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Microsoft Visio Viewer 2002 Release Notes

 


Copyright © 2001 Freddie Meynell. All rights reserved.
Revised: April, 2006.

 

Here's how it works:

You've got a client who's asked you to quote.  You want to create a favourable impression on the client by showing how much you understand the brief by attaching a drawing of the proposed event which reflects all the factors involved. Or you might want to send him/her proof that the numbers they want to get in a particular room/area just ain't going to fit. Or that they will, but only if you use a particular table configuration.

YOU first send ME  any of the following:

bulletA rough sketch with dimensions
bulletby FAX
bulletor by POST
bulletor by Email

bulletOR a blank copy of the venue plan with a separate note of  either what you/your client would like the drawing to show
bulletOR a verbal description only, with some measurements

It helps enormously if you have a good clear copy of the building plan or if there's one available on the Venue's site on the Internet. But if that's not possible - and it often isn't - then one of the other options above will do.

I'll then work on the drawing - I might need to ring you with a couple

of questions - and then

I send YOU one (or all!) of the following

bulletA Printed Drawing in A4 or A3, in colour (if relevant)
bulletand/or the Drawing by Email you can print out yourself, in lots of different formats (see below)
bulletand/or the Drawing on a CD
bulletI'll also endeavour to be proactive in the sense that I'll try to suggest helpful alternatives - if you want me to!

Interested? - see here for Prices

*Formats I can send you drawings in include:

bulletA special free 'viewer' that reads/prints Visio drawings. The format the drawings are made in is .vsd.  This free downloadable viewer enables your PC to read and print (but not edit) the  .vsd format. If you click this >  Microsoft Visio Viewer 2002 Release Notes.htm you can read the useful & comprehensive Release Notes for it.  Click this link to download it > http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2002/vviewer.aspx  yourself. (It's about 3.7 Mb and you'll need Internet Explorer 5.0 or later). Read the Release Notes (click the link above) if you're not sure if you can run it. If you have difficulties downloading it, I can send it you on a CD or as an attachment. 
bulletAdobe Acrobat Reader (.pdf) - nearly every computer has Acrobat Reader but there's a link to download it free in my Favourite Links or by clicking this icon
bulletOR
Adobe Illustrator File Format (.ai) Macintosh Picture File Format (.pct)
AutoCAD Drawing (.dwg) MicroStation Drawing (.dgn)
AutoCAD Interchange (.dxf) Portable Network Graphics (.png)
Compressed Enhanced Metafile (.emz) PostScript File (.ps)
Computer Graphics Metafile (.cgm) Tag Image File Format (.tif, .tiff)
Encapsulated PostScript (.eps) Web Page (.htm, .html)
Enhanced Metafile (.emf) Windows Bitmap (.bmp, .dib)
Graphics Interchange Format (.gif) Windows Metafile (.wmf)
Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (.igs) ZSoft PC PaintBrush Bitmap (.pcx)
Joint Photographic Experts Group (.jpg, .jpeg)  

In addition, I can send the file compressed in a WinZip file - or if you haven't got WinZip, in a 'self-executing' WinZip file.

Just tell me which format suits you best.