About this Course
This three-day instructor-led course provides students with an overview of the features and functions of
Microsoft Office Visio 2007.
Audience Profile
This course is intended for both novice and experienced information workers who want to learn beginning and intermediate Visio 2007 skills.
Prerequisite
Before attending this course, students must have:
Basic computer knowledge. The student should know how to navigate to folders and files on a computer running Microsoft Windows.
Some experience with the 2007 Office system. The student should know basic file-management skills.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Work with block diagrams and move, size, rotate, and copy shapes.
Format individual shapes, add decorative elements, and apply themes to entire diagrams.
Connect shapes, use connectors in a flowchart, and use layout tools to distribute, align, and position shapes.
Use Visio timelines and Gantt charts, create timelines, export timeline data, and track project details.
Create an organization chart, view and modify data stored within shapes, display and format text within shapes, change chart layouts, and add color and background to charts.
Use Office Layout template and use layers to organize shapes in an office layout.
Create a diagram of a network infrastructure, add information to the network equipment shapes, and create a hardware report
Module 1: Getting Started with Visio 2007
This module explains how to use Visio drawing and diagram types, how to start a Visio diagram by using a template, how to work within and customize the Visio drawing environment, and how to use the Visio Help system.
Lessons
Starting Diagrams by Using Templates
Working Within the Visio Environment
Customizing the Visio Environment
Getting Visio and Diagram Help
Lab : Exercises
Start Visio and Browse Templates
Explore the Visio Drawing Window
Customize the Visio Environment
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Use Visio Help
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Start diagrams by using templates.
Work within the Visio environment.
Customize the Visio environment.
Get Visio and diagram help.
Module 2: Adding Shapes to Diagrams
This module explains how to work with a block diagram, how to add text to shapes, and how to move, size, rotate, and copy shapes.
Lessons
Working with 1-D and 2-D Shapes
Adding Text to Shapes and the Drawing Pane
Moving, Sizing, Rotating, and Copying Shapes
Working with Groups
Finding Shapes for Diagrams
Inserting Pictures into Diagrams
Lab : Exercises
Work with Shapes
Add Text to Shapes
Manipulate Shapes
Work with Groups
Search for Shapes
Insert and Manipulate Pictures
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Work with 1-D and 2-D shapes.
Add text to shapes and the drawing pane.
Move, size, rotate, and copy shapes.
Work with groups.
Find shapes for diagrams, Insert pictures into diagrams.
Module 3: Formatting Shapes and Diagrams
This module explains how to format individual shapes, add decorative elements, and apply themes to entire diagrams.
Lessons
Formatting Individual Shapes
Adding Decorative Elements to Diagrams
Applying Themes to Entire Diagrams
Lab : Exercises
Format a Shape
Change the Appearance of a Diagram
Apply a Theme
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Format individual shapes.
Add decorative elements to diagrams.
Apply themes to entire diagrams.
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Module 4: Connecting Shapes
This module explains how to connect shapes and work with connectors in a flowchart, and then apply these techniques to other types of diagrams. This module also explains how to use layout tools to distribute, align, and position shapes.
Lessons
Connecting Shapes in Flowcharts
Modifying Shape Connections
Changing the Layout of Connected Shapes
Lab : Exercises
Add Connectors to Shapes in Flowcharts
Insert and Move Flowchart Shapes and Connectors
Change the Layout of a Flowchart
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Connect shapes in flowcharts.
Modify shape connections.
Change the layout of connected shapes.
Module 5: Creating Project Schedules
This module explains how to use Visio timelines and Gantt charts to track projects and display progress visually, create a timeline to view a project schedule, export the timeline data to create a Gantt chart, and track project details with the Gantt chart.
Lessons
Creating Timelines to View Projects at a Glance
Exporting Timelines to Create Gantt Charts
Tracking Project Details with Gantt Charts
Lab : Exercises
Create Timelines
Create a Gantt Chart & Work with Gantt Charts
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Create timelines to view projects at a glance.
Export timelines to create Gantt charts.
Track project details with Gantt charts.
Module 6: Creating Organization Charts
This module explains how to import data from a Visio spreadsheet to create an organization chart, view additional data stored with each shape, modify the data, display some of the data in the chart, and format the text in each shape. This module also explains how to change the layout of the chart, insert a hyperlink, and add color and background to enhance a chart’s appearance.
Lessons
Importing Data to Create Organization Charts
Storing and Displaying Employee Information in Organization Charts
Customizing the Layout of Organization Charts
Lab : Exercises
Import Data from Excel
Change Data in Shapes
Add Hyperlinks and Change Layout of a Chart
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Import data to create organization charts.
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Store and display employee information in organization charts.
Customize the layout of organization charts.
Module 7: Laying Out Office Spaces
This module explains how to work with the Office Layout template to create layouts for office and conference spaces, and how to use layers to organize the shapes in an office layout.
Lessons
Creating Scaled Office Spaces
Adding Door, Window, and Furniture Shapes to Office Layouts
Organizing Shapes in Office Layouts by Using Layers
Lab : Exercises
Create and Scale an Office Layout
Add Shapes to Office Layouts
Work with Layers
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Create scaled office spaces.
Add door, window, and furniture shapes to office layouts.
Organize shapes in office layouts by using layers.
Module 8: Creating Network Diagrams
This module explains how to use connecting shapes to create a diagram of a network infrastructure, add information to the network equipment shapes in a diagram, and create a hardware report for the network.
Lessons
Connecting Shapes in Network Diagrams
Storing Information with Network Shapes
Creating Network Reports
Lab : Exercises
Create a Network Diagram
Create and View Shape Data
Create Report Definitions
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Connect shapes in network diagrams.
Store information with network shapes.
Create network reports
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