Compatible with Previous Versions Unequalled Solutions Platform Total Cost of Ownership New Drawing and Diagramming Features Microsoft Visio 2000 offers new and enhanced business solutions to create business drawings or diagrams that communicate ideas clearly and effectively. The Organization Chart Wizard automatically creates an organization chart from existing data in Microsoft Exchange Server, a text file, an Excel spreadsheet, or an ODBC-compliant database. The Office Layout Utility automatically lays out walls and dimension lines. In flowcharts, colored bands show relationships between cross-functional processes over time. Microsoft Visio 2000 can compare two organization charts and automatically create a change list that documents differences between the two drawings.
Organization charts can show or hide subordinate employees.
The Gantt Chart solution allows the user to create high-level project timeline charts. The Gantt Chart solution can import MPX files from Microsoft Project, and allows easy addition and deletion of columns of data for Start, End and Duration. The enhanced Gantt Chart To make maps look more realistic, users can add custom line styles, such as roads and railroad tracks. Directional map and geographic map shapes make it easy to communicate geographic information. Users just drag and drop the shapes on the page in any order or orientation, and Microsoft Visio automatically positions the shapes in the real-world geographic orientation.