Visio Level One
Microsoft® Office Visio 2007
Course ID: HLT 84901
Course Length: 1 day
Course Description:
In this course, you'll learn fundamental skills while creating several types of diagrams using Microsoft® Office 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:
Visio 2003 Professional: Level 1 is designed for the student who has little or no experience using Visio 2003 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 operating system. For example, you should know how to launch an application, create and save files, and copy files from CDs and other media.
Delivery Method:
Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Performance-Based Objectives :
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify the various types of drawings you can create using Visio and navigate in a Visio document.
- Drag shapes from Visio stencils and resize, rotate, align, and transform them.
- Increase your productivity with smart features, such as numbering shapes automatically, duplicating shapes quickly, and grouping and aligning.
- Create a flowchart or a cross-functional flowchart.
- Create an organization chart manually or generate one from a text file.
- Create an office floor plan to scale.
Course Content
Lesson 1: An Overview of Visio
Topic 1A: Visio Documents
Topic 1B: Elements of the Visio Window
Topic 1C: Visio Navigation
Lesson 2: Basic Skills: Creating a Directional Map
Topic 2A: Using Stencils
Topic 2B: Saving Files
Topic 2C: Manipulating Shapes
Topic 2D: Adding Text
Topic 2E: Stacking Order
Lesson 3: Basic Diagram Skills
Topic 3A: Enhancing Productivity
Topic 3B: Managing Shapes
Topic 3C: Applying Styles
Lesson 4: Flowcharts
Topic 4A: Connecting Shapes
Topic 4B: Page Styles
Topic 4C: Cross-functional Flowcharts
Lesson 5: Organization Charts
Topic 5A: Creating an Organization Chart
Topic 5B: Organization Chart Data Wizard
Lesson 6: Floor Plan
Topic 6A: Creating an Office Layout
Topic 6B: Drawing Scale
Microsoft® Office Visio 2010
Course ID: HLT 84598
Course Length: 1 day
Course Objective:
You will design and manage basic diagrams, workflow, and flowcharts.
Target Student:
This course is designed for persons who have an understanding of the basic workflow and the concept of end-to-end flowcharting.
Prerequisites:
Students should be familiar with using personal computers and have used a mouse and keyboard (basic typing skills are recommended). They should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on their computers. Specifically, they should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and mange files and folders.
Delivery Method:
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Performance-Based Objectives :
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- become familiar with 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 organization hierarchy as a Visio diagram.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Visio 2010
Topic 1A: Explore the Visio Interface
Topic 1B: Customize the Visio Interface
Topic 1C: Create a New Diagram
Lesson 2: Creating a Route Map
Topic 2A: Add Shapes to a Diagram
Topic 2B: Manipulate Shapes
Topic 2C: Add Text
Topic 2D: Format Text
Topic 2E: Change the Stacking Order
Lesson 3: Modifying Diagram Shapes
Topic 3A: Managing Shapes
Topic 3B: Format Shapes
Lesson 4: Creating Process Diagrams
Topic 4A: Create a Flowchart
Topic 4B: Apply Page Styles
Topic 4C: Create a Cross-functional Flowchart
Topic 4D: Create a Workflow Diagram
Lesson 5: Representing an Organization Hierarchy
Topic 5A: Create an Organization Chart
Topic 5B: Modify an Organization Chart