Free viewers

[Mustang]

Can anyone recommend freeware viewers for MS Project Gannt charts and Visio?

As a PM I obviously have to send out project schedules from time to time and often some people don't have MS project installed. I then have to keep saving the file in a different way. Similarly, I get sent Visio produced process diagrams and can't read them. I was thinking of getting MyCo to buy a copy of Visio but if there is a freeware viewer I might as well save my pennies!!

TIA.

[mrdavies]

Visio viewer:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Google shows up a variety of MS Project readers, not tried them myself though..

[Cowboy Bob]

Ahhh, the joys of MS lock-in...

Send your stuff in PDF and demand the same in return. That way, everyone can read everyone else's files. PDF Creator - http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/ - is free so there's no excuse from either side.

[Mustang]

Thanks guys for the input!

[Back In Business]

If it's a short-term thing then you can get 60 trial versions of Office 2007 products from: http://us1.trymicrosoftoffice.com/de...?culture=en-US

[ASB]

I use a thing called Seavus Project Viewer. http://www.seavusprojectviewer.com/

Costs about 20 quid.