Visio 2007

Introducing Microsoft Visio 2007

• Understanding Microsoft Visio
• Introducing the Visio product family
• Installing Visio 2007 pt. 1
• Installing Visio 2007 pt. 2
• Updating Visio 2007 pt. 1
• Updating Visio 2007 pt. 2
• Using Microsoft Office Diagnostics
• Uninstalling Visio 2007

Navigating

• Touring the Visio 2007 interface pt. 1
• Touring the Visio 2007 interface pt. 2
• Creating a new diagram pt. 1
• Creating a new diagram pt. 2
• Using toolbars pt. 1
• Using toolbars pt. 2
• Saving and opening Visio diagrams pt. 1
• Saving and opening Visio diagrams pt. 2
• Saving as alternate file formats
• Introducing Visio view windows
• Navigating among Visio drawings

Obtaining Help

• Configuring online content settings
• Using Visio online help pt. 1
• Using Visio online help pt. 2

Using Stencils

• Introducing stencils
• Opening and closing stencils
• Moving stencils around
• Using the document stencil
• Creating a new stencil pt. 1
• Creating a new stencil pt. 2
• Creating a new stencil pt. 3

Working with Shapes

• Describing Visio shapes
• Adding and removing shapes
• Searching for shapes
• Using My Shapes
• Using control points pt. 1
• Using control points pt. 2
• Formatting shapes pt. 1
• Formatting shapes pt. 2
• Formatting shapes pt. 3
• Cloning shapes
• Grouping and ungrouping shapes pt. 1
• Grouping and ungrouping shapes pt. 2

Connecting Shapes

• Introducing connectors pt. 1
• Introducing connectors pt. 2
• Introducing connectors pt. 3
• Using glue pt. 1
• Using glue pt. 2
• Using AutoConnect
• Working with connection points pt. 1
• Working with connection points pt. 2
• Working with connection points pt. 3
• Formatting connectors pt. 1
• Formatting connectors pt. 2
• Controlling shape layout pt. 1
• Controlling shape layout pt. 2
• Advanced shape layout

Adding Text to a Drawing

• Using the Visio Text tools
• Using text blocks pt. 1
• Using text blocks pt. 2
• Using the Text tool and the Format Painter
• Formatting text pt. 1
• Formatting text pt. 2
• Formatting paragraphs pt. 1
• Formatting paragraphs pt. 2
• Rotating text
• Using the Format Painter pt. 1
• Using the Format Painter pt. 2

Precision Work

• Using the drawing grid pt. 1
• Using the drawing grid pt. 2
• Using the dynamic grid
• Setting the drawing scale pt. 1
• Setting the drawing scale pt. 2
• Using zoom controls pt. 1
• Using zoom controls pt. 2
• Panning and zooming
• Using the Drawing Explorer
• Using guides pt. 1
• Using guides pt. 2
• Managing Snap and Glue options pt. 1
• Managing Snap and Glue options pt. 2
• Aligning shapes
• Distributing shapes

Using Layers

• Working with layers
• Adding a layer to a drawing
• Assigning a shape to a layer
• Hiding a layer
• Locking a layer
• Removing a layer

Working with Pages

• Working with multiple pages
• Adding a page
• Renaming a page
• Reordering pages
• Rotating pages
• Deleting a page
• Creating a background page
• Assigning and removing backgrounds
• Using the Page Layout options pt. 1
• Using the Page Layout options pt. 2
• Using print preview
• Discovering Print options pt .1
• Discovering Print options pt. 2

Using Markup Tools

• Using the Visio Markup tools
• Adding comments pt. 1
• Adding comments pt. 2
• Using revision tracking pt. 1
• Using revision tracking pt. 2
• Accepting and rejecting changes

Adding Custom Data to Diagrams

• Using custom properties
• Adding custom properties pt. 1
• Adding custom properties pt. 2
• Creating Visio 2007 Reports pt. 1
• Creating Visio 2007 Reports pt. 2
• Creating a PivotDiagram pt. 1
• Creating a PivotDiagram pt. 2

“Spicing Up” a Diagram

• Adding clip art pt. 1
• Adding clip art pt. 2
• Adding title blocks pt. 1
• Adding title blocks pt. 2
• Using callouts and annotations
• Using Visio Viewer

Creating Drawings

• Creating an organization chart pt. 1
• Creating an organization chart pt. 2
• Creating a flowchart pt. 1
• Creating a flowchart pt. 2