Visio 2010

Getting Started

• What you’ll learn in this training
• Understanding Visio
• Introducing the Visio product family
• Installing
• Updating
• Uninstalling

Navigating

• Using the Ribbon
• Creating a new diagram pt. 1
• Creating a new diagram pt. 2
• Using the Shapes window/task pane
• Opening/saving Visio files
• Saving and exporting to other formats
• Navigating and arranging views and documents
• Accessing help

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

Working with 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
• Copying shapes
• Grouping and ungrouping shapes

Connecting Shapes

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

Adding Text

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

Precision Work

• Using the drawing grid pt. 1
• Using the drawing grid pt. 2
• Using the dynamic grid
• Setting the drawing scale
• Using Zoom controls
• Panning and zooming
• Using the drawing explorer
• Using guides
• Managing Snap and Glue options
• 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
• Using print preview
• Discovering Print options

Using Markup Tools

• Using the Markup tools
• Adding comments
• Using revision tracking
• Accepting and rejecting changes

Adding Custom Data

• Using Custom properties
• Adding Custom properties
• Creating reports
• Creating a pivot diagram

Enhancing a Diagram

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

Creating Drawings

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