Microsoft Visio

Microsoft Visio is used for making flowcharts through the Microsoft 365 environment.

Both staff and students have access to Microsoft Visio through the web.

A standalone application is also available for Windows but users must be assigned access to it.

Access to the Microsoft Visio application 

Students will only get a license through their instructor for specific courses. Users can follow the instructions once they have been issued access.

Employees must contact their department managers and have them send in a purchase request.

Set up Microsoft Visio for Windows

1. Open office.hi.is in a browser and sign in with your university email address (username@hi.is).
2. Click on "Install and more" and then click on "Install Microsoft 365 apps":
3. Underneath "Office apps & devices" click on "View apps & devices":
4. Now you press on "Install Visio" and finish downloading the software:
   If Visio isn't visible on this list then the user hasn't been assigned access to it.
   
5. Once the app has finished downloading set it up. The setup file should appear under downloads.
6. You may be asked to sign in with your university email account to activate the software when you launch it.