Video: Create a network diagram

Applies To
Visio Professional 2024 Visio Standard 2024 Visio Professional 2021 Visio Standard 2021 Visio Professional 2019 Visio Standard 2019 Visio Professional 2016 Visio Standard 2016

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

  1. Select File > New.
  2. Select the Network category.
  3. Select Basic Network Diagram, and select Create.

Turn on AutoConnect

  • Go to View, and select AutoConnect.

Show connection points

  • Go to View, and select Connection Points.

Add shapes

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  1. Select Home > Connector.
  2. Draw a line between two shapes.
  3. To finish, select Home > Pointer Tool.
  1. From the Network and Peripherals stencil, drag the legend shape onto the drawing page.
  2. Select Legend Subtitle, and type a new subtitle.
  3. To finish, select a blank area of the drawing page.

Want more?

Create a detailed network diagram in Visio linked to external data