Microsoft® Office Visio® 2003 Inside Out

Acknowledgments

Visio has graced my computer since it had version numbers like 4.0. I’ve always enjoyed using it, but I never fully comprehended its power and versatility until Microsoft asked me to write and revise this book. In the course of combing through over nine hundred pages of text, I’ve come to appreciate the magnificent depth of the software and, more importantly, its ease of use.

Nevertheless, despite that ease of use, this book would have never happened without the aid, advice, input, and support of a lot of people. Thanks to Alex Blanton for trusting me to revise the book. Thanks to Sandra Haynes and Kristine Haugseth for their neverending patience and good humor. Speaking of good humor, I sincerely appreciate both the technical editor, ...