To open this document, your computer must be running a supported version of Microsoft Visio and a browser that supports opening files directly from Visio Web Access Cause This issue occurs because Visio Web Access invokes the client application by using the ms-visio:ofv u documenturl protocol, but Visio Viewer doesn't support or process this.
-->Edit Visio Document Online
- You can also edit many diagrams created from Visio desktop templates, but not all of them. Diagrams that contain advanced features are not supported when you are editing a diagram. You can continue to edit these diagrams in Visio, and the changes appear the next time you open the diagram in Visio for the web.
- Open Visio files in any browser with Microsoft 365 Sign in to Microsoft 365 to see your colleagues’ diagrams without a Visio license. Open Visio files stored on OneDrive in any web browser and share your comments directly in a diagram. Easily collaborate on Visio files in Microsoft Teams.
- Microsoft introduced Visio 1.0 in 1992. It has always been improving with each new version. What started as a desktop application is also available today as an online application. Visio Online is compatible with other versions of Visio. You can share diagrams and flowcharts across teams and receive feedback comments from your colleagues, all in.
Note
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Symptoms
Consider the following scenario:
- You are running Internet Explorer.
- You have Visio Viewer installed on the computer.
- You try to open Microsoft Office Visio files in Visio Web Access.
In this scenario, when you click Open in Visio, you receive the following error message:
Cause
How To Open Visio Online
This issue occurs because Visio Web Access invokes the client application by using the ms-visio:ofv|u|documenturl protocol, but Visio Viewer doesn't support or process this protocol.
Visio Viewer
Resolution
To resolve this issue, install Microsoft Office Visio.
Status
Open A Visio File Online
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the 'Applies to' section.