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Visio 2007 Essential Training

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Overview

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Explores how Visio 2007 can be used to create business and planning documents such as flow charts and floor layouts.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
1. Getting Started with Visio
  • Starting Visio and exploring the user interface
  • Browsing sample drawings
  • The Task pane
  • Manipulating toolbars and menus
  • Opening and viewing Visio documents
  • Searching for files
  • Saving Visio documents
  • Creating new drawings
  • Using themes
2. Working with Stencils
  • Using the Stencil toolbar
  • Creating a new stencil
  • Opening a stencil
  • Editing and saving a stencil
  • Closing a stencil
3. Working with Shapes
  • Adding and editing shapes on the drawing page
  • Adding text to a shape
  • Merging shapes to create new shapes
  • Ordering shapes
  • Grouping and ungrouping shapes
  • Aligning and distributing shapes
  • Laying out shapes and drawings
  • Formatting shapes
  • Working with shape data
4. Working with Connectors
  • Using AutoConnect
  • Using the Connector Tool button
  • Adding connectors from a stencil
  • Adding text to a connector
  • Deleting a connector from the drawing page
  • Viewing and hiding connection points
  • Changing connector options
5. Formatting Text
  • Adding and formatting text
  • Changing paragraph settings
  • Adding a text background
  • Adding and editing bulleted lists
  • Creating tables
  • Creating headers and footers
6. Using Snap and Glue
  • Viewing active snap and glue elements
  • Snapping and gluing to items
7. Using Layers
  • Assigning a shape to a layer
  • Creating a new layer
  • Changing layer properties
8. Inserting Pictures
  • Displaying the Clip Art task pane and searching for clip art
  • Inserting clip art
  • Inserting a picture from a file
  • Using the clip organizer
9. Managing Pages
  • Inserting a new page
  • Creating and assigning a background page
  • Renaming, reordering, and deleting pages
10. Using the Page View Tools
  • Showing and hiding page breaks
  • Using the Pan & Zoom window
  • Using the Size & Position window
  • Using the Drawing Explorer window
  • Merging anchored windows
  • Setting a drawing scale
11. Editing Pages
  • Copying, cutting, and pasting Items
  • Copying a drawing page
  • Using Find and Replace
  • Using Undo and Redo
  • Checking spelling
12. Sending Drawings
  • Emailing a drawing to a mail recipient
  • Emailing a drawing to a routing recipient
13. Printing
  • Setting paper size and orientation
  • Using Print Zoom
  • Using Print Preview
  • Printing a drawing
14. General Diagrams
  • Creating a basic diagram
  • Creating a block diagram
  • Creating a block diagram with perspective
15. Business Diagrams
  • Creating an organizational chart
  • Creating a pie chart
  • Creating a brainstorming diagram
  • Creating a pivot diagram
16. Flowcharts
  • Creating a basic flowchart
  • Creating a workflow diagram
  • Creating a cross-functional flowchart
17. Maps and Floor Plans
  • Creating a directional map
  • Creating a 3D directional map
  • Creating a floor plan
  • Creating a home plan
  • Creating a security and access plan
18. Network Diagrams
  • Creating a network diagram
  • Creating detailed network diagrams
  • Creating a rack diagram
19. Schedules
  • Creating a calendar
  • Creating a Gantt chart
  • Creating a PERT Chart
  • Creating a timeline
20. Software and Database Diagrams
  • Creating a database model diagram
  • Creating a data flow model diagram
21. Integrating Visio with Other Programs
  • Linking and embedding MS Office documents in diagrams
  • Delivering a slide show in Visio
  • Exporting shapes and diagrams
22. Customizing Visio
  • Configuring Visio options
  • Configuring AutoCorrect options
Conclusion
  • Goodbye

Taught by

David Rivers

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