Microsoft Visio 2013 Introduction

Who Should Attend the Course?

This course is designed for people who will be using Microsoft Visio to create basic workflows and perform end-to-end flowcharting.

Prerequisites

• An appreciation of drawing applications and design concepts
• Use a mouse
• Type and use a keyboard
• Navigate through Windows files and folders
• Work with Windows - minimise, maximise, open and close

What will I learn?

• Navigate the Visio interface and create a basic Visio document
• Create a route map by using Visio features to work with shapes and text
• Modify, format and arrange shapes to enhance a basic diagram
• Create process diagrams
• Represent an organisation hierarchy as a Visio diagram
• Design and manage basic diagrams, workflows and flowcharts

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Visio 2013

• Topic A: Navigate the Visio Environment
• Topic B: Use Backstage Commands
• Topic C: Save a File

Lesson 2: Creating a Workflow Diagram

• Topic A: Use Drawing Components
• Topic B: Modify a Drawing
• Topic C: Callouts and Groups

Lesson 3: Creating an Organisation Chart

• Topic A: Create a Basic Organisation Chart
• Topic B: Modify an Organisation Chart

Lesson 4: Making a Floor Plan

• Topic A: Make a Basic Floor Plan
• Topic B: Model a Room Layout

Lesson 5: Creating a Cross-Functional Flowchart

• Topic A: Create a Cross-Functional Flowchart
• Topic B: Format a Cross-Functional Flowchart

Lesson 6: Creating a Network Diagram

• Topic A: Network Diagrams
• Topic B: Use Shape Data
• Topic C: Use Layers

Lesson 7: Styling a Diagram

• Topic A: Shape and Connector Styles
• Topic B: Themes and Variants
• Topic C: Use Containers