Frequently Asked Questions

Use Visio for O365 if you:

• Want to create a simple diagram (Mind Mapping, Process Flow, Organization Chart)
• Want to easily save and share my diagrams with my team(s)
• Don’t need the various specific icon set (Basic Shape Objects are good enough)

Request/keep the paid desktop version of Visio if you:

• Need the full library of objects, icons, and graphics.
• Need to work offline.
• Need to connect Visio to a data source (Excel, SharePoint Lists, SQL)

For a complete comparison, please see KB0017334.

For a detailed description on how to access Visio for Teams, please see KB0017339.