Course Description
This course teaches the basic functions and features of Visio Professional 2016. The primary focus is to get acquainted with creating the different diagrams using the stencils and templates. You will learn how to draw basic shapes and compound lines and arrange objects. You will also learn how to create diagrams, work with text, and apply formatting. Finally, you will create organization charts and brainstorming diagrams, set shape properties, and work with pages.
Instructor: Ed McCrae
What am I going to get from this course?
- Navigate the Visio environment
- Create diagrams using various templates
- Access Stencils and insert shapes
- Format and arrange shapes within a diagram
- Format a diagram
- Utilize themes and backgrounds
- Create background pages
- Create Organization Charts
- Create Flow Charts.
Prerequisites and Target Audience
What will students need to know or do before starting this course?
Basic Microsoft Windows experience
Who should take this course? Who should not?
Students who need to learn how to create organization charts, brainstorming diagrams and other complex images
Curriculum
Resource 1
Student Data Files
Module 2: Understanding the Visio Environment
Lecture 2
Understanding the Visio Environment
Lecture 3
Using the Backstage View
Lecture 4
Using the Home Tab
Lecture 5
Using the Insert and Design Tabs
Lecture 6
Using the Data and Process Tabs
Lecture 7
Using the Review and View Tabs
Lecture 8
Using the Shapes Pane
Lecture 9
Controlling Window Layout
Module 3: Creating Diagrams
Lecture 10
Using Diagram Templates
Lecture 11
Inserting Shapes
Lecture 12
Manipulating Shapes
Lecture 13
Using the Size & Position Window
Lecture 14
Using the Pan and Zoom Window
Lecture 15
Using the Shape Data Window
Lecture 17
Formatting Text
Lecture 18
Changing Shape Stacking
Module 4: Formatting a Diagram
Lecture 19
Grouping Objects
Lecture 20
Aligning and Distributing Objects
Lecture 21
Formatting Objects
Lecture 22
Applying Themes and Backgrounds
Lecture 23
Applying Borders and Titles
Lecture 25
Working with Background Pages
Module 5: Creating an Organization Chart
Lecture 26
Creating an Organization Chart
Lecture 27
Using Org Chart Shapes
Lecture 28
Using Org Chart Layout Options
Lecture 29
Splitting and Synchronizing an Organization Chart
Lecture 30
Using the Org Chart Tab
Lecture 31
Using the Organization Chart Wizard
Module 6: Creating a Flow Chart
Lecture 32
Creating a Flow Chart
Lecture 33
Inserting and Connecting Flow Chart Shapes
Lecture 34
Using Additional Connectors
Lecture 35
Creating a Cross Functional Flow Chart
Module 7: Creating an Office Layout
Lecture 36
Creating an Office Layout
Lecture 37
Creating the Room
Lecture 38
Adding Windows and Doors
Lecture 39
Adding Furniture
Module 8: Finalizing Documents
Lecture 40
Finalizing Documents
Lecture 41
Saving to Other Formats
Lecture 42
Sharing Visio Drawings
