Microsoft Visio: Introduction

This one day course provides a comprehensive introduction to Microsoft Visio - the popular choice for creating professional flowcharts, organisational charts, technical diagrams and floor plans.

This course covers the fundamentals of Visio and will build your skills and confidence enabling you to create a wide range of technical diagrams.

As this course is run on a private basis only, you are welcome to adapt the following course outline to your exact requirements if you wish.

Pre-Course Requirements:
You need no previous experience to attend this course.

• Introduction
  • The toolbars
  • Navigating around Visio documents
  • Using stencils
  • Using templates and documents
  
  Visio essentials
  • Creating a drawing
  • Using the size and position window
  • Using the connector tool
  • Using pan and zoom
  
  Working with shapes
  • Selecting and duplicating shapes
  • Resizing shapes
  • Adding text to shapes
  • Grouping and distributing shapes
  • Adding a background shape
  
  Working with type and text
  • Adding text
  • Rotating text
  • Using borders and titles
  • Formatting text blocks
  
  Working with colour
  • Adding colour
  • Creating text and colour fills
  • Adding patterns and drop shadows
  • Creating custom colours
  
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• Creating an Organisational Chart
  • Using the Chart Data wizard
  • Adding subordinate and multiple shapes
  • Adding and editing custom properties
  
  Creating flow charts
  • Connecting shapes
  • Using connectors: routing, line curve and point to point
  • Creating page styles
  • Cross-functional flow charts
  
  Creating office layouts and directional maps
  • Drawing to scale
  • Adding walls, windows and doors
  • Distributing your work - free - with Visio Viewer
  
  Creating website maps
  • The Conceptual Website template
  
  Questions and answers