Office 365 Enterprise E1, E3, E5, or K1. Office 365 Business, Business Essentials, and Business Premium. In order to use Visio Online, you need to be an Office 365 commercial user running one of the following versions: Like the previous version, the public release is free and aimed primarily at allowing users of the full Visio for Windows application to view and collaborate on Visio diagrams on any platform that can run a web browser. Now, Microsoft has pushed out yet another version of Visio, this time making Visio Online widely available for the first time.Ī preview version of Visio Online was first made available to a select group of Office 365 users in November and Microsoft utilized their feedback in launching the current version. Microsoft expanded Visio a bit as part of its general cross-platform strategy, making it available first to iOS. It has also historically been a Windows-only product, making its way into the Office lineup when Microsoft acquired Visio Corporation in 2000. Microsoft Visio is the diagramming and flowcharting component of the company’s Office line of productivity apps, although it has been a stand-alone product throughout its time with Microsoft. But for the majority of simple diagrams you may create, this can be an easy and cost-effective way to get them built.įor more information, check out Overview of Visio for the web and Visio for the web: FAQ. This is definitely NOT a replacement for the Visio desktop application if you have more complex Visio diagrams with automation and such. You also have the ability to share the diagram with others, collaborate on it in real time, and leave comments to be acted on by others: 
There’s also a palette of arrows to connect the shapes: On the left-side navigation, I can select from a palette of basic shapes, and drag them over to my diagram:
Here, I’m using the basic diagram template: You can choose from some basic templates or go for a completely blank starting point. Now in many of the Microsoft 365 plans, there is a browser-based version of Visio that allows you to create basic diagrams and collaborate with others on them. Visio is a great tool for creating diagrams and visual process flows, but getting the Visio desktop client often has an additional cost associated with it.
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