How to edit a Visio Diagram without Visio?

[Earth SW Admin]

I have sent a file to a client and it contains a Visio diagram. The client
would like to edit the diagram but does not have the Visio software. Can
this diagram be edited in another Microsoft Program?

 

[John Goldsmith]

No. Your client can view the file with the free Visio Viewer, but will not
be able to edit it.

There is, however, a trial version that's fully functional and who knows,
they might be so taken with it they want one of their very own!

The Viewer is available here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...42-B174-4198-AE31-6884E9EDD524&displaylang=en

While the trial is on the Visio web site:

http://office.microsoft.com/visio

Hope that helps.

Best regards

John


John Goldsmith
www.visualSignals.co.uk

 

[Chris Roth [MVP]]

Hi ESWA,

Visio also has an XML format (.vdx) that can be edited to some extent. One
could easily change data-values stored with shapes, for example, or text on
shapes.

But to visually edit the diagram, well, I guess that is the value that Visio
adds. We can understand that this is where Microsoft would earn some money
for all the work they've done.

--
Hope this helps,

Chris Roth
Visio MVP

Free Visio shapes:
http://www.visguy.com/category/shapes
Visio programming info:
http://www.visguy.com/category/programming/
Other Visio resources:
http://www.visguy.com/visio-links/

 

[Michael Coffey]

You may have some luck by saving the fle as a .pdf (Adobe Acrobat) file. To
really edit the file though you or your client will need the full versiion of
Adobe Acrobat, not just the free downloadabel reader.

 

[Earth SW Admin]

Chris,

Tell me more about the XML format (.vdx). I do believe since the client
wants to make simple changes to show us this may be the route to go.

ESWA

 

[David Parker]

The vdx format is very verbose, so I would limit the edits to text and shape
data/custom properties.... unless your client is really very good at XML.
VIsio 2003:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa246674(office.11).aspx
Visio 2007:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms426602.aspx