Video: Create a network diagram
Applies To
„Visio“ 2 planas „Visio Professional 2024“ „Visio Standard 2024“ Visio Professional 2021 „Visio Standard 2021“ „Visio Professional 2019“ „Visio Standard 2019“ „Visio Professional 2016“ „Visio Standard 2016“Tip: Video not in your language? Try selecting Closed Captions .
Try it!
Whether you’re planning a new computer network or documenting an existing network, get started faster with a template.
Open a network diagram template
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Select File > New.
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Select the Network category.
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Select Basic Network Diagram, and select Create.
Turn on AutoConnect
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Go to View, and select AutoConnect.
Show connection points
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Go to View, and select Connection Points.
Add shapes
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From the Network and Peripherals and Computers and Monitors stencils, drag shapes onto the drawing page.
Tip: Select More Shapes > Network to find more network stencils.
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Select a shape on the page, and type a label for it. To finish, select a blank area of the drawing page.
Note: To move the text, select the shape and drag the yellow text handle until the text is where you want it.
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Select Home > Connector.
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Draw a line between two shapes.
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To finish, select Home > Pointer Tool.
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From the Network and Peripherals stencil, drag the legend shape onto the drawing page.
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Select Legend Subtitle, and type a new subtitle.
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To finish, select a blank area of the drawing page.
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