Microsoft Visio Foundation

Microsoft Visio Foundation Course Outline

Overview of Visio

• Visio Templates and Documents
• Elements of the Visio Window
• Visio Navigation
• Scrolling and Zooming
• Using the Pan & Zoom Window
• Anchor and Autohide

Basic Skills: Creating a Basic Diagram

• Using Stencils
• Dragging Shapes from Stencils
• Managing Stencils and Finding Shapes
• Saving Files
• Drawing Properties
• Manipulating Shapes
• Resizing and Rotating Shapes
• Adding Text
• Adding Text to Shapes
• Rotating Text Separately
• Formatting Shape Text
• Adding Stand-Alone Text
• Text and Fill Colors
• Creating Custom Colors
• Adding Patterns
• Adding Drop Shadows

Creating a Multi Page Diagram

• Copying Shapes
• Repeat Duplication
• Foreground and Background Pages
• Applying a Background Page to a Foreground Page
• Page Styles
• Managing Shapes
• Formatting Lines
• Changing Line Styles
• Resizing and Relocating with Precision
• Hiding Connection Points and the Grid
• Using Borders and Titles

Flowcharts

• Connecting Shapes
• Connecting On Drop
• Cloning Shapes
• Point-to-Point Connections
• Shape-to-Shape Connections
• Routing Connectors
• Line-Curve Connectors
• Using Extra Connectors
• Applying Colour Schemes
• Grouping
• Stacking Order
• Aligning and Distributing Shapes

Organization Charts

• Creating an Organization Chart
• Adding Subordinate Shapes
• Adding Multiple Shapes
• Arranging Subordinates
• Editing Custom Properties
• 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
• Changing Styles
• Changing Spacing
• Organization Chart Data Wizard
• Creating a Cross-Functional Flowchart
• Cross-Functional Flowchart Setup
• Filling Out a Cross-Functional Flowchart

If time permits: Floor Plan

• Creating an Office Layout
• Adding Space
• Adding Walls
• Drawing Scale
• Drawing to Scale
• Adding Doors and Windows
• Resetting the Ruler Zero Point
• Drawing Scale
• Design Your Office