Microsoft 365 Visio Online - Beginner

Compare Visio Online and Visio Desktop, noting missing features in the Visio Online version, and highlight benefits like no install, cross-device access, cloud save to OneDrive, and easy sharing.

Explore the Visio online home screen, navigate the app launcher, open Visio in a new tab, and preview templates and chart categories to start with a new blank drawing.

Open a Visio online diagram, switch to edit in browser, and navigate the condensed ribbon, shapes pane, and stencils to build diagrams with basic shapes and connectors.

Navigate between pages and switch layouts; add, delete, or reorder pages with right-click or drag-and-drop. Use the bottom zoom controls to zoom and fit content to the current window.

Learn to use Visio templates to create an organizational chart, drag and drop shapes on an infinite canvas, and apply basic formatting while saving diagrams.

Start a Visio drawing from three places: the Visio home page, OneDrive, or Teams; click new to launch a drawing and begin from your chosen location.

Build and format a conference layout in Microsoft 365 Visio Online using basic shapes and stencils, applying fills, outlines, fonts, rotation, duplication, and alignment.

Learn how to manage stacking order in Visio Online by moving shapes forward or backward, sending objects to back, and placing new shapes behind existing diagrams for clear visuals.

Select multiple shapes with control and group them to treat them as one object; ungroup to edit individually, then move, resize, and format the grouped object.

Explore how to search for and add shapes in Visio Online, from groups and stencils to individual icons like accessibility and stairs, then resize and place them in diagrams.

Access the basic flowchart template in Visio Online, use start, end, and process shapes, and name your diagram, such as a proposal process. Learn how ready stencils save time.

Explore how to add and connect shapes in a flowchart using Visio Online, including auto-connect with four arrows and manual drag connections in landscape orientation.

Add text to shapes in Visio Online by clicking a shape and typing, then customize text with formatting options from the home tab, including font size, color, borders, and themes.

Learn to insert pictures in Visio Online from local devices, online pictures via Bing, or stock images, then drag, reposition, and add text beneath.

Apply preset themes from the design tab to unify formatting and add color to a Visio diagram, while keeping distinct colors for vendor tables, seating tables, and the stage.

Manage and add pages in a Visio diagram by renaming pages, inserting with the plus sign, and reordering or deleting pages, while switching between them via the page list.

Learn how to share a Visio online diagram by copying a link, adjusting sharing settings, and selecting access scopes from anyone to specific people.

Explore Visio Online basics in this beginner recap, highlighting easier sharing, quick access to shape stencils via the plus sign, and themes that keep formatting separate while adding pop.