Course Outline

Getting Started with Visio

• Navigate the Visio Setting
• Understanding ribbons and Quick Access Toolbar
• Opening and Saving
• File extensions

Workflow with Shapes

• Use Drawing Components
• Finding Drawing shapes
• Moving and manipulating shapes
• Copying shapes
• Filling and outlining shapes
• Changing stack order

Designing Advanced Diagrams and Plans

• Draft a Microsoft Account and Log into Visio
• Make Advanced Plans
• Create Advanced Diagrams

Creating Flowcharts

• Using the Flowchart stencils
• Create a Basic Flow Chart
• Modify and manipulating diagrams

Change the Design of Drawings

• Use 3-D Structures
• Effort with Shape Styles
• Describe Shape Styles
• Apply Backgrounds, Borders, and Titles

Designing a Custom Stencil

• Create a Custom Stencil
• Customise a Stencil Master
• Document Stencil
• Using Styles in Stencils and Templates
• Protecting Local Shape Formats
• Managing Color in Styles, Shapes, and Files

Working with Stencils and Master Shapes

• Creating custom stencils
• Selections for layout and routing in flowcharts
• Using the Favorites stencil
• Editing templates
• Creating custom master forms
• Protecting shapes
• Changing shape behaviour

Working with Layers

• Learning Layers Properties dialogue box
• Exploring existing Visio layers
• Expressing new layers
• Energetic Layers
• Protected Layers
• Wallop Layers
• Layers on Backgrounds

Combining Drawings with Data from External Sources

• Formulate a Gantt chart from a Project File
• Set up an Association Chart from an Excel Spreadsheet
• Create a Pivot Diagram from an Excel Spreadsheet
• Combine a Map to an Access Database
• Develop a Timeline from a Project Record

Creating a Custom Shape

• Draw Basic Shapes
• Enhance Basic Shapes
• Using Custom Shapes
• Using Custom Shapes In A Drawing
• Creating and Controlling Groups
• Controlling the Behavior of Groups
• Protecting the Formatting Of Shapes in Groups
• Creating and Controlling Merged Shapes

Using Background Pages

• Creating a Background Page
• Assigning a Background Page
• Displaying and Modifying Background
• Foreground Pages

Merging Shapes

• Using Union Command
• Using Subtract Command
• Using Fragment Command
• Using Combine Command
• Using Intersect Command

File Security

• Data Rights Management
• Protecting data against changes
• Protecting Templates
• Converting files to Adobe (.pdf) format