Microsoft Visio Professional 2016 makes it easier than ever for individuals and teams to create and share professional, versatile diagrams that simplify complex information. It includes all of the functionality of Visio Standard 2016 as well as updated shapes, templates, and styles; enhanced support for team collaboration, including the ability for several people to work on a single diagram at the same time; and the ability to link diagrams to data instantly. Visio Professional 2016 also helps prevent information leakage by enabling Information Rights Management.
Get a jump start on diagrams with a set of pre-crafted starter diagrams and contextual tips and tricks.
Take advantage of 70 built-in templates and thousands of shapes that meet industry standards including:
Use a simple wizard to automatically create diagrams from data, starting with organizational charts.
Customize professional-looking diagrams using a rich set of effects and themes that apply a completely different look to your design in just a few clicks.
Perform common diagramming activities (change shape, auto align and position, or duplicate and reorder pages) with an intuitive experience while preserving the metadata and connections of the shapes.
Document processes with the standard notation of your choice. With over 20 process templates, Visio offers a one-stop solution of process types—BPMN 2.0, SharePoint workflow, value stream mapping, and EPC.
Take advantage of an intuitive experience of sub-process creation and drive cross team synergy.
Check diagrams using built-in or customizable validation rules to ensure that diagrams are constructed in accordance with general diagramming best practices, industry standards or compliance needs. Use Visio Services in SharePoint to share and communicate your processes visually across the enterprise, or to monitor process activities using live data connectivity.
Prevent information leakage using Information Rights Management (IRM) protection, which provides persistent protection of e-mail messages and attachments, documents, and diagrams.
Take advantage of Office experience innovations such as Dark Themes, Tell Me, and High DPI support to accommodate various diagram creation and collaboration needs.
Required Processor: 1 gigahertz (Ghz) or faster x86- or x64-bit processor with SSE2
Required Operating System: Windows 7 or later, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2012
Required Memory: 1 GB RAM (32 bit); 2 GB RAM (64 bit)
Required Hard Disk Space: 3.0 GB available disk space
Required Display: 1280 x 800 resolution
Graphics: Graphics hardware acceleration requires a DirectX 10 graphics card.
Multi-touch: A touch-enabled device is required to use any multi-touch functionality. However, all features and functionality are always available by using a keyboard, mouse, or other standard or accessible input device. Note that new touch features are optimized for use with Windows 8 or later.
Additional System Requirements: Internet functionality requires an Internet connection.