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Visio Standard is software for creating diagrams. Users choose a template, drag shapes to the drawing, connect the shapes, and add text where needed.

This offer provides one license for installing the software on a single device. See a summary of Volume Licensing Product Terms for specific licensing details.

Which Versions of This Software Are Available?

You can find out which version of this software is available on the Current Versions of Microsoft Products page. You can download the software in any language that's available.

Benefits for Organisations

You can use Visio to create flowcharts, organisation charts, office layouts, and more.

Major Capabilities

  • Templates: Visio includes templates for
    • Charts (organisation charts, flowcharts, and marketing charts)
    • Project schedules (calendars, timelines, and Gantt charts)
    • Maps (directional and geographic)
    • Cause-and-effect diagrams
    • Block diagrams
    • Basic network diagrams
    • Basic office layouts
  • Themes and styles: You can add sets of colors, fonts, and effects to an entire diagram with a single mouse click. Each theme has several variants. In addition, you can also apply styles to individual shapes to make them stand out.
  • Threaded conversations: A commenting pane allows reviewers' comments to appear in threads.
  • Cloudstorage: The default location to save diagrams is the user's OneDrive.

No Software Assurance

This license does not include Software Assurance. Without Software Assurance, you will not have the right to install new releases of this product. You will not be able to add Software Assurance to this type of license.

Obtaining This Product

To install this product, you'll need to access the Microsoft 365 admin center. When your request has been approved, Connecting Up will send a message to your organisation email address with further instructions.

If you need help obtaining this product, find out how to download it.

Microsoft Discounted Software AU

Get a wide variety of Microsoft software for your nonprofit through Connecting Up.

Which Versions of Microsoft Software Are Available?

The names of available Microsoft products don't include version numbers. For products that include Software Assurance, you can choose to download the current version of the software or the previous version. For products without Software Assurance, you can only download the current version. You can find out which version is the current one on the Current Versions of Microsoft Products page. In addition, you can download the software in any language that's available.

Eligibility and Restrictions

Microsoft nonprofit offers have different restrictions depending on whether the product is donated or discounted.

Microsoft Software Donations

Microsoft provides nonprofits with a maximum allotment of product donations that can be requested per two-year cycle. Beginning April 5, 2022, most donated products may be requested only by organizations that operate computer labs.

Consult the Microsoft software donation restrictions for more information.

Microsoft Discounted and Cloud Offers

If eligible, your organization may receive an unlimited number of discounted products or cloud offers.

Requests for discounted Microsoft products must include at least five licenses. The five licenses can be for the same product or a combination of different products. This requirement is waived for some products.

Consult the Microsoft discounted and cloud offer restrictions for more information.

Additional Information

For detailed explanations of the quantity of products you can request, see the Microsoft Eligibility page.

Licensing

Microsoft products offered through Connecting Up are perpetually licensed products. When you request a donated or discounted perpetually licensed product through Connecting Up, you're actually requesting a license, not the product itself.

To obtain perpetually licensed products without Software Assurance, you'll use the Microsoft 365 admin center. To obtain perpetually licensed products with Software Assurance, you'll use the Volume Licensing Server Center (VLSC).

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