Microsoft® Office Visio® 2003 Step by Step

Chapter 3. Formatting Shapes and Diagrams

In this chapter you will learn to:

• Formatting Shapes

• Adding Decorative Elements to Diagrams

• Adding Color Schemes to Diagrams

• Previewing and Printing Diagrams

You can create effective, professional-looking diagrams simply by dragging Microsoft Office Visio shapes onto the drawing page. However, you might want to personalize or add pizzazz to your diagrams. For example, to ensure that a flowchart captures the attention of your colleagues, you can add colors to the shapes, insert a background image to add interest, and increase the font size of the text to make it easier to see. You can also customize the appearance of the shapes to meet your organization's design specifications. With Visio, formatting shapes ...