Visio 2002 Professional : Level 1 for Windows

Course Description

Overview: In this course, you'll learn fundamental skills while creating several types of diagrams using Visio Professional. You will create a directional map, a block diagram, a basic and a cross-functional flowchart, an organization chart, and an office layout. As you create these drawings, you will learn techniques to drag and manipulate Visio master shapes, create connections between shapes, and apply styles to shapes, text, and pages. You will generate an organization chart from imported data and edit custom properties to store additional information in your diagrams. You will learn shortcuts to enhance your productivity and use unique tools designed for each type of drawing. When you've completed the course, you will have a firm grasp of all of the skills needed to create any kind of diagram using Visio.

Prerequisites: We designed for the student who has little or no experience using Visio 2002 Professional, and who needs to learn the basic skills that are necessary in order to begin to use this program effectively.

Before taking this course, you should have a basic understanding of your computer's operating system. For example, you should know how to launch an application, create and save files, and copy files from CDs and other media.

Performance-Based Objectives

Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

·           Identify the various types of drawings you can create using Visio.

·           Drag shapes from Visio stencils and resize, rotate, align, and transform them.

·           Increase your productivity with smart features such as numbering shapes automatically and duplicating shapes quickly.

·           Create a directional map.

·           Quickly locate any master shape within the stencil library.

·           Create an organization chart manually or generate one from a text file.

·           Create a flowchart or a cross-functional flowchart.

·           Apply title, borders, backgrounds, and color schemes to enhance Visio documents.

·           Create an office floor plan to scale.

Course Content

Lesson 1: An Overview of Visio

Topic 1A: Visio Documents

Task 1A-1: Templates and Documents

Topic 1B: Elements of the Visio Window

Topic 1C: Visio Navigation

Task 1C-1: Scrolling and Zooming

Task 1C-2: Using the Pan & Zoom Window

Task 1C-3: Anchor and Autohide

Lesson 2: Basic Skills: Creating a Directional Map

Topic 2A: Using Stencils

Task 2A-1: Dragging Shapes from Stencils

Task 2A-2: Managing Stencils and Finding Shapes

Topic 2B: Saving Files

Task 2B-1: Drawing Properties

Task 2B-2: Viewing Drawing Properties

Topic 2C: Manipulating Shapes

Task 2C-1: Resizing Shapes

Task 2C-2: Resizing and Relocating with Precision

Task 2C-3: Rotating Shapes

Task 2C-4: Copying Shapes

Task 2C-5: Connecting Roads

Task 2C-6: Using Connector Roads

Task 2C-7: Changing Road Thickness

Topic 2D: Adding Text

Task 2D-1: Adding Text to Shapes

Task 2D-2: Rotating Text Separately

Task 2D-3: Editing Text

Task 2D-4: Formatting Shape Text

Task 2D-5: Adding Stand-Alone Text

Topic 2E: Stacking Order

Task 2E-1: Changing the Stacking Order

Topic 2F: Stacking Order

Task 2F-1: Completing the Directional Map

Lesson 3: Basic Diagram Skills

Topic 3A: Enhancing Productivity

Task 3A-1: Hiding Connection Points and the Grid

Task 3A-2: Repeat Duplication

Task 3A-3: Manual Numbering with the Number Shapes Macro

Task 3A-4: Automatically Numbering New Shapes

Topic 3B: Managing Shapes

Task 3B-1: Grouping

Task 3B-2: Aligning Shapes

Task 3B-3: Distributing Shapes

Topic 3C: Applying Styles

Task 3C-1: Changing Line Styles

Task 3C-2: Text and Fill Colors

Task 3C-3: Creating Custom Colors

Task 3C-4: Adding Patterns

Task 3C-5: Adding Drop Shadows

Topic 3D: Applying Styles

Task 3D-1: Completing the Block Diagram

Lesson 4: Flowcharts

Topic 4A: Connecting Shapes

Task 4A-1: Connecting On Drop

Task 4A-2: Cloning Shapes

Task 4A-3: Point-to-Point Connections

Task 4A-4: Routing Connectors

Task 4A-5: Line-Curve Connectors

Task 4A-6: Using Extra Connectors

Topic 4B: Page Styles

Task 4B-1: Using Borders and Titles

Task 4B-2: Renaming Shapes

Task 4B-3: Adding and Editing Backgrounds

Task 4B-4: Applying Color Schemes

Topic 4C: Cross-Functional Flowcharts

Task 4C-1: Cross-Functional Flowchart Setup

Topic 4D: Cross-Functional Flowcharts

Task 4D-1: Filling Out a Cross-Functional Flowchart

Lesson 5: Organization Charts

Topic 5A: Creating an Organization Chart

Task 5A-1: Adding Subordinate Shapes

Task 5A-2: Adding Multiple Shapes

Task 5A-3: Arranging Subordinates

Task 5A-4: Editing Custom Properties

Task 5A-5: Adding a Custom Property

Topic 5B: Organization Chart Data Wizard

Task 5B-1: Creating an Organization Chart from Data

Task 5B-2: Navigating a Multi-Page Organization Chart

Task 5B-3: Hiding Subordinates

Task 5B-4: Breaking Down an Organization Chart

Task 5B-5: Navigating Linked Pages

Task 5B-6: Changing Styles

Task 5B-7: Changing Spacing

Topic 5C: Organization Chart Data Wizard

Task 5C-1: Creating an Organization Chart

Lesson 6: Floor Plan

Topic 6A: Creating an Office Layout

Task 6A-1: Adding Space

Task 6A-2: Adding Walls

Topic 6B: Drawing Scale

Task 6B-1: Drawing to Scale

Task 6B-2: Adding Doors and Windows

Task 6B-3: Resetting the Ruler Zero Point

Topic 6C: Drawing Scale

Task 6C-1: Design Your Office