Important: On August 14, 2023, the Microsoft Visio Viewer app will be retired and removed from the Apple App Store. On that date, existing installations of the app on iPhone and iPad devices will continue to work. However, over time, the integration of the app with services like OneDrive and SharePoint will break. Furthermore, you will not have the option to re-install the app on your iOS device if the app is uninstalled or you've switched devices. In place of Visio Viewer for iOS, we recommend that you use Visio for the web. Over the past six years, we’ve continuously improved the viewing and file sharing experience our web app for Visio drawings stored in OneDrive and SharePoint. We’ll continue to bring exciting innovations to Visio for the web to enhance the diagramming experience across devices. For more details, see Visio Viewer app for iOS will be retired from the App Store.
Visio Viewer for iOS lets you view and share Visio diagrams that were created in the Visio desktop application. You first upload a .vsd or .vsdx file to OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, or SharePoint. Then, people can view and share the file in Visio Viewer for iPad or Visio Viewer for iPhone. You can also receive a .vsd or .vsdx file as an email attachment, and then tap the attachment to view on your iPad or iPhone. Want to know more about Visio Viewer for iOS? See Frequently Asked Questions.
This app is only a viewer; it doesn't allow you to edit. Editing requires the Visio desktop app or Visio for the web.
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Zoom and pan in a diagram
Zoom in and out of a diagram and pan across it.
Zoom
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To zoom in, touch the diagram with two fingers and spread them apart.
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To zoom out, touch the diagram with two fingers and pinch them together.
Pan
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If the Pan Window isn't already open, tap the View icon and make sure it's on.
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As you pan across your diagram, look at the Pan Window in the upper left corner of your screen. The small highlighted box indicates the region of the page that is shown in the drawing window. You can move the highlighted box to pan and zoom, respectively.
You can also tap and hold the Pan Window and drag it to any location on your diagram.
View the layers in a diagram
Tap the Layers icon to show all the layers of shapes in your diagram.
You can tap the check mark next to each layer to toggle on and off the shape. The number next to each layer represents the number of shapes that exist in your diagram.
Find shapes in a diagram
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Tap the Search icon.
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Type your text in the search box. Next to your search text, a number will appear, which indicates the quantity of those objects in your diagram.
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Use the forward and back arrows to find next and find previous in your diagram.
Share a file
If you want to share your file, you can:
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Save it to the cloud and invite people to view it.
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Save it to the cloud and send a link to the file.
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Copy your current view as an image and paste it in another Office app.
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Send a copy of your file as an email attachment or through another app.
The advantage of saving your file in the cloud and then inviting people to access it or sharing a link to it in email is that you can update the file content at any time and everyone you share it with will have the latest version. If you don't want to save your file in the cloud, you can send it as an email attachment.
Note: If you save your file locally to your iPad or iPhone, you will not have the option of inviting people to view or sending a link to your file.
Invite people to view or edit your file
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Open your file, then tap the Share icon.
Note: Be sure to save your file to the OneDrive or SharePoint first; otherwise, you won't be able to share with other people in your organization.
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To invite people, enter names or email addresses. If you want, add a short message.
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Tap Send. Everyone you've invited then receives an email with a link to the shared file.
Send a link to your file
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Tap the Share icon.
Note: Be sure to save your file to the cloud first; otherwise, the Copy Link option will be unavailable.
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Tap Copy Link.
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Paste the link into an email or message app and send it to the people with whom you want to share your file.
Copy the current view as an image
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Tap the File icon, and then tap Copy View as Image.
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In another Office app, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, or Outlook, open a blank document or navigate to the file in which you want to paste your image.
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Double tap in the area you want to insert your image to see the selections buttons menu.
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Tap Paste.
Send a copy of a file
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Tap the File icon, then tap Send a Copy.
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You can send your file as an email in Outlook or choose another app from which to send it.
Save a copy of a file
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Tap the File icon, and then tap Save a Copy.
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In the Name box, type a name for the file.
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Select a location for the file.
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In the upper-right corner, tap Save.
Print a diagram
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Tap the File icon, and then tap Print.
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Select your Orientation, page size in Settings, which pages you want to print, and Scaling option.
Tap Next.
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Select your Printer and the number of copies you want, then print your diagram to a compatible AirPrint printer.
Use Dark Mode
In iOS 13.0 and later, you can adopt a dark, system-wide appearance called Dark Mode. This appearance can be helpful in low-light environments. Beginning with version 2.30, Visio Viewer for iOS supports Dark Mode.
On your device, go to Settings > Display & Brightness to turn Dark Mode on or off. See Use Dark Mode on iPhone or iPad for more information.
We want to hear from you
We want to hear from you about your experience with Visio Viewer for iPad and Visio Viewer for iPhone. Please use any of the following ways to send your comments and suggestions to our product team:
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Tap the ellipsis menu on the file, and then tap Help & Feedback.
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If you have a feature you'd like to request, please send us your feedback to help us prioritize new features in future updates. See How do I give feedback on Microsoft Office? for more information.
