
One of the top questions we get about the Visio Viewer is how it differs from Visio Services. The options to pan, zoom and switch to different pages, and the right mouse menu are available in the Windows Explorer preview pane. The drawing will be displayed in the preview pane. In Windows Explorer, click the View tab, select Preview pane, then single-click on a Visio drawing. You can also preview a Visio drawing directly in Windows. Previewing Visio files in Windows Explorer Right-click on the preview image to see some of these options.Įven if you have Visio, this is a quick way to take a peek at the drawing without leaving Outlook. You can pan and zoom the drawing, and switch to different pages. In Outlook, you can simply single-click on a Visio drawing sent as an attachment and the viewer will display it in Outlook.

The Visio Viewer also allows users to preview Visio drawings in Microsoft Outlook. The viewer allows you to pan and zoom, navigate to different pages, see shape properties, and set different viewing options. Internet Explorer will open, and the viewer will render the drawing in the browser. If you don’t have Visio installed and don’t have access to Visio Services on SharePoint, viewing Visio drawings is still as simple as double-clicking the drawing in Windows Explorer. If you do not have the new Visio but want to view drawings created in the new Visio, you should download the new version of our free viewer.


There are two notable changes to the new viewer. We recommend that everyone with Windows 7 or Windows 8 download the latest viewer to get the best experience viewing drawings. If you have Visio, you can still benefit from the viewer because it allows you to preview drawings in both Outlook and the Windows Preview pane. The Microsoft Visio Viewer is a free download that lets anyone view Visio drawings without having Visio installed on their computer.
