Visio 2003 Essential Skills
Course Information
This one day course is designed to introduce delegates to Visio, the drag and drop drawing tool of Microsoft.
Attendees will be confident in creating diagrams such as flowcharts, organisation charts, floor plans and network layouts using the built in templates and stencils.
Pre-requisites
Those attending this course should have a basic understanding of the Windows environment and be comfortable with using a mouse
Course Objectives
By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
- Recognise the components that comprise the Visio screen.
- Create a new diagram using the templates provided.
- Save a new diagram as a file and as a template.
- Create a flowchart.
- Create an organisation chart.
- Create a diagram of an office layout.
- Create a diagram of a computer network layout.
- Utilise the shapes available on the template stencil.
- Accurately position shapes using snap and glue.
- Add text to shapes.
- Apply multiple formats to shapes simultaneously using styles.
- Create and define a custom style.
- Link a diagram to an alternative document.
- Prepare the document for printing, modifying the page settings and previewing.
What you will learn:
Lesson 1 – Screen Layout
Menus
Toolbars
Task pane
Lesson 2 – Creating a Diagram
Templates and stencils
Drawing types
Saving
Lesson 3 – Flow Charts
Paper orientation
Stamp tool
Dynamic guide
Snap and glue
Connector tool
Lesson 4 – Formatting
Formatting styles
Backgrounds
Stencils
Lesson 5 – Organisation Charts
Create an organisation chart
Arrange shapes within the hierarchy
Group and resize sections
Formatting the organisation chart
Lesson 6 – Office Layout
Measure the dimensions of the office and the office equipment
Use the office layout template
Change drawing scale
Assemble the walls
Place and resize the office equipment stencils
Lesson 7 – Creating a Network Diagram
Connect shapes in the network diagram
Store information with network shapes
Create network reports
Lesson 8 – Links
Inserting a hyperlink
Create a link to another file
Lesson 9 – Printing
Headers and footers
Print preview and page setup
