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Microsoft Visio

Overview

Microsoft Visio is a popular diagramming app that's used in a variety of industries. In this course, we will look at this powerful tool, showing you the best ways and shortcut tips in Visio to create a flowchart, map out a network, or draw a floor plan. Starting at the beginning, this course will show you how to open files and adjust the user interface, then steps you through creating, adding, removing, and changing connected diagrams.

Course Objectives

We will learn how to customise Visio by creating our own stencils and templates, run reports on drawing shape properties and conclude with various ways you can publish and share your diagrams. Extensive fully worked examples are used to illustrate the points raised in the course, and to provide hands-on experience.

Content

The Essentials

  • Properties of the drawing page
  • Opening and working with Stencils
  • Print v Onscreen page sizes Using
  • Themes Saving a drawing file
  • Discovering Visio Templates

Shapes

  • Working with Shapes in a Flowchart
  • Formatting Shapes
  • Grouping and Ungrouping Shapes Aligning and Distribution of Shapes
  • Working with Text Shapes and layers
  • Adding properties to Shapes
  • Exporting reports to Excel

Connectors

  • Drawing default connectors Using other connector options
  • Adding and Deleting connection points
  • Text and connectors

Templates

  • Basic and Cross Functional Flowcharts
  • Audit Diagrams Brainstorming Diagrams Schedule Template category – Timelines
  • Other templates can also be discussed

Customise Visio

  • Create your own Shapes
  • Create your own Stencils
  • Create your own Templates

Publish

  • Create your own Shapes
  • Print Options
  • Publish to PDF
  • Save diagram as an image file

You will learn how to

  • Open, save and close drawings
  • Work with Visio templates
  • Add and format shapes
  • Work with text in your drawing
  • Draw and add connectors
  • Create your own templates
  • Publish your drawing

Audience

No prior knowledge is needed. Complete beginner. Software is provided in the Classroom and
Live Virtual options

Classroom and Virtual training options

Online Course Materials

Duration

1 Day or 2 x 3 Hour Session

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