

The main way of accessing the Visio Web app is via the Office Online portal, where users can select templates or a blank canvas to create diagrams. In Excel, it'll be possible to create a Visio diagram using an add-in. A Visio icon will show up in the Office Online portal. It'll be in the Microsoft Teams collaboration solution. When the Visio Web app becomes available to Office 365 and Microsoft 365 tenancies, starting as early as next month, it'll show up in various places. With the Visio Web app, it'll be possible to share a Visio diagram without the recipient needing to have the Visio desktop app installed. Microsoft then decided to make Visio available to everyone. Kumar said that after Microsoft made its Visio Web app available, it became clear that more and more business users were using Visio. There are power users who want to use industry-standard icons and want to be able to customize things. Microsoft sees Visio users as being in three categories. The Visio Web app can be used by people with simple needs or people with complex needs, according to a description by Nishant Kumar, product manager for Visio, in a Microsoft "Interzone" interview.

The free Visio Web app will address "essential" diagramming needs, but Microsoft also offers commercial Visio Plan 1 and Plan 2 offerings to meet "more specialized diagramming needs." This Web app version will have core Visio functionalities, allowing "business users to create, edit, and share professional diagrams," the announcement indicated. Microsoft announced this week that a "lightweight version" of the Visio Web app will be available at no extra cost to Office 365 and Microsoft 365 business subscribers, starting next month. Also in the bunch were OneDrive storage perks for macOS device users. The enhancements range from a free Visio Web app to Outlook Mobile voice-scheduling capabilities on iOS devices. Microsoft this week announced a bunch of new Office 365 and Microsoft 365 enhancements.
