How to Open MS Visio® 2013/2016 Files on a Mac®

Powerful business graphics and diagramming tools are the norm and not the exception for today’s businesses. For years the de facto standard file format for business has been Microsoft Visio™. Many people involved in visual communication need software tools that will read and write using the Visio file format. With the introduction of Visio 2013 Microsoft has changed the native file format used in earlier versions of Microsoft Visio. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM file import and export works round-trip with the new Visio VSDX file format.

How to Open Visio® VDX File Using ConceptDraw DIAGRAM

MS Visio file with the extention.VDX can be created with the MS Visio 2003-2007. It is a filename extension for the MS Visio XML drawing file format. MS Visio 2010 and earlier versions support reading and writing files in a binary VSD or xml-based VDX file formats. Since MS Visio 2013 drawing files are written in the new VSDX and VSDM file formats. The writing VDX files is no longer supported. If you used MS Visio 2003-2010 before and now is considering to switch to ConceptDraw DIAGRAM, maybe this is a good news - ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is still supported reading and writing of Microsoft Visio XML file format. Thus replacing the diagramming software , allows to keep all your drawings, created in the old versions of MS Visio. Making business drawings with ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is easier than using MS Visio. Moreover, you will be able to use a huge number of business-oriented libraries supplied by ConceptDraw Solution Park. Also, using ConceptDraw you can create your custom objects and supplement libraries to cover your requirements.

How to Convert Visio Stencils for Use in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM

MS Visio provides users with a number of predefined stencils. Standard Visio stencils contain shapes that are basically used to create diagrams. The shapes can range from simple flow chart boxes or lines to more complicated shapes like servers, racks or anything else that needs to be represented in a graphical form. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM supports the possibility to open Visio stencils. With the introduction of Visio 2013 Microsoft has changed the native file format used in earlier versions of Microsoft Visio. Thus, when you are looking for professional tool to open and save in the newer Visio 2013 file format on Mac, ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is exactly solution for you. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM file import and export works round-trip with the new Visio VSDX file format and at the same time supports the improved import of VDX file format. To use Visio stencils created with MS Visio 2010 in your diagrams, created with ConceptDraw DIAGRAM, follow the steps described in the following article.

How to Convert MS Visio Custom Stencil to ConceptDraw DIAGRAM

Microsoft Visio allows users to create a new custom stencil to store objects that one wants to reuse later or share it with other people. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM supports the possibility to open Visio custom stencils and shapes. With the introduction of Visio 2013, Microsoft has changed the native file format used in earlier versions of Microsoft Visio. Thus, when you are looking for a professional tool to open and save in the newer Visio 2013 file format on Mac. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is exact solution for you.

How to Plan Projects Effectively Using Solutions

You can turn a project mind map into a Gantt chart. The advanced data exchange capabilities of ConceptDraw MINDMAP and ConceptDraw PROJECT allows you to view your mind map as a Gantt chart. This way you are switching between views of the same file.

How to Start Drawing a Diagram on Mac

There are many types of diagrams, you can create using ConceptDraw DIAGRAM: network diagrams, organizational charts, flowcharts, workflow diagrams, technical schemes, and building plans. However, there are the same basic steps to start creating almost all of them. Here the tutorial we will show how to create a simple chart using a template, and how to add shapes to your drawing using libraries.
In this tutorial, we will explain how to create a simple chart in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM using a template, and how to use the library objects.

How to Make a Mind Map from a Project Gantt Chart

ConceptDraw Office allows you to see the project data from ConceptDraw PROJECT in a mind map structure by opening your project in ConceptDraw MINDMAP.