Microsoft Viso 2013 - Feature Comparison Chart

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Advanced diagramming made simple

Create diagrams easily

Microsoft Office Fluent user interface (UI)—the Ribbon

Auto align and space

Ability to insert and delete shapes with connection healing

Dynamic grid to position and size shapes relative to other shapes on the page

Drawing canvas auto size

New and improved stencils and shapes

Contextual right-click menus

Improved search to make it easier to find templates and shapes

New start experience to make it easier to find shapes

Quick shapes area, for easy access to the most frequently used shapes

Ability to change shape while preserving diagram layout and shape metadata

Easy-to-apply themes to create modern diagrams quickly

Live preview of pre-configured theme style changes through variations

Shape effect options—shadow, bevel, glow, and others

Improvements to containers and new container styles

Organization chart solution improvements—new styles and ability to import images

Streamlined print preview showing diagram page breaks and pan/zoom capability

Ability to import DWG files into Visio

Visio 2013 Editions –All Features

Create professional and engaging diagrams more easily than ever

INCLUDED IMPROVED NEW



Collaborate as a team

Commenting

Commenting through Visio Services

Presence awareness and visibility2

Easy diagram sharing through a web browser by saving to Microsoft SharePoint

Co-authoring—two or more people working on a single diagram at the same time


Work together on a single diagram with your colleagues

Data linking in diagrams

External data window to see the data connected to shapes

Ability to refresh data automatically, either on a defined schedule or manually

Expanded set of data sources, including Microsoft Excel, Excel Services, SharePoint lists, SharePoint Business Connectivity Services, and Microsoft SQL Server

Ability to apply a rich set of data graphics and colors to visualize data

Automatic data legend creation, providing a key for applied data graphics

Ability to save to SharePoint and view diagrams in Visio Services1

No-code dashboards

Create data-linked diagrams

Use a wizard to link diagrams to data without writing any code


1 – Saving data linked diagrams to SharePoint requires Visio Professional 2013 or Visio Pro for Office 365.

2 – Presence awareness functionality requires Lync or other compliant IM client.



Improve process support

Support for Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) 1.2 and 2.0 diagrams

Option to validate diagrams using built-in and extendable business rules

Subprocesses to break complex processes into manageable pieces


Model business rules with standard process notation

New XML-based file format

Easy shape customization

Backwards compatibility to open Visio 2000, Visio 2003, Visio 2007, and Visio 2010 files

Touch support on Windows 7/Windows 8 PCs

Touch support on virtually any device through Visio Services

Connectivity application programming interface (API), Microsoft Office Fluent User Interface

(UI) API, Structured Diagram API

XML web services integration

Integration with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Project) and Microsoft Systems Center

Availability as a perpetual license

Support for SharePoint Server 2010 workflow


Data-driven solution support API, subprocess API

Availability through Microsoft Office 365 as a subscription

Five PC installations per user

Roaming application—ability to install Visio temporarily on a Windows 7 or Windows 8 PC

Use a powerful platform

Take advantage of enhancements that make Visio a more powerful and complete diagramming tool
















Visio 2013 Editions – New or Improved Features



Commenting

Commenting through Visio Services

Presence awareness and visibility

Co-authoring—two or more people working on a single diagram at the same time


IMPROVED NEW



Visio 2013 Editions – New or Improved Features

Expanded set of data sources, including Excel, Excel Services, SharePoint lists, SharePoint Business Connectivity Services, and SQL Server


Ability to save to SharePoint and view diagrams in Visio Services

No-code dashboards

IMPROVED NEW




Support for Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) 1.2 and 2.0 diagrams








Touch support on virtually any device through Visio Services


Availability through Office 365 as a subscription

Five PC installations per user

Roaming application—ability to install Visio temporarily on a Windows 7 or Windows 8 PC

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Business

Audit

Brainstorming

Cause and Effect

Charts and Graphs

EPC (Event-driven Process Chain)

Fault Tree Analysis

Marketing Charts and Diagrams

Organization Chart

Organization Chart Wizard

TQM (Total Quality Management)

ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)

PivotDiagram

Six Sigma

Value Stream Map

Visio 2013 Editions – Stencils

Stencils focused on business and marketing functions




Engineering

Basic Electrical

Circuits and Logic

Fluid Power

Industrial Control Systems

Part and Assembly Drawing

Piping and Instrumentation

Process Flow

Systems


Stencils to design and document engineering systems




Flowchart

Basic Flowchart

Cross-Functional Flowchart

Work Flow

Work Flow (3D)1

BPMN

IDEF0 (Integration Definition for Process Modeling)

Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Workflow

Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Workflow

SDL (Specification and Description Language)


Stencils to design and create flowcharts and workflows, including visually designing SharePoint workflows and

BPMN (Business Process Modeling and Notation) 2.0 diagrams


General

Multi-purpose stencils, with generic shapes to diagram arbitrary processes and systems

Basic

Block

Block with Perspective

1 – Shapes resemble those in Visio 2010 and earlier.



Maps and Floor Plans

Directional Map

Directional Map - 3D

Office Layout

Electrical and Telecom Plan

Floor Plan

Home Plan

HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) Control Logic

HVAC Plan

Plant Layout

Plumbing and Piping Plan

Reflected Ceiling Plan

Security and Access Plan

Site Plan

Space Plan


Stencils that map a system, including floor plans, engineering maps and other types of spatial data




Network

Basic Network

Basic Network - 3D1

Active Directory

Detailed Network

Detailed Network - 3D1

LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) Directory

Rack


Stencils to map your IT network


Schedule

Stencils to help manage schedules

Calendar

Gantt Chart

PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) Chart

Timeline

1 – Shapes resemble those in Visio 2010 and earlier.



Software and Database

Chen's Database Notation

COM (Component Object Model) and OLE (Object Linking and Embedding)

Conceptual Web Site

Crow's Foot Database Notation

Data Flow

Data Flow Model

Enterprise Application

IDEFIX (Integrated Definition for Information Modeling) Database Notation

Program Structure

UML Activity

UML Class

UML Database Notation

UML Sequence

UML State Machine

UML Use Case

Web Site Map

Wireframe Diagram


Stencils to diagram software relationships, including wireframes, UML (Unified Modeling Language) diagrams,

and databases





Ability to import DWG files into Visio






Auto Align and Space

Ability to insert and delete shapes with connection healing

Drawing canvas auto size

Quick shapes area, for easy access to the most frequently used shapes

Microsoft Office Fluent user interface (UI)—the Ribbon







Visio Versions –All Features






Commenting

Easy diagram sharing through a web browser by saving to SharePoint1

Commenting through Visio Services1

Co-authoring—two or more people working on a single diagram at the same time2

Presence awareness and visibility3



Data linking in diagrams

Ability to refresh data automatically, either on a defined schedule or manually

Automatic data legend creation, providing a key for applied data graphics

No-code dashboards

Expanded set of data sources, including Excel, Excel Services, SharePoint Lists, SharePoint

Business Connectivity Services, and SQL Server


Ability to save to SharePoint and view diagrams in Visio Services with data refresh




1 – Requires Office 365 or SharePoint Server (licensed separately)

2 – Requires Microsoft SkyDrive, Office 365 or SharePoint Server (licensed separately)

3 – Requires Microsoft Lync 2013 or other compliant instant messaging (IM) client





Support for Business Process Modeling and Notation (BPMN) 1.2 and 2.0 diagrams

(BPMN 2.0 diagrams only supported in Visio 2013)

Subprocesses to break complex processes into manageable pieces



Availability as a perpetual license


Easy shape customization


Integration with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Project) and Microsoft Systems Center



Touch support on virtually any device through Visio Services1

Availability through Office 365 as a subscription

Roaming application—ability to install Visio temporarily on a Windows 7 or Windows 8 PC2

Support for SharePoint Server 2013 workflow1




1 – Require Office 365 or SharePoint Server (licensed separately)

2 – Requires Visio Pro for Office 365

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