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Exploring the Visio 2007 Interface
The Visio interface makes it easy to access the features you use. By default, the Visio environment
positions menus and toolbars across the top, the Shapes window with stencils and shapes to the
left, the task pane to the right, a status bar along the bottom, and the drawing window in the cen-
ter, as shown in Figure 1-4.
FIGURE 1-4
The Visio environment provides convenient access to tools.
Menus and Toolbars
Most Visio features appear on one or more of the plentiful built-in menus or toolbars. In the Visio
menu bar, in addition to the menus so familiar to Microsoft Office users, specialized menu entries
sometimes appear, which include commands specifically for the template you’re using. For example,
the Organization Chart template adds an Organization Chart entry to the menu bar, which opens a
drop-down menu with commands, such as Arrange Subordinates or Import Organization Data.
However, the fastest route to many tasks is right-clicking something on the drawing page or
within the Visio windows to display a shortcut menu. In addition, shortcuts for the most popular
Menu bar
Shapes window
Toolbars Task pane
Drawing window
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