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Basic Visio Help Needed - Process Maps
Hi there,
We've recently got Visio 2003 in work, but as our training won't be until September, we are learning ourselves at the moment, which is going very slowly! In the meantime, I'm trying to create a Process Map to show the work that each person in the office does over the course of the year, and to link each process with an arrow to show the order of events. I've manually drew a very simple example he http://www.sm9.co.uk/ProcessMapExample.gif My first query is how should I go about creating the new document? The closest look 'wizard template' I've found is one of the data flow diagrams, but I've been told that we're trying to create Process Maps (but the similarly named template in Visio doesn't seem quite right. Secondly, what is the best method for adding new people to the list? In my first example, it was all so bunched up that I never had room to add anyone - is there a way to do this without messing up the existing drawing? And thirdly, if you look at my simple example, the process of upgrading computers is done my two people, but I don't know how to insert a process box in Visio with a dotted line (to show who doesn't carry out this process). Can anyone advise me how to do this? Thanks for any help on this, it will really be appreciated. If there's any good websites out there with tutorials that people have found useful, I'd love to know about them. Thanks again, Ste |
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Basic Visio Help Needed - Process Maps
You should try out the Cross-Functional Flowchart template in Visio.
-- Mark Nelson Microsoft Corporation This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "steŠ" wrote in message ... Hi there, We've recently got Visio 2003 in work, but as our training won't be until September, we are learning ourselves at the moment, which is going very slowly! In the meantime, I'm trying to create a Process Map to show the work that each person in the office does over the course of the year, and to link each process with an arrow to show the order of events. I've manually drew a very simple example he http://www.sm9.co.uk/ProcessMapExample.gif My first query is how should I go about creating the new document? The closest look 'wizard template' I've found is one of the data flow diagrams, but I've been told that we're trying to create Process Maps (but the similarly named template in Visio doesn't seem quite right. Secondly, what is the best method for adding new people to the list? In my first example, it was all so bunched up that I never had room to add anyone - is there a way to do this without messing up the existing drawing? And thirdly, if you look at my simple example, the process of upgrading computers is done my two people, but I don't know how to insert a process box in Visio with a dotted line (to show who doesn't carry out this process). Can anyone advise me how to do this? Thanks for any help on this, it will really be appreciated. If there's any good websites out there with tutorials that people have found useful, I'd love to know about them. Thanks again, Ste |
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Basic Visio Help Needed - Process Maps
Thanks Mark, I think that's what I've been using, but it only lets me add on
a maxumum of 5 horizontal bands (for each member of staff). I suppose I could try and add more later. Do you know how I can draw a process rectangle that covers more than one person, with dotted lines to show who doesn't do this task? Like my diagram below? |-------------------| | | process square | | .. . .. . dotted lines .. . .. . | | | | rest of process square |-------------------| Thanks, Ste "Mark Nelson [MS]" wrote in message ... | You should try out the Cross-Functional Flowchart template in Visio. | | -- | Mark Nelson | Microsoft Corporation | | This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. | | "steŠ" wrote in message | ... | Hi there, | | We've recently got Visio 2003 in work, but as our training won't be until | September, we are learning ourselves at the moment, which is going very | slowly! | | In the meantime, I'm trying to create a Process Map to show the work that | each person in the office does over the course of the year, and to link | each | process with an arrow to show the order of events. | | I've manually drew a very simple example he | http://www.sm9.co.uk/ProcessMapExample.gif | | My first query is how should I go about creating the new document? The | closest look 'wizard template' I've found is one of the data flow | diagrams, | but I've been told that we're trying to create Process Maps (but the | similarly named template in Visio doesn't seem quite right. | | Secondly, what is the best method for adding new people to the list? In | my | first example, it was all so bunched up that I never had room to add | anyone - is there a way to do this without messing up the existing | drawing? | | And thirdly, if you look at my simple example, the process of upgrading | computers is done my two people, but I don't know how to insert a process | box in Visio with a dotted line (to show who doesn't carry out this | process). Can anyone advise me how to do this? | | Thanks for any help on this, it will really be appreciated. If there's | any | good websites out there with tutorials that people have found useful, I'd | love to know about them. | | Thanks again, | | Ste | | | | |
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Basic Visio Help Needed - Process Maps
You could manually create such a shape using the drawing tools, but I'm not
aware of any existing shape with that kind of functionality. -- Mark Nelson Microsoft Corporation This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "steŠ" wrote in message ... Thanks Mark, I think that's what I've been using, but it only lets me add on a maxumum of 5 horizontal bands (for each member of staff). I suppose I could try and add more later. Do you know how I can draw a process rectangle that covers more than one person, with dotted lines to show who doesn't do this task? Like my diagram below? |-------------------| | | process square | | . . . . dotted lines . . . . | | | | rest of process square |-------------------| Thanks, Ste "Mark Nelson [MS]" wrote in message ... | You should try out the Cross-Functional Flowchart template in Visio. | | -- | Mark Nelson | Microsoft Corporation | | This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. | | "steŠ" wrote in message | ... | Hi there, | | We've recently got Visio 2003 in work, but as our training won't be until | September, we are learning ourselves at the moment, which is going very | slowly! | | In the meantime, I'm trying to create a Process Map to show the work that | each person in the office does over the course of the year, and to link | each | process with an arrow to show the order of events. | | I've manually drew a very simple example he | http://www.sm9.co.uk/ProcessMapExample.gif | | My first query is how should I go about creating the new document? The | closest look 'wizard template' I've found is one of the data flow | diagrams, | but I've been told that we're trying to create Process Maps (but the | similarly named template in Visio doesn't seem quite right. | | Secondly, what is the best method for adding new people to the list? In | my | first example, it was all so bunched up that I never had room to add | anyone - is there a way to do this without messing up the existing | drawing? | | And thirdly, if you look at my simple example, the process of upgrading | computers is done my two people, but I don't know how to insert a process | box in Visio with a dotted line (to show who doesn't carry out this | process). Can anyone advise me how to do this? | | Thanks for any help on this, it will really be appreciated. If there's | any | good websites out there with tutorials that people have found useful, I'd | love to know about them. | | Thanks again, | | Ste | | | | |
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Basic Visio Help Needed - Process Maps
Okay, thanks Mark, I'll make do with that. I don't mind some work, as long
as I know that there's not a quicker way to be doing things. Thanks, Ste "Mark Nelson [MS]" wrote in message ... | You could manually create such a shape using the drawing tools, but I'm not | aware of any existing shape with that kind of functionality. | | -- | Mark Nelson | Microsoft Corporation | | This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. | | "steŠ" wrote in message | ... | Thanks Mark, I think that's what I've been using, but it only lets me add | on | a maxumum of 5 horizontal bands (for each member of staff). I suppose I | could try and add more later. | | Do you know how I can draw a process rectangle that covers more than one | person, with dotted lines to show who doesn't do this task? Like my | diagram | below? | | |-------------------| | | | process square | | | | . . | . . dotted lines | . . | . . | | | | | | rest of process square | |-------------------| | | | Thanks, | | Ste | | | | "Mark Nelson [MS]" wrote in message | ... | | You should try out the Cross-Functional Flowchart template in Visio. | | | | -- | | Mark Nelson | | Microsoft Corporation | | | | This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no | rights. | | | | "steŠ" wrote in message | | ... | | Hi there, | | | | We've recently got Visio 2003 in work, but as our training won't be | until | | September, we are learning ourselves at the moment, which is going | very | | slowly! | | | | In the meantime, I'm trying to create a Process Map to show the work | that | | each person in the office does over the course of the year, and to | link | | each | | process with an arrow to show the order of events. | | | | I've manually drew a very simple example he | | http://www.sm9.co.uk/ProcessMapExample.gif | | | | My first query is how should I go about creating the new document? | The | | closest look 'wizard template' I've found is one of the data flow | | diagrams, | | but I've been told that we're trying to create Process Maps (but the | | similarly named template in Visio doesn't seem quite right. | | | | Secondly, what is the best method for adding new people to the list? | In | | my | | first example, it was all so bunched up that I never had room to add | | anyone - is there a way to do this without messing up the existing | | drawing? | | | | And thirdly, if you look at my simple example, the process of | upgrading | | computers is done my two people, but I don't know how to insert a | process | | box in Visio with a dotted line (to show who doesn't carry out this | | process). Can anyone advise me how to do this? | | | | Thanks for any help on this, it will really be appreciated. If | there's | | any | | good websites out there with tutorials that people have found useful, | I'd | | love to know about them. | | | | Thanks again, | | | | Ste | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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