Experience learning made easy--and quickly teach yourself how to use Visio 2003, the Microsoft Office business and technical diagramming program. With STEP BY STEP, you can take just the lessons you need, or work from cover to cover. Either way, you drive the instruction--building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Produce computer network diagrams, organization charts, floor plans, and more Use templates to create new diagrams and drawings quickly Add text, color, and 1-D and 2-D shapes Insert graphics and pictures, such as company logos Connect shapes to create a basic flowchart or timeline Link diagrams to files in other Microsoft Office programs to keep changes in synch Create your own shapes, stencils, and templates Your Microsoft Office System Reference Pack on CD includes: Microsoft Office System Quick Reference eBook Insider's Guide to Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 eBook Microsoft Computer Dictionary, Fifth Edition, eBook--10,000+ entries! Introducing the Tablet PC eBook Complete STEP BY STEP eBook Skill-building practice files For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.

Did you ever wish you could draw folks a picture of your business processes or the design of your database, but you just don’t have the graphics skills? Then Visio 2003 might be exactly what you’re looking for, and Visio 2003 For Dummies makes it easy for you to find out. Often, pictures do speak louder than words. Visio enables you to turn business and technical concepts into visual diagrams. Best of all, it doesn’t require you to possess any artistic talent! Visio 2003 For Dummies shows you how to Navigate the software and use the menus, toolbars, and task panes Create simple diagrams Use Visio drawings with other software programs Annotate your diagrams Post diagrams on the Web If you need to explain business goals and procedures, software concepts, or database designs to others, Visio 2003 For Dummies can get you going with this great software package in no time. Soon you’ll be able to Choose the appropriate type of drawing for your purpose, work with stencils, and add shapes Pan and zoom to fine-tune your diagram Set up your printer with Visio 2003, add headers and footers, and print an entire drawing or only selected parts Explore open and closed or one- and two-dimensional shapes, and manipulate them to demonstrate what you want to show Add color and text to enhance your drawings Create custom shapes, develop and use templates, and even add layers to provide more detail Integrate Visio with Excel, Word, Project, and Outlook Produce reports using data stored in Visio, update them, make them available for others to review, and even track changes Additional information and links to online Visio resources are available on the book’s companion Web site. Visio 2003 offers you an exciting new way to communicate business processes, information systems, database and software designs, or computer and telecommunications networks, and Visio 2003 For Dummies gives you the power to use this great tool quickly and easily.

This introductory manual provides the knowledge and techniques necessary for the successful creation and updating of a project schedule. After completing the guide, you will be able to: create, edit and save a project schedule; enter tasks, milestones and durations; organise a task list; and more.

Providing comprehensive coverage of Visio's large feature set for technical and engineering professionals, the book begins with a quick introduction to the intuitive interface This book quickly moves into the specialized stencils, shapes, and templates used in software and network design and documentation, engineering disciplines, and project management Features strong coverage of Visio's tight integration with other Microsoft Office products and as well as its interoperability with related products from other vendors, including AutoCad Explores how users in various fields can customize Visio with add-ons to meet their specific needs The author is a structural engineer and Visio user with twenty years of experience in project management

Microsoft Office 2003 is the sixth version of Microsoft's best-selling Office suite. As such, most of the audience is comprised of people who have used previous versions of Office and are quite familiar with most of the features. Upgraders do not need a 800-page book that covers every aspect of every Office application. They need a book that's focused only on what's new, so that they can move forward with a minimum of fuss. That's what this book is all about.

This A4 spiral bound manual has been specifically designed to provide the necessary knowledge and techniques for the successful creation and manipulation of all your newsletters, flyers, posters, etc. The accompanying data files on CD are designed to help demonstrate the features you are learning using a step-by-step approach.

Whether you're designing a network, a business plan, or an office building, Visio 2007 can transform your vision into sophisticated diagrams and drawings and this comprehensive reference shows you how. You'll discover how to use Visio for IT, architecture, engineering, and business projects; explore the new features of Visio 2007; learn to publish Visio diagrams to the Web; and much more. If you want to develop your skills in Visio, this is the book you need to succeed.

Dig into the architecture and internals of Microsoft Dynamics AX—with firsthand insights from the team who designed and developed it. Deepen your knowledge of the underlying frameworks, components, and tools—and get best-practice guidance to customize and extend your own high-performance solutions. Discover how to: Work with MorphX application-modeling tools and X++ code Exploit built-in workflow infrastructure to simplify process automation Use Enterprise Portal and ASP.NET to build rich, role-based Web portals See how reporting components work together for better business intelligence Execute complex batch jobs with greater control and reliability Learn how the runtime implements configuration and security Walk through integration scenarios and technologies Create and expose services to external applications Optimize application performance and extensibility