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How to Convert MS Visio Custom Stencil to ConceptDraw DIAGRAM

Microsoft Visio allows users to create a new custom stencil to store objects that one want to reuse later or share it with other people. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM supports the possibility to open Visio custom stencils and shapes. With the introduction of Visio 2013 Microsoft has changed the native file format used in earlier versions of Microsoft Visio. Thus, when you are looking for professional tool to open and save in the newer Visio 2013 file format on Mac. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is exactly solution for you.
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How to Convert Visio Stencils for Use in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM

MS Visio provides users with a number of predefined stencils. Standard Visio stencils contain shapes that are basically used to create diagrams. The shapes can range from simple flow chart boxes or lines to more complicated shapes like servers, racks or anything else that needs to be represented in a graphical form. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM supports the possibility to open Visio stencils. With the introduction of Visio 2013, Microsoft has changed the native file format used in earlier versions of Microsoft Visio. Thus, when you are looking for a professional tool to open and save in the newer Visio 2013 file format on Mac, ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is the solution for you. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM file import and export work round-trip with the new Visio VSDX file format and at the same time supports the improved import of VDX file format. To use Visio stencils created with MS Visio 2010 in your diagrams, created with ConceptDraw DIAGRAM, follow the steps described in the following article.

Visio Files and ConceptDraw

Visio Files and ConceptDraw. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is compatible with MS Visio.VDX formatted files.VDX is Visio’s open XML file format, and it can be easily imported and exported by ConceptDraw DIAGRAM.
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How To Create MS Visio Flowchart

Making a process or work flow step-by-step visualization helps you to better understand it and effectively communicate with your audience. Flowcharting is the best way to do this. Flowchart is a diagram that successively depicts all process steps. Basic flowchart is the most easy and understandable type of a flowchart. Using ConceptDraw DIAGRAM you can design flowcharts of any complexity on Windows or OS X. Then you can export them to Visio format to share with the users of MS Visio. Moreover, using ConceptDraw DIAGRAM you can open and edit a flowchart made in Visio, regardless of whether you are using OS X or Windows.

Export from ConceptDraw DIAGRAM Document to MS Visio® XML

Once you have created your document in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM and you want to share it with your colleagues and friends, who uses MS Visio on their computers, you can easily export your document using ConceptDraw DIAGRAM export to Visio XML files (VDX) feature. Now you can share your ConceptDraw documents with MS Visio users.
Export to MS Visio® XML
Export to MS Visio® XML

In Searching of Alternative to MS Visio for Mac and PC
with ConceptDraw DIAGRAM

Undoubtedly MS Visio is a powerful and multifunctional tool, but however at times occur the instances, when it turns unable of meeting certain users' requirements. At this cases you may need to use an alternative program software, preferably it will be simple, convenient, and at the same time powerful and professional. In searching the alternative to MS Visio for MAC and PC we recommend you to pay attention for ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software, which was developed to satisfy all your drawing needs and requirements. It is a fully-functioned alternative product to MS Visio for both platforms. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software has many advantages, the main among them are the cross-platform compatibility, a reasonable price, widespread ConceptDraw Solution Park with huge variety of different solutions that offer numerous libraries of specialized vector objects, useful examples, samples, and quick-start templates, extensive import / export capabilities, built-in script language, MS Visio support and certainly free technical support.

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM Comparison with Omnigraffle Professional and MS Visio

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM comparison with Omnigraffle Professional and MS Visio shows you the significant benefits of ConceptDraw DIAGRAM , which offers varied useful drawing tools, the capability of creation multi-page documents, wide export / import capabilities in graphics formats, integration with Visio and Microsoft Office applications, availability of built-in scripting language and ConceptDraw Solution Park with numerous solutions, vector objects libraries, templates and samples. Business today is conducted with incredible rate and dynamic presentations become very popular. Sometimes while conducting the business, may happen that you can't describe some situation, state, or process with only words. In these cases, it is convenient to include graphics and diagrams associated with the text. This guarantees successful communication with other stakeholders and team members, and faultless understanding the information by them. The combination of words and graphics is an ideal combination, it improves the clarity and removes any doubt. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM helps you easily create any kinds of diagrams and dynamic presentations too.

Flowchart on Bank. Flowchart Examples

This sample was created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software using the Flowcharts solution from the Diagrams area of ConceptDraw Solution Park. This sample shows the Flowchart of the Subprime Mortgage Crisis. This Flowchart describes the decline in housing prices when the housing bubble burst and what it caused on the housing and financial markets. You can also see the Government and Industry responses in this crisis situation.
Create Flowchart on Bank
Create Flowchart on Bank

Sample Project Flowchart. Flowchart Examples

This sample shows the Flowchart that displays the architecture of SQL Exception Translation. This sample was created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software using the Flowcharts solution from the Diagrams area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
How to Simplify FlowCharting
How to Simplify FlowCharting

UML Diagram Visio

This sample shows the UML Class Diagram that was created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM on the Mac and then was opened for editing in MS Visio. Using the 13 libraries of the Rapid UML Solution for ConceptDraw DIAGRAM you can create your own visual vector UML diagrams quick and easy.

MS Visio Look a Like Diagrams

No need for any special drawing skills to create professional looking diagrams outside of your knowledge base. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM takes care of the technical details, allowing you to focus on your job, not the drawing. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM delivers full-functioned alternative to MS Visio. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM supports import of Visio files. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM supports flowcharting, swimlane, orgchart, project chart, mind map, decision tree, cause and effect, charts and graphs, and many other diagram types.

Basketball Illustrations

It’s very important that your basketball illustrations looked bright, beautiful, interesting and attracted the attention. For this you just need to add the illustrations! The Basketball solution delivers two libraries with predesigned vector clipart objects. Simply drag the needed clipart to your diagram to make it successful.

Excellent Examples of Infographic Maps

Create Spatial infographics with ConceptDraw using its excellent examples of infographic maps. We hope these can inspire and teach you!

Samples of Flowcharting

This sample shows the Flowchart for determine is a species heterotroph or autotroph, or a subtype. This diagram has start point and end points. The diamonds on the Flowchart represent the decisions. The Flowcharts are widely used in science, analytics, government, politics, business, engineering, architecture, marketing, manufacturing, administration, etc.

Brilliant Examples of Infographics Map, Transport, Road

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM contains spatial infographics samples, map templates to be filled in, and libraries of vector stencils for main design elements of spatial infographics.

Samples of Flowchart

This sample shows the Flowchart of the testing the work of the lamp and decision making about what to do to lamp will work.
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How To Create MS Visio Cross-Functional Flowchart

Cross-functional is a process involving several functional layers. Such processes typically cause the most problems, and therefore, is the most potential for improvement. Cross-functional business processes usually illustrate the processes of product development, commercial proposal development, the order execution process - everything, that involves several departments. The package of possible improvements - is the task of re-engineering. To illustrate the cross-functional processes often use cross-functional flowchart is often used to illustrate the cross-functional processes. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM allows you to easily create a cross-functional flowchart. Then, you can export it to MS Visio VSDX or VDX format and successfully share it with your colleagues still using MS Visio.

SWOT analysis, TOWS analysis SWOT Analysis

SWOT analysis, TOWS analysis
SWOT and TOWS Matrix Diagrams solution extends ConceptDraw DIAGRAM and ConceptDraw MINDMAP software with features, templates, samples and libraries of vector stencils for drawing SWOT and TOWS analysis matrices and mind maps.

Marketing and Sales Organization chart. Organization chart Example

The use of Organization Charts is very popular at the fields of marketing and sales. They help to depict in a visual form a lot of information about organization: the company's structure, relationships of positions within an organization in terms of authorities and responsibilities, and company's strategies. All Organizational Charts are constructed from the similar building blocks (rectangles and lines), this makes them easily for interpretation and understanding by all interested people inside and outside of this company, such as shareholders, employees, investors, distributors, suppliers, customers, etc. Organization Charts can be hand-drawn on the paper, however the preferable is to use a special software. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector graphics software extended with useful Organizational Charts solution is ideal for easy representing information and data, and professional drawing Marketing and Sales Organization Chart with any depth of detailing. Organizational structure may differ during the company's development, you can design and compare the charts on each stage.

Examples of Flowchart

This sample shows the Flowchart of the ACC general account creation. This Flowchart describes the Start point, the process of the handling the user requests and the End point – creating of the account. The shapes represent the subprocesses and the arrows between the shapes shows the sequence of the actions. This sample was created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software using the Flowcharts solution from the "Diagrams" area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Create Examples of Flowchart
Create Examples of Flowchart