Getting Visio and Diagram Help

Visio offers a variety of ways to get help while you're working, as shown in the following table.

Task	Action
See sample diagrams for several diagram types in Visio Professional 2007 that you can use to generate ideas for creating your own diagrams.	On the File menu, point to New, and then click Getting Started. On the Template Categories list, click Samples. Or, on the Help menu, click Sample Diagrams.
Quickly find answers to your questions by using keywords.	Type a keyword in the Type A Question For Help box on the Visio menu bar, and then press the Enter key. Visio searches through its Help topics to find those related to the keyword. If you're connected to the Internet, Visio also searches Microsoft Office Online for related topics and articles.
Browse the list of Help topics included with Visio as well as updated topics on Microsoft Office Online.	On the Help menu, click Microsoft Office Visio Help to show the Visio Help window. On the toolbar, click the Show Table Of Contents button. To see the most recent Visio Help topics, make sure you're connected to the Internet when you use Visio Help. If you're not connected to the Internet, Visio will use the Help topics installed with the Visio program
Find specific information about how to use a template.	Type the name of the template followed by template in the Type A Question For Help box on the Visio menu bar, and then press the ENTER key. For example, type Basic Flowchart template.
Find information on each option in a dialog box.	In a dialog box, click the Help button in the lower-left corner of the dialog box.
Find product tours , templates, sample diagrams, tutorials, tips and tricks, in-depth articles about using Visio, answers to frequently asked questions, and links to Microsoft Knowledge Base articles.	On the Help menu, click Microsoft Office Online.

In this exercise, you get help using a template and search Visio Help using a keyword.

1.	Start Visio. In the Getting Started window, on the Template Categories list, click Business .
2.	Under Featured Templates , double-click Brainstorming Diagram . Visio opens a blank drawing page, four stencils, and other tools used specifically for brainstorming diagrams.
3.	On the Help menu, click Microsoft Office Visio Help . The Visio Help window appears. Troubleshooting If you're connected to the Internet while you search Visio Help, the search results you see might be slightly different than the results shown in this book. For example, if you're connected to the Internet when you open Microsoft Office Visio Help in step 3, Visio Help automatically opens the Create a Brainstorming Diagram help topic. If you're not connected to the Internet, you'll see a list of frequently used help topic categories.
4.	In the Search box, type Brainstorming Diagram template , and then press the key. Visio displays the search results.
5.	In the search results, click Five great tools for making brainstorming diagrams in Visio . The article opens directly in the Visio Help window.
6.	In the upper-right corner of the Visio Help window, click the Close button to close the window. Close The Visio Help window closes .
7.	On the Visio menu bar, click in the Type a question for help box, type pages , and then press the key. Visio opens the Visio Help window and displays the search results.
8.	In the search results, click Add a new page . The topic opens in the Visio Help window.
9.	On the title bar of the Visio Help window, click the Close button to close the window.
10.	On the Tools menu, click Options . The Options dialog box opens.
11.	Click the Help button in the lower-left corner of the dialog box. Help The Visio Help window opens and displays a Help topic that describes the options in the dialog box.
12.	On the title bar of the Help window, click the Close button to close the window.
13.	In the Options dialog box, click Cancel to close the dialog box.
14.	On the File menu, click Exit . In the dialog box that appears, click No so that you don't save the diagram. Visio closes.