About Workshop
In this course, you will learn how to create several types of diagrams using Visio Professional. You will learn how to create a directional map, a block diagram, a basic and a cross-functional flowchart, an organization chart, and an office layout chart. As you create these drawings, you will learn techniques to drag and manipulate Visio master shapes, create connections between shapes, and apply styles to shapes, text, and pages. You will learn how to generate an organization chart from imported data and edit custom properties to store additional information in your diagrams. You will learn shortcuts to enhance your productivity and use unique tools designed for each type of drawing.
Once your are comfortable with basic features, You will learn many advanced features, including some advanced drawing tools, how to create and work with custom stencils and templates, and how to share your Visio drawings with other applications. You will learn to open and manipulate toolbars and stencil windows in the work area, change background settings to enhance specific drawings, use the drawing tools and Operation command features to create new custom shapes, integrate both simple and complex custom shapes in a drawing, create new masters in a stencil and edit masters. You will also learn how to use the Document stencil to quickly take inventory of all the shapes used in a drawing, create a new custom template and use it to quickly create a drawing, create and use styles to quickly format multiple shapes in a drawing, use layers to organize and control shapes in a drawing, link a Visio drawing within a Microsoft Word document and update any changes, and convert a drawing to a Web page.
Why Learn Visio/What can I do with Visio/Benefit of Visio
• Visualize, explore, and communicate your systems, resources, processes, and the data behind them.
• Capture ideas with brainstorming tools.
• Create calendars from Outlook.
• Create and use technical diagrams more easily.
• Be more productive by integrating diagrams with information across sources.
• Reduce manual data reentry by letting Visiokeep diagrams up-to-date for you.
• Visualize and act on complex information by displaying data in diagrams.
• Explore data and easily track trends, identify issues, and flag exceptions with PivotDiagrams.
• Create diagrams faster
• Communicate complex information with new templates and shapes.
• Effectively convey information with professional-looking diagrams.
• Communicate using diagrams and share them with a broad audience.
• Customize Office Visio 2007 programmatically and create custom data-connected solutions.
Workshop topics to be covered:
Level: 1
An Overview of Visio
- Visio Documents
- Elements of the Visio Window
- Visio Navigation
- Scrolling and Zooming
- Using the Pan & Zoom Window
- Anchor and Autohide
Creating a Directional Map
- Using Stencils
- Dragging Shapes from Stencils
- Managing Stencils and Finding Shapes
- Drawing Properties
- Viewing Drawing Properties
- Manipulating Shapes
- Resizing, Rotating and Copying Shapes
- Connecting Roads
- Changing Road Thickness
- Adding Text
- Rotating Text Separately
- Editing Text
- Formatting Shape Text
- Adding Stand-Alone Text
- Stacking Order
- Changing the Stacking Order
- Stacking Order
- Completing the Directional Map
Basic Diagram Skills
- Hiding Connection Points and the Grid
- Working with Shapes
- Grouping
- Aligning and Distributing Shapes
- Applying Styles
- Text and Fill Colors
- Completing the Block Diagram
Flowcharts
- Connecting Shapes
- Connecting On Drop
- Cloning Shapes
- Working with Connectors
- Page Styles
- Using Borders and Titles
- Renaming Shapes
- Adding and Editing Backgrounds
- Applying Color Schemes
- Cross-Functional Flowcharts
- Filling Out a Cross-Functional Flowchart
Level: 2
Organization Charts
- Creating an Organization Chart
- Adding Subordinate Shapes
- Adding Multiple Shapes
- Arranging Subordinates
- Adding a Custom Property
- Organization Chart Data Wizard
- Creating an Organization Chart from Data
- Navigating a Multi-Page Organization Chart
- Hiding Subordinates
- Breaking Down an Organization Chart
- Navigating Linked Pages
- Organization Chart Data Wizard
- Creating an Organization Chart
Floor Plan
- Creating an Office Layout
- Adding Space and Walls
- Drawing Scale
- Adding Doors and Windows
- Designing Your Office
Customizing Visio
- Working with Toolbars
- Working with Windows
Using the Drawing Tools
- Drawing Basics
- Drawing Closed Shapes
- Drawing Lines and Arcs
- Drawing Segmented Lines
- Reshaping Lines
- Advanced Drawing Techniques
- Drawing with Precision
- Using Operation Commands
Custom Shapes
- Using Custom Shapes
- Using Custom Shapes in a Drawing
- Enhancing a Drawing with Custom Shapes
- Using the Maximum Graphx Logo Shape in a Drawing
- Using Custom Shapes to Enhance Existing Shapes
Advanced Stencil Techniques
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- Creating a New Stencil
- Adding Custom Shapes to a Stencil
- Customizing Stencil Masters
- Editing Master Properties
- Formatting a Master in a Stencil
- Adding and Directing Connection Points
- Applying Behaviors to a Custom Shape
- The Document Stencil
- Retrieving Shapes from the Document Stencil
Templates, Styles, and Layers
- Working with Templates
- Creating a New Template
- Using a Custom Template
- Formatting and Linking Shapes
- Defining New Styles
- Applying and Editing Styles
- Adding Links to Shapes
- Working with Layers
- Viewing Layer Properties
- Manipulating Layers
Sharing Your Work
- Object Linking and Embedding
- Placing a Visio Drawing in MS Word
- Updating the Calendar
- Working with External Data
- Preparing Shapes in the Document Stencil
- Using the Database Wizard
- Distributing Information in a Linked Network Diagram
- Creating HTML Documents
- Preparing a Drawing for the Web
- Saving the Timeline as a Web Page
- Printing Techniques
- Using the Print Preview Feature
- Working with Page Breaks
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