Microsoft Visio 2007 Comprehensive

DESCRIPTION
Microsoft Office Visio makes it easy for IT and business professionals to visualize, explore, and communicate complex information. Go from complicated text and tables that are hard to understand to Visio diagrams that communicate information at a glance. Instead of static pictures, create data-connected Visio diagrams that display data, are easy to refresh, and dramatically increase your productivity. Use the wide variety of diagrams in Office Visio to understand, act on, and share information about organizational systems, resources, and processes throughout your enterprise.

PREREQUISITES
Basic PC Knowledge


GETTING STARTED

• Starting Out
  
  
  • What is Microsoft Visio?
    
  • Visio Standard VS Visio Professional
    
  • What's New in Visio 2007
    
  • Opening Microsoft Visio
    
  • Interface Overview
    
  • Closing Visio
    
  
  
• Interacting with Visio
  
  
  • Using Visio's Menus
    
  • Using the Standard Toolbar
    
  • Using the Formatting Toolbar
    
  • Moving Toolbars
    
  • Hiding and Showing Toolbars
    
  • Using the Status Bar
    
  
  
• Working With Files
  
  
  • Saving Files
    
  • Opening Files
    
  • Switching Between Open Files
    
  • Closing Drawings
    
  
  
• Using the Getting Started Window
  
  
  • Choosing a Template Category
    
  • Choosing a Template
    
  • Searching for a Template
    
  • Opening a Recent Template or Drawing
    
  • Using a Sample
    
  • Templates, Stencils, and Shapes
    
  
  
• Getting Help in Visio
  
  
  • Using the Help Window
    
  • Using the Help Screen
    
  • Type a Question for Help
    
  • Getting Help in a Task Pane or Dialogue Box
    

CREATING A BASIC DRAWING

• Creating a Basic Drawing
  
  
  • Using the Shapes Pane
    
  • Adding Backgrounds
    
  • Adding Borders and Titles
    
  • Adding Shapes
    
  
  
• Basic Editing Commands
  
  
  • Selecting Shapes
    
  • Using Cut, Copy, and Paste
    
  • Undo and Redo
    
  • Resizing Shapes
    
  • Moving Shapes
    
  • Duplicating Shapes
    
  
  
• Formatting Shapes
  
  
  • Changing Line Style
    
  • Changing Fill Colour
    
  • Adding Shadows
    
  • Modifying Corners
    
  • Using Themes
    
  • Using the Format Painter
    
  
  
• Adding Text
  
  
  • Using the Text Box Tool
    
  • Using the Text Block Tool
    
  • Typing and Editing Text
    
  • Inserting Symbols
    
  
  
• Formatting Text
  
  
  • Adding Basic Effects
    
  • Changing Text Colour
    
  • Changing Font Type and Size
    
  • Aligning Text
    
  
  
• Working with Pages
  
  • Adding Pages
    
  • Switching Between Open Pages
    
  • Removing Pages
    
  • The Page Setup Dialogue
    

DOING MORE WITH YOUR DRAWING

• Other Ways to Add Shapes
  
  • Adding Shapes from the File Menu
    
  • Accessing Shapes from the Standard Toolbar
    
  • Using the Drawing Tools Toolbar
    
  • Adding Shape Screen Tips
    
  
  
• Working With Shapes
  
  • Grouping Shapes
    
  • Layering Shapes
    
  • Rotating and Flipping Shapes
    
  • Aligning and Distributing Shapes
    
  • Snap and Glue
    
  • Double Click Behaviours
    
  
  
• More Shape Tasks
  
  • Connecting Shapes
    
  • Configuring a Layout
    
  • Using the Re-Layout Command
    
  • Adding Data to Shapes
    
  • Other Shape Operations
    
  
  
• Using Layers
  
  • Showing and Hiding Layers
    
  • Activating a Layer
    
  • Preserving Group Member Properties
    
  • Colouring (and Locking) Layers
    
  
  
• Adding Objects
  
  • Inserting a Comment
    
  • Inserting an Image
    
  • Formatting a Picture
    
  • Adding Charts
    
  • Adding Equations
    
  
  
• Adding Advanced Objects
  
  • Adding a Hyperlink
    
  • Inserting an External Object
    
  • Inserting a CAD Drawing
    
  • Inserting a Control
    

WORKING WITH VISIO FILES

• Using Templates
  
  • Opening Templates
    
  • Using a Template
    
  • Creating a Template
    
  
  
• Using Stencils
  
  • Creating a New Stencil
    
  • Adding Shapes to Stencils
    
  • Copying Shapes from one Stencil to Another
    
  • Removing Shapes from Stencils
    
  • Saving Stencils
    
  
  
• Saving Visio Files
  
  • Saving a File for the First Time
    
  • Saving a File for the Second Time
    
  • Changing File Extensions
    
  • Saving a File as a Web Page
    
  
  
• Advanced File Tasks
  
  • Using AutoRecover
    
  • Accessing File Properties
    
  • Removing Hidden Information
    
  • E-Mailing a Drawing
    
  • Saving as PDF or XPS
    
  • VIEWING AND PRINTING YOUR DRAWINGS
    
  
  
• Managing your Drawings
  
  • Using Minimize, Maximize, and Restore
    
  • Using Zoom
    
  • Using Guides
    
  • Using the Dynamic Grid
    
  • Viewing or Hiding Rulers, Grids, Guides, and Connection Points
    
  
  
• Managing Windows
  
  • Creating a New Window
    
  • Cascading Windows
    
  • Tiling Windows
    
  • Using the ShapeSheet
    
  
  
• More Visio Windows
  
  • Using the Pan and Zoom Window
    
  • Using the Shape Data Window
    
  • Using the Size and Position Window
    
  • Using the Drawing Explorer Window
    
  • The External Data Window and External Data Features
    
  
  
• Using Print Preview
  
  • Opening Print Preview
    
  • Using the Print Preview Toolbar
    
  • Zooming In and Out
    
  • Changing View Options
    
  • Navigating Print Preview
    
  • Setting Print Options
    
  
  
• Printing a Drawing
  
  • Print Commands
    
  • Using the Print Dialogue
    
  • Setting Printer Options
    
  • Copies and Page Ranges