging shapes when particular data conditions have been met. Visually track numerical data with progress bars, or try using color coded shapes to specify the computer manufacturer. Generate network data reports
Generate pre-formatted reports, such as Inventory, Network Device, Network Equipment, and PC reports, using the network asset data or create your own custom reports that you can print and share with others. Top of Page
Share network diagrams with others
Integrate network diagrams into other Microsoft Office applications
Easily integrate Visio diagrams into your Microsoft Office PowerPoint presentations and Microsoft Office Word documents.Collaborate with colleagues
Easily collaborate with colleagues to create network diagrams and use revision marks to track each person’s changes. If you’re using Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services, easily check diagrams in and out directly from Office Visio. Share network diagrams widely
Make your diagrams available to all members of your organization by saving them as Web pages and posting them to your organization’s intranet. Save Visio diagrams in PDF or XPS file format by downloading the free PDF/XPS converter add-in. For more information, see Install and use a PDF or XPS add-in. Top of Page
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