Brainstroming diagram

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Tue 22 Jul 2008, 09:49 Delegate Gosia said...

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Brainstroming diagram

Is it possible to moderate the weight of connector in a brainstorming diagram (e.g. thicker at the beginning and thiner at the end)?

Wed 23 Jul 2008, 17:22 Trainer Richard said...

RE: brainstroming diagram

Hello Gosia,

Hope you enjoyed your Microsoft Visio course with BEST Training.
Thank you for your question regarding Brainstorming diagrams.

As discussed, the best options you have are to use dedicated mindmapping software.

I can recommend the following:

FREEMIND
http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
THIS SOFTWARE IS FREE

or
MINDMANAGER
http://www.mindjet.com/
This does come at a price, but there is a free trial available.

As far as I know, Visio is unable to do what you are asking for.

I hope this resolves your question. If it has, please mark this question as resolved.

If you require further assistance, please reply to this post. Or perhaps you have another Microsoft Office question?

Have a great day.
Regards,

Richard
Microsoft Office Specialist Trainer

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