Learning Visio Professional Basic Skills

Benefits: Students will learn how to fully utilize Visio’s drawing features to create professional-looking drawings with increased efficiency. Each project gives you challenging business problems to solve while learning how to create diagrams. Many of the techniques demonstrate the most efficient ways to create diagrams and manage your drawings.

Course content

Lesson 1: Before You Begin

Prerequisites
Getting Ready
Loading The Project Files
Software You Will Need Installed
Curriculum Overview
About The Manual
Chapter Overviews
Manual Conventions

Lesson 2: Learning Your Way Around

Visio Professional Overview
Starting A New File
The Interface
Standard File Types
Changing View Settings
Panning Across The Page
Navigating Pages
Opening Additional Stencils
Manipulating Stencils
Selection Techniques
Scaling And Resizing Objects

Lesson 3 Basic Techniques

Drawing Tools Overview
Drawing Closed Shapes
Creating Open Shapes
Reshaping With The Pencil Tool
Drawing Compound Lines
Drawing With Precision
Using The Size And Position Window
Duplicating Objects Quickly
Aligning Objects
Distributing Objects
Quick Analysis Of Connected Drawings
Rotating Objects

Lesson 4: Creating a Basic Flow Diagram

Flowcharting Tips
Understanding Master Shapes
Placing Shapes
Adding Shapes With The Rubber Stamp Tool
Connecting Shapes
Using The Connector Tool
The Connect Shapes Command
Adjusting Connection Lines
Connecting Shapes Automatically
Basic Text Features
Adding Text To Shapes
Adding Text To Lines
Adjusting Text Blocks
Rotating Text Blocks
Formatting Basics
Formatting Text
Formatting Text Blocks
Formatting Shapes
Formatting Lines
Adding A Background Shape
Dynamic Connectors

Lesson 5: Basic Network Diagramming

Starting a New File
Setting File Properties
Page Setup
Creating and Applying Background Pages
Adding Fields
Importing Graphics
Using Typology Shapes
Connecting Ethernet Shapes
Adding Detail Pages
Linking Diagrams
Creating Hyperlinks
Going to a Specified Link Location
Linking to multiple files
Linking to Other File Types
Printing Your Charts

Lesson 6: Diagramming and Data

Using Guides
Adding Connection Points
Selecting Object Types
Connecting Shapes
Setting Layout and Routing Options
Setting Snap and Glue Options
Changing Glue settings
Adding Shape Data
Creating Custom Properties
Setting Unique Custom Properties
Generating Property Data Reports
Using the Property Reporting Wizard
Displaying Custom Properties in Shapes
Creating Custom Formulas for Fields
Working with Spreadsheet Data

Lesson 7: Creating Custom Stencils

Creating Custom Stencils
The Stencil Toolbar
Creating New Shapes
Adding Shapes To The Stencil
Adding Imported Shapes
Editing Master Shapes
Saving The Stencil
Using The Custom Stencil