Users can display and publish project milestones as Gantt charts and timelines by importing selected dates and tasks from Microsoft Project. Information in a timeline can be exported easily to create a Gantt chart, and vice versa. Users of organization charts can be more productive thanks to intuitive layout and synchronization behavior, as well as added flexibility in working with custom property data. Multiple interchangeable display fields. Users can convey additional information in their organization charts because Visio 2002 can display an unlimited number of custom properties.
Users can select which properties are displayed after generating the diagram.
Intuitive layout behavior. In Visio 2002, organization chart shapes are positioned automatically when dropped onto a superior shape, and can maintain their original positions when additional shapes are added. This enables greater user control over the appearance and formatting of the organization chart. Fully automatic formatting is also available through a menu option. The new office layout solution offers a quick, intuitive way to create and manipulate complete, accurate office layouts.