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Exporting Graphics from Visio
by Geetesh Bajaj - March 2nd, 2004

Introduction
Export to Microsoft Word
Export to Microsoft Excel
Export to Microsoft PowerPoint
Export to Microsoft Publisher
Export to Adobe Illustrator
Export to Adobe InDesign
Export to Adobe PageMaker
Export to Adobe Photoshop
Export to CorelDRAW
Export to Corel PHOTOPAINT
Export to Corel Ventura
Export to Macromedia Flash
Export to Macromedia Director
Export to Macromedia Freehand
Export to Macromedia Fireworks
More Info

Introduction
Many a time, you want to export graphics from Visio into your
spreadsheet, presentation or document - that's easy since a simple
copy and paste does work most of the time. However, it's not that
easy to decide how you want to export Visio content to an image
editor, page layout program or a drawing application. On this page,
we'll explore the easiest ways to export graphics from Visio to
various applications.
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Export to Microsoft Word
From Visio 2002 or 2003, you can export your drawings to either
WMF or EMF formats - EMF will provide more fidelity. In Word, choose
Insert | Picture | From File... and choose the WMF/EMF graphic.
You'll find more detailed info at Indezine's Visio
and Word page...
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Export to Microsoft Excel
Works exactly in the same way as export options to Word. See
above...
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Export to Microsoft PowerPoint
You can export to a Visio drawing to WMF/EMF. You'll find much
more detailed info including ways to animate your Visio content
within PowerPoint at Indezine's Visio
and PowerPoint page...
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Export to Microsoft Publisher
Works exactly in the same way as export options to Word. See
above...
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Export to Adobe Illustrator
Visio 2002 allows direct AI/EPS export which is Illustrator's
native format. Illustrator can also use SVG files that Microsoft
Visio 2003 can export. For both Visio 2002 and 2003, you can export
to WMF/EMF, but AI/EPS and SVG may be better alternatives. You
can also print to PDF and open the resultant PDF in Illustrator.
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Export to Adobe InDesign
From Visio 2002, you can export to the AI/EPS format. From both
Visio 2002 and 2003, you can export to WMF/EMF, but AI/EPS is a
better alternative.
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Export to Adobe PageMaker
From Visio 2002, you can export to the AI/EPS format. From both
Visio 2002 and 2003, you can export to WMF/EMF, but AI/EPS is a
better alternative.
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Export to Adobe Photoshop
This is a somewhat difficult transfer since the only vector format
that Photoshop can open is AI/EPS - something that Visio 2002 can
indeed export. Visio 2003 users may need to look at bitmap export
options like BMP or TIF - or export to WMF/EMF and convert that
format to AI/EPS in Adobe Illustrator or CorelDRAW.
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Export to CorelDRAW
From Visio 2002, you can export to the AI/EPS format. From Visio
2003, you can choose SVG export which newer versions of CorelDRAW
can open. For both Visio 2002 and 2003, you can export to WMF/EMF,
but AI/EPS and SVG may be better alternatives.
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Export to Corel PHOTOPAINT
PHOTOPAINT can open WMF and EMF files that you can export from
Visio 2002 or 2003.
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Export to Corel Ventura
From Visio 2002, you can export to the AI/EPS format. From both
Visio 2002 and 2003, you can export to WMF/EMF, but AI/EPS is a
better alternative.
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Export to Macromedia Flash
From Visio 2002, you can export to the AI/EPS format. From both
Visio 2002 and 2003, you can export to WMF/EMF, but AI/EPS is a
better alternative.
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Export to Macromedia Director
From Visio 2002 or 2003, you can export your drawings to either
WMF or EMF formats - EMF will provide more fidelity.
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Export to Macromedia Freehand
From Visio 2002, you can export to the AI/EPS format. From both
Visio 2002 and 2003, you can export to WMF/EMF, but AI/EPS is a
better alternative.
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Export to Macromedia Fireworks
From Visio 2002, you can export to the AI/EPS format. From both
Visio 2002 and 2003, you can export to WMF/EMF, but AI/EPS is a
better alternative.
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More Info
- The Microsoft
Visio homepage is chock-a-block of tips, techniques and
support info. While you are there, you can order a 30-day trial
version of Visio on CD-ROM, which also contains excellent tutorial
movies and case studies.
- The Microsoft
Visio Viewer is a free download which allows you to distribute
your Visio drawings to those who are not equipped with the
application.
- Visio MVP John Marshall's site is a treasure trove of Visio
related info - you'll find loads of links to providers of third-party stencils,
templates and drawings as well as tons of pointers to other Visio
related sites.
- Search posts in the Visio
newsgroups archive for all sorts of Visio-related information.
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