ExpiredMicrosoft Visio Advanced

MODULE 1:  Customizing Shapes and Stencils

Learning outcomes:  Create custom shapes using drawing tools and shape operation  commands. Store groups of shapes in customized stencils, to allow easy  access to masters and options to edit the shapes within the stencil.

Topics covered:

• Creating Custom Shapes
• Shape Operation Commands
• Creating a Custom Stencil
• Editing Masters within a Stencil

MODULE 2:  Designing Styles and Templates

Learning outcomes: Design and customize bespoke styles and settings to standardize Visio drawings. Ensure diagrams conform to a corporate identify by  creating sets of theme colors and customized templates.

Topics covered:

• Creating a New Style
• Creating a Template

MODULE 3:  Designing Floor Plans

Learning outcomes:  Use floor plan shapes to create a representation of a building  plan. Ensure accuracy by using floor plan settings, with scale and  dimension controls. Work with layers to show and hide detail.

Topics covered:

• Setting Up an Office Layout
• Creating an Office Layout
• Working with Layers

MODULE 4:  Working with External Data

Learning outcomes:  Import data from other Microsoft applications: Excel to create an organization chart and workflow diagram, Project to create a Gantt  chart, and Access to associate database data with diagram shapes.

Topics covered:

• Creating an Organization Chart using External Data
• Importing Project Planning Data (Gantt Chart)
• Linking Shapes to a Database
• Importing Data from Excel

MODULE 5:  Visio and other Programmes

Learning outcomes:  Link Visio data and adjust formats to display diagrams in other  applications. Link a calendar created in Visio into Microsoft Word and  create a web page displaying interactive data in a diagram.

Topics covered:

• Linking to Microsoft Word
• Saving as a Web Page
• Saving in Other Formats

MODULE 6:  Automating Visio Tasks

Learning outcomes:  Set up, record and edit basic macros in Visio, in order to automate  tasks and save time when creating diagrams. Customize the properties of  shapes in a diagram using ShapeSheets.

Topics covered:

• Creating a Basic Macro in Visio
• Editing a Basic Macro in Visio
• Using ShapeSheets in Visio Diagrams