Visio pro versus standard for flowcharting

[Graeme Prentice]

What is the difference between the pro version and standard version for
the purposes of doing software flowcharts/ diagrams and sw
documentation? Is the standard version adequate for this? The pro
version appears to have extra flowcharting capability based on the
feature list listed on MS website.

Is there any information on when/if there will be a new release of
Visio?

Graeme

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

For flowcharts, standard should be sufficient. There are also 3rd party
stencils available so you can enhance the collection that comes with the
standard edition. In addition to the extra stencils, the big difference
between pro and standard is that pro has some extra add-ins that add extra
logic to the shapes. If you are only dropping shapes on a page, standard
will do.

Visio 12 is in the works, but will not be out soon.

John... Visio MVP

Need stencils or ideas? http://www.mvps.org/visio/3rdparty.htm
Need VBA examples? http://www.mvps.org/visio/VBA.htm
Common Visio Questions http://www.mvps.org/visio/common_questions.htm

 

[Graeme Prentice]

Thanks for the fast answer.
Graeme

For flowcharts, standard should be sufficient. There are also 3rd party
stencils available so you can enhance the collection that comes with the
standard edition. In addition to the extra stencils, the big difference
between pro and standard is that pro has some extra add-ins that add extra
logic to the shapes. If you are only dropping shapes on a page, standard
will do.

Visio 12 is in the works, but will not be out soon.

John... Visio MVP

Need stencils or ideas? http://www.mvps.org/visio/3rdparty.htm
Need VBA examples? http://www.mvps.org/visio/VBA.htm
Common Visio Questions http://www.mvps.org/visio/common_questions.htm