Course Description
Course Description
Learn how to quickly and easily integrate structured business graphics into documents and presentations to help communicate ideas in a much more effective and compelling way.
Students will learn advanced shape properties and interactions, create custom shapes and stencils, use styles, connect to external data sources, and set custom properties and behaviours.
Prerequisites
A solid working knowledge of Windows and Basic MS Office Skills.
Agenda
Course Outline
Explore the Visio Interface
- Overview of Workspace Elements
- Overview of Toolbars
- Overview of Template Categories
- New, Open, Save and Close Files
- Use Help
- Set File Properties
- Use the View Menu
- Zoom a Drawing
- Use the Pan and Zoom Window
- View Rulers
- Create Guides
- Snap and Glue to Grids and Guides
Create A Basic Drawing
- Add Shapes to a Drawing
- Open, Close and Float Stencils
- Change Stencil Views and Options
- Select Shapes Methods
- Resize and Move Shapes
- Format Shapes
- Use Colour Schemes
Work with Text
- Use the Text Box and Text Block Tools
- Add Text to Shapes
- Format Text
- Use the Text Ruler
Work with Pages
- Add and Remove Pages
- Page Set Up Options
Doing More with Shapes
- Add Shape Screen Tips
- Group, Layer, Rotate and Flip Shapes
- Ungroup Clipart
- Align and Distribute Shapes
- Use the Action Toolbar
- Use Snap and Glue
- Use the Size and Position Window
Work with Connectors
Create Dynamic Connectors
Create Static Connectors
Automatically Connect Shapes
Format Connectors
Add, Move and Delete Connection Points
Configure and Re-Layout Layouts
Use the Layout and Routing Toolbar
Use the Snap and Glue Toolbar
Print A Drawing
- Create Headers and Footers
- Use Print Preview and Set Print Options
Create Complex Shapes
- Use Shape Operation Commands
- Use the Drawing Toolbar
Work with Stencils and Master Shapes
- Create and Edit a Stencil
- Modify Master Shape Properties
- Edit a Master Shape
- Use the Document Stencil
Work with Shape Behaviors
- Protect Shapes
- Use the SmartShape Wizard
- Change Shape Behaviours
- Automatically Number Shapes
- Manually Number Shapes
- Use the Drawing Explorer
Work with Background Pages and Fields
- Create, Edit and Assign Background Pages
- Use Background Shapes
- Insert Fields
Work with Layers
- Create, Rename and Remove Layers
- Show and Hide Layers
- Activate a Layer
- Preserve Group Member Properties
- Colour and Lock Layers
- Set Layer Properties
- Assign Shapes to a Layer
Work with Templates and Styles
- Create and Modify Templates
- Create, Modify and Apply Styles
- Protect Drawings
Work with Organizational Charts
- Create Headers and Footers
- Use the Org Chart Wizard
- Manually Create an Org Chart
- Use Custom Properties to Store Data
- Create Custom Properties
- Insert Employee Photos
- Add Multiple Shapes
- Synchronize Large Org Charts
- Compare Information in Organization Charts
Create and Use Custom Properties and Hyperlinks
- Add, Modify and Delete Custom Properties
- Use the Property Report Wizard
- Update a Property Report
- Link and Embed Objects
- Add, Edit and Remove Hyperlinks
- Link to an External Data Source
- Use the Database Wizard
- Create HTML Documents
Work with Shapesheets
- Understand the ShapeSheet Window
- Change ShapeSheet Properties
- Print a ShapeSheet
Customize Visio
- Customize Options
- Customize Toolbars