Microsoft Visio

There are several standard symbols used when mapping a process, all of which are available in software applications such as Microsoft Visio and iGrafx. For our example, we only show you two of the most important symbols—a box that depicts a step in the process that always flows into the next step, and a diamond shape, which depicts a yes/no question. 

Microsoft Visio - website (2005), http //office.microsoft.com/visio... 

Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) is an implementation of Microsoft s Visual Basic built into all Microsoft Office applications (including Apple Mac OS versions) and some other Microsoft applications such as Microsoft Visio. 

The illustrations in this book were generated with Corel DRAW and Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Visio courtesy of the Corel and Microsoft Corporations respectively. 

Open Microsoft Visio from the File menu, point to New, point to Schedule, and then click Gantt chart (Figure E.l). 

Block diagrams are often drawn using simple graphics programs such as Visio or Microsoft PowerPoint. ... 

The data of POE contains metadata MD(xi), independent claims lC(xi), de-pendent claims DC(xi), claim components CC(xi), component synonyms CS (xi), and key phrases KP(xi). The Microsoft Office Visio tool is used to build the patent ontology and is translated into standard XML in the IPDSS to analyze the patent context. The IPDSS then identifies potential patent infringement and evaluates patent validity. 

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