You can also export each page as a PDF in Visio using whatever PDF export tool you want - I use the one that you can download from Microsoft. Then you put each PDF in InDesign.
Using PDF keeps your images in a vector format, so you you can resize them. The only other vector format that Visio supports is EMF, but I don't know if InDesign plays with that well. I use EMF to put Visio diagrams in PowerPoint but haven't tried them in InDesign. Unfortunately, you won't preserve any layers that way, but Visio's layer management is pretty primitive compared to those in Adobe products. Renée On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 10:26 PM, Kim McGalliard <[email protected]> wrote: > There really isn't a way to do this. Visio doesn't have layers in the same > way that the Adobe products do. Really the only thing you can do is save > your Visio files (each page/tab) as .gifs or .jpgs and use them as masters > or elements (or layers) in your InDesign pages. But then they will just be > static images. You can also select items within a Visio drawing and save > them off as images as well if you only want to use parts of the interface > and not re-draw them in InDesign. > > Or you could learn Visio. It's not difficult, and besides the flexibilty > that masters give you in InDesign, you can do pretty much the same stuff as > with InDesign. It's always better to know more software applications. But > if time is of the essence, I can understand with wanting to stick with what > you know. > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Jonathan Cohen <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 1:01:07 PM > Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Visio and InDesign compatibility? > > Hi all- > > I just started working at a firm that uses Visio as its standard > wireframe tool. I also have InDesign on my machine and would prefer > to use this instead. (personally, omnigraffle fan here, but I'm > required to use Windows) > > Searches for related keywords, an IxDA discussion search, and another > 30 minutes of playing with several file formats haven't helped. I > can't figure out how to convert a file made in Visio to open with > layers intact in InDesign and vice versa. > > Anyone know of a way to make these two apps play nice with each > other? > > Thanks! > Jon > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [email protected] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [email protected] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > -- Renée Rosen-Wakeford [email protected] Twitter: @lilitu93 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
