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Who can benefit most from the free Visio app in Microsoft 365? ItвЂ™s a brilliant move from Microsoft, because giving Visio to every Microsoft 365 user for no extra charge fills the very real need for visual communication, especially in these post-pandemic times when so many of us are collaborating or communicating virtually. Start working on a flowchart from your laptop in the office, continue to edit on your smartphone during the train ride home, and add one final flourish using your tablet at home after a bit of late-night inspiration strikes! Because these Visio files are in the cloud, users can co-author diagrams in real time with colleagues thanks to the seamless integration with Microsoft Teams. The cloud-based nature of this new Visio app means that every diagram is automatically saved in the secure Microsoft OneDrive storage and available worldwide from any device. Although it is a pure web app in Microsoft 365, the free version of Microsoft Visio will offer the most popular diagram templates such as flowcharts and process diagrams. Unlike the previous standalone versions of the Visio app, this new cloud-native version is integrated directly into Microsoft 365 Business and accessed from Office Online in any web browser.

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In July 2021, all Microsoft 365 Business plans will receive a free update that will add a cloud-native version of the Microsoft Visio app for every user. Microsoft addsВ a free version of Visio to all Microsoft 365 Business plans For organizations using Microsoft 365, very simple diagrams can be createdВ using theВ built-in SmartArt shapesВ for Microsoft PowerPoint.В WhileВ complex diagrams could be created with the purchase of aВ Microsoft VisioВ license,В many cost-consciousВ organizations-especially during the 2020 pandemic-resistedВ addingВ VisioВ in favor of either cheaper third-partyВ alternatives or just made do with whatever they had.В AmaxraВ consultants heard from our clients and prospects thatВ theyВ would love toВ addВ VisioВ because of its tight integration with Microsoft Teams and otherВ Microsoft 365В appsВ butВ wished thereВ wereВ aВ simpler,В inexpensiveВ versionВ with justВ theВ most common diagramming templates.

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Unless youВ believeВ youвЂ™reВ a trueВ artisanВ whoВ canВ hand-draw a diagramВ on a whiteboard, take a photoВ of it, and then import the static file into a slide deck (as an aside, this is a scenario thatВ actually happenedвЂ¦В and is not recommended), the wayВ many of usВ would add a diagram toВ our managerвЂ™s slides to the board using a software app. WhenВ youвЂ™re tasked by your manager to drawВ outВ a workflow, an organizational chart for your team, orВ maybe a timeline for a project, what is your go-to method to create that sort of diagram?В LetвЂ™s say your manager is looking for a diagram that she can present to the board, now how are you going to create that diagram?

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