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Visualize Complex Processes with Microsoft Visio

By : David J Parker, Šenaj Lelić
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Visualize Complex Processes with Microsoft Visio

By: David J Parker, Šenaj Lelić

Overview of this book

Every business has process flows, but not all of them are fully described to or verified for accuracy with each stakeholder. This not only presents a risk for business continuity but also removes the ability to make insightful improvements. To make these complex interactions easy to grasp, it’s important to describe these processes visually using symbology that everybody understands. Different parts of these flows should be collaboratively developed and stored securely as commercial collateral. Visualize Complex Processes with Microsoft Visio helps you understand why it is crucial to use a common, systematic approach to document the steps needed to meet each business requirement. This book explores the various process flow templates available in each edition of Microsoft Visio, including BPMN. It also shows you how to use them effectively with the help of tips and techniques and examples to reduce the time required for creating them, as well as how you can improve their integration and presentation. By the end of this book, you’ll have mastered the skills needed to create data-integrated business flowcharts with Microsoft Visio, learned how to effectively use these diagrams collaboratively, but securely, and understood how to integrate them with other M365 apps, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Power Automate.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

Learning useful shortcut keys in Visio

There are many shortcut keys available in Visio; however, the following shortcut keys can be utilized to efficiently create or edit process diagrams.

Firstly, some shortcut keys are common to both the desktop and web editions of Visio:

Shortcut keys common in Visio and most M365 and Office applications

Some commands available from key combinations are common to Visio and most Microsoft Office applications:

  • Ctrl + A: This selects all shapes (unless they are not selectable)
  • Ctrl + S: This saves the document, however, saving is usually continuous on the web
  • Ctrl + K: This opens the Hyperlinks dialog
  • Ctrl + C: This copies selected shapes to the clipboard
  • Ctrl + X: This cuts the selected shapes to the clipboard
  • Ctrl + V: This pastes the clipboard
  • Delete: This deletes the selected shapes
  • Esc: This exits the current edit status
  • Ctrl + B: This toggles the bold format to the selected text
  • Ctrl + I: This...