Visio 2010 - Introduction

VIS-10-02

Duration

Half day

Who should attend?

The module will suit all users who need to create diagrams, directions and flow charts. It enables you to create professional drawings with ease.

Pre-requisites

No previous knowledge of Visio is required.

Objectives

You will learn how to: Create drawings. Use Visio stencils and templates. Work with shapes, text and connectors. Use styles and colour schemes. Printing and page setups. Use drawings in Office programs and linking to web pages.

Course Content

Explore the Visio environment

Visio basics, the ribbon, navigating in Visio, stencil overview, working with shapes

Drawing tools

Drawing objects, additional drawing techniques, editing objects

Create diagrams

Plan your diagram, master shapes, connect shapes, dynamic connectors, an introduction to text features, organization charts

Format drawings

Formatting basics, formatting text blocks, formatting shapes and lines, colour styles

Share drawings

Send drawings, using Print Preview and Print Setup, print drawings and diagrams

Work with pages

Create and set up a new drawing, work with background pages

Custom properties and link to office programs

Create your own shapes, stencils, and templates, link diagrams to files in other Microsoft Office programs to keep changes in synch, working with links & web pages