Office 365 - Microsoft Visio

This article provides an overview of Microsoft Visio

Microsoft Visio is a workflow and process design tool available to faculty and staff at UNC-Chapel Hill. With Visio, you can:

  • Create flow charts, timelines, workflow process maps, organizational charts, etc.
  • Connect diagram elements directly to their data sources to keep the chart up-to-date.

Microsoft's help center is a great resource for getting started with Visio.

Below describes the installation of Microsoft Visio 2016 for Office 365 ProPlus. Please check your version of Office as described in this document What version am I using? to ensure you have Office 365 ProPlus before proceeding.

You must have completed an order for Microsoft Visio 2016 with our Software Acquisition Office for this installation to be available to you.

  1. Log in to office.unc.edu with youronyen@ad.unc.edu and your Onyen password.

Office login screen

  1. Click on “Other Install Options”, which is in the Install Office drop-down in the top right of the screen.

Install office button

  1. On the Software page, locate Visio along the left side of the screen. If you do not see Visio listed here, please check with our Software Acquisition Office  to ensure your order was completed and the license for the software was assigned to your account.
  2. The Microsoft Visio logo will be on the next screen along with install information. At the bottom, click the Install button.

Location of installer for Visio

  1. A pop up window will appear and say “Just a few more steps…” Along the bottom just above the task bar, click on the Save button.

Popup after clicking Install

  1. Next, click on the Run button

`Screen showing run option that should be used to complete installation

  1. Click on Yes on the following prompt to allow the app to make changes

User Account Control message confirming installation

  1. You will see the following as Office prepares to install

  1. In the lower right of the screen in the taskbar, you should see an orange Windows Office logo. If not, click on the carrot ^ also known as the show hidden icons button to find it. After doing so, an install status will appear.

Possible location of installation status

  1. After the Install of Microsoft Visio is complete, click on the Close button and launch Microsoft Visio from the Start Menu. You may need to do a search within the Start Menu to find Microsoft Visio.

Completed installation screen

  1. Finally, click on the Accept button to agree to the Microsoft Office license Agreement.

 

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