Visio Professional 2003: Basic

Course Outline

Duration: 1 Day

Description: Students will learn how to work with stencils, objects, flowcharts, and master shapes. They'll learn how to connect shapes, enter and format text, and set file properties. Background pages, detail pages, and Print Preview are also covered. Comes with a companion CBT program.

Unit 1: Exploring the Visio environment

Topic A: Visio basics

Topic B: Navigating in Visio

Topic C: Stencil overview

Topic D: Working with objects

Unit 2: Drawing tools

Topic A: Drawing objects

Topic B: Additional drawing techniques

Topic C: Editing objects

Unit 3: Creating basic diagrams

Topic A: Planning your diagram

Topic B: Master shapes

Topic C: Connecting shapes

Topic D: Dynamic connectors

Topic E: An introduction to text features

Topic F: Organization charts

Unit 4: Formatting drawings

Topic A: Formatting basics

Topic B: Formatting text blocks

Topic C: Formatting shapes and lines

Unit 5: Working with pages

Topic A: Creating and setting up a new drawing

Topic B: Working with background pages

Topic C: Working with links

Topic D: Printing diagrams

Unit 6: Creating network and brainstorming diagrams

Topic A: Network diagramming

Topic B: Rack and directory service diagrams

Topic C: Brainstorming tools

Unit 7: An introduction to advanced features

Topic A: Advanced layout and connection techniques

Topic B: Custom properties

Topic C: Reporting