Microsoft Visio 2010 Basic skills

You will design and manage basic diagrams, workflow, and flowcharts.

This course is designed for persons who have an understanding of the basic workflow and the concept of end-to-end flowcharting.

Students should be familiar with using personal computers and have used a mouse and keyboard (basic typing skills are recommended). They should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on their computers. Specifically, they should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and mange files and folders.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • become familiar with the Visio interface and create a basic Visio document.
  • create a route map by using Visio features to work with shapes and text.
  • modify, format, and arrange shapes to enhance a basic diagram.
  • create process diagrams.
  • represent an organization hierarchy as a Visio diagram.

Lessons

Concepts – Activities

1. Getting started
 

  • The Visio 2010 interface
  • Windows, stencils, and objects

2 Drawing tools
 

  • Basic shapes and lines
  • Compound lines
  • Editing objects

3. Basic diagrams

  • Planning a diagram
  • Creating a basic diagram
  • Working with text
  • Organization charts

4. Formatting drawings

  • Formatting text
  • Formatting shapes and lines

5. Working with pages

  • File and print properties
  • Working with background pages
  • Working with links

 

6. Network and brainstorming diagrams

  • Network diagrams
  • Rack diagrams
  • Brainstorming diagrams

 

7. Customization and reporting

  • Layout and connection techniques
  • Shape properties
  • Reporting