A comparison of Visio 2003 Standard and Visio 2003 Professional (896660)

MORE INFORMATION

Visio Standard 2003

Visio Standard 2003 is best for business users who have to visualize, to document, to communicate, and to share ideas by using attention-grabbing flowcharts, office layouts, organization charts, project timelines, and more.

Many new features in Visio Standard 2003 streamline diagramming tasks to improve productivity and help you communicate more effectively. These new features include the following:

• Brainstorming drawings Export a brainstorming-style diagram to a Microsoft Word document in outline form to easily organize and communicate ideas that are generated in meetings.
• Organization charts Insert pictures and dotted-line relationships into organization charts to show employee pictures and important reporting structures.
• Calendars Generate a calendar by importing Microsoft Outlook calendar data into Visio 2003 for easy viewing and reference.
• Timelines Split activities between multiple timelines, and synchronize the timelines for clearer illustrations.
• Business process diagramming category Use the many specific tools and diagram types to support any business process documentation task.

Note For more information about the features in Visio Standard 2003, review the following feature comparison chart and diagram comparison charts.

back to top

Visio Professional 2003

Visio 2003 Professional provides diagramming solutions that benefit professionals in IT, in engineering, and in software development. Visio Professional 2003 includes all the business diagramming tools of Visio Standard 2003 plus additional comprehensive technical solutions and drawing solutions.

Use Visio Professional 2003 to create high-value diagrams by using the following new and improved features:

• Networks A rack diagram drawing type and updated network shapes
• Web development An improved Web site mapping solution
• Software development A Microsoft Windows XP user interface (UI) drawing type
• Architecture/engineering/facilities Improved support for incorporating data into a building plan

Note For more information about the features in Visio Professional 2003, review the following feature comparison chart and diagram comparison charts.

back to top

Feature comparison of Visio Standard 2003 and Visio Professional 2003

Features	Standard	Professional
Available in 17 languages	X	X
Microsoft Office appearance and behavior	X	X
Microsoft Windows SharePoint integration	X	X
Tablet PC support that includes digital ink	X	X
Intelligent SmartShapes symbols	X	X
Integrated local and online shape search	X	X
Custom properties for shapes	X	X
Shape hyperlinks	X	X
Property reporting	X	X
Save Web pages with navigation controls and a property viewer	X	X
Review mode	X	X
Export to common graphics formats	X	X
Drag-and-drop diagramming	X	X
Wizards to generate diagrams from existing data	X	X
Context-sensitive help and links to task-specific drawing types on the Web	X	X
Microsoft .NET programmability support	X	X
ActiveX drawing control	X	X
XML Web services integration	X	X
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)	X	X
Visual Basic macro recorder	X	X

For more information about the features in Visio Standard 2003 and in Visio Professional 2003, visit the following Microsoft Web site: back to top

Diagram comparison of Visio Standard 2003 and Visio Professional 2003

Visio 2003 diagrams let you think through, organize, and better understand complex ideas, processes, and systems. The following tables list Visio 2003-supported diagram types for Visio Standard 2003 and for Visio Professional 2003.

Block Diagrams

Diagram	Standard	Professional
Basic Diagram	X	X
Block Diagram	X	X
Block Diagram with Perspective	X	X
Brainstorming Diagram	X	X

Building Plans

Diagram	Standard	Professional
Electrical and Telecom Plan		X
Floor Plan		X
Home Plan		X
HVAC Control Logic Diagram		X
HVAC Plan		X
Office Layout	X	X
Plant Layout		X
Plumbing and Piping Plan		X
Reflected Ceiling Plan		X
Security and Access Plan		X
Site Plan		X
Space Plan		X

Business Processes

Diagram	Standard	Professional
Audit Diagram	X	X
Basic Flowchart	X	X
Cause and Effect Diagram	X	X
Cross Functional Flowchart	X	X
Data Flow Diagram		X
Fault Tree Analysis Diagram	X	X
Work Flow Diagram	X	X

Charts and Graphs

Diagram	Standard	Professional
Charts and Graphs	X	X
Marketing Charts and Diagrams	X	X

Database Modeling

Diagram	Standard	Professional
Database Model Diagram		X
Express-G		X
ORM Diagram		X

Electrical Engineering

Diagram	Standard	Professional
Basic Electrical		X
Circuits and Logic		X
Industrial Control Systems		X
Systems		X

Network Diagrams

Diagram	Standard	Professional
Active Directory		X
Basic Network Diagram	X	X
Detailed Network Diagram		X
LDAP Directory		X
Novell Directory Services		X
Rack Diagram		X

Flowcharts

Diagram	Standard	Professional
Basic Flowchart	X	X
Cross Functional Flowchart	X	X
Data Flow Diagram		X
IDEFO Diagram		X
SDL Diagram		X

Maps

Diagram	Standard	Professional
Directional Map	X	X
Directional Map 3D	X	X

Mechanical Engineering

Diagram	Standard	Professional
Fluid Power		X
Parts and Assembly Drawing		X

Organization Charts

Diagram	Standard	Professional
Organization Chart	X	X
Organization Chart Wizard	X	X

Process Engineering

Diagram	Standard	Professional
Piping and Instrumentation Diagram		X
Process Flow Diagram		X

Project Schedule

Diagram	Standard	Professional
Calendar	X	X
Gantt Chart	X	X
PERT Chart	X	X
Timeline	X	X

Web Site Maps

Diagram	Standard	Professional
Conceptual Web Site		X
Web Site Map		X

Software

Diagram	Standard	Professional
COM and OLE		X
Data Flow Model Diagram		X
Enterprise Application		X
Jackson		X
Program Structure		X
ROOM		X
UML Model Diagram		X
Windows XP User Interface		X

Diagram examples

For an example of the diagrams that are included in Visio Standard 2003 and in Visio Professional 2003, visit the following Microsoft Web site:back to top

Visio 2003 upgrade comparison

For more information about how upgrading to Visio 2003 can benefit you and your business and to compare the features and the benefits of Visio 2003 with earlier versions, visit the following Microsoft Web site:back to top