Microsoft® Office Visio® 2007 Step by Step

Chapter 3. Formatting Shapes and Diagrams

Chapter at a Glance

In this chapter, you will learn how to:
✓	Format individual shapes.
✓	Add decorative elements to diagrams.
✓	Apply themes to entire diagrams.

You can create effective, professional-looking diagrams simply by dragging Microsoft Office Visio shapes onto the drawing page. However, to ensure that a flowchart, for example, captures the attention of your colleagues, you can spend just a few more minutes on the diagram to make it look great. For example, add colors to individual shapes to make them stand out, insert a background image to add interest, and increase the font size of the text to make it ...