# Import a Visio file into Confluence

To import a Visio file into Confluence, insert a Capable diagram, choose **Visio import** in the library picker and pick your .vsdx file. Capable converts it and opens it in the draw.io editor, so shapes, connectors and text stay editable rather than becoming a flat picture. Check the result, then save it to the page.

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## Before you start

* The file is a .vsdx (or a .vssx stencil). Older Visio formats such as .vsd must be re-saved as .vsdx in Visio first.
* draw.io is turned on for your site. **Visio import** is switched off whenever draw.io is, because the import lands in the draw.io editor.
* You can edit the page.

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## Steps

1. Edit the page, type `/diagram` and choose **Diagram (Capable)**.
2. In the library picker, choose **Visio import**. It is under **Whiteboard and visual**.
3. Pick your .vsdx file.
4. Wait for the conversion. The diagram opens in the draw.io editor.
5. Check the result and fix anything that did not come across.
6. Give the diagram a title, select **Save**, then publish the page.

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**Already attached the .vsdx to the page?** Insert **Diagram (Capable)**, select **Import** under **Create** and pick the file under **Page attachments**.

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## What happens next

The diagram is an ordinary draw.io diagram from now on. Edit it like any other, and it versions, exports and takes comments the same way.

## If it does not work

* **Visio import** is missing from the picker: draw.io has been turned off by your administrator.
* Custom or licensed stencils can arrive as plain shapes. Check before you delete the original file.
* A very large file takes a while to convert. It is not stuck.

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## Related

### [Import from Visio](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/import-from-visio.html)

What comes across, and what does not.

### [draw.io editor](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/draw-io-editor.html)

Where the import lands.

### [Migrate from other diagram apps](https://help.gocapable.com/diagrams/migrate-from-other-diagram-apps.html)

Other diagram apps and formats.

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_It arrives as a diagram, not a picture of one._