Visio 2013 Absolute Beginner's Guide

Make the most of Visio2013 -- without becoming a technical expert! Visio 2013 Absolute Beginner's Guide is the fastest way to get comfortable and productive with the newest version of Visio, use its powerful new tools, and extend it to the web and the latest mobile devices. Whether you're new to Visioor you're one of the millions who've used previous versions, this practical, approachable book will show you how to do exactly what you want, one incredibly clear and easy step at a time.

Friendly, direct, and patient, this book reveals Visio2013's power, and helps you quickly master its updated interface. World-renowned Visiotutorial author Chris Roth provides step-by-step instructions for every task requiring more than one step. He presents screenshots guiding you through complex processes, and illustrations demonstrating the touch gestures you need to run Visio on the latest tablets and Windows 8 devices. Along the way, he covers key Visio 2013 improvements that simplify diagramming, help you build more attractive visuals, allow for dynamic diagram updates with real-time data; and make it easier to collaborate with others on your team.

Alan Wright has worked professionally in and around IT for nearly 10 years. He

has provided enterprise-level support in the Detroit, Michigan, area and continues

to provide software and hardware support for small business and residential users.

He holds several certifications from CompTIA and Microsoft and enjoys working

with technology and teaching others how they can make technology work for

them.

Alan has been the technical editor on other books from Que Publishing, including

Using Windows 8 and Microsoft Project 2013 In Depth. When not working

with computers, he enjoys working on projects in his cabinet shop. Alan lives

in northern Michigan with his wife, Pam, and their two children, Joshua and

Jonathan.

Chris Roth has always enjoyed creating pictures of any kind and absolutely enjoys

the combination of computer technology with graphics. He has been working

with Visio since The Beginning in 1992, when he was part of the Visio 1.0 team at

then-extant Visio Corporation. Since then, he’s continuously been busy helping

customers incorporate diagrams, drawings, and visualizations into their daily business

and to develop custom graphical solutions based on Visio.

A Microsoft Visio MVP since 2002, he has presented sessions at several Visio conferences

and has written more than 250 articles about Visio for his “Visio Guy”

website (www.visguy.com), which he launched in 2006.

Originally from Seattle, he currently lives with his wife and baby daughter in

Munich, Germany. Away from family, laptop, and relaxing Bavarian beer gardens,

he plays trombone with the TT Orchestra and the wind ensemble Pullacher

Blasmusik.