Microsoft Visio - Essentials

Course subjects

Basics

• Understanding the Start Screen

• Creating a New Drawing From a Template

• The Visio Screen

• How Microsoft Visio 2013 Works

• Understanding the Status Bar

• Customising the Status Bar

Working With Stencils

• Understanding Stencils

• The Shapes Window

• Quick Shapes

• Using Quick Shapes

• Creating a Custom Stencil

• Opening a Stencil

• Editing a Stencil

• Closing a Stencil

Working With Shapes

• Placing Shapes From a Stencil

• Selecting Shapes

• Resizing Shapes

• Moving Shapes

• Copying, Cutting, and Pasting Shapes

• Duplicating Shapes

• Rotating and Flipping Shapes

• Ordering Shapes

• Merging Shapes to Create New Shapes

• Grouping and Ungrouping Shapes

• Aligning Shapes

• Aligning Shapes Using the Dynamic Grid

• Distributing Shapes

• Changing Shapes

• Using Snap and Glue

Formatting Shapes

• Applying Quick Styles

• Formatting the Fill

• Formatting Lines

• Applying Effects

• Using the Format Painter

• Using Undo and Redo

• Protecting Shapes

Working With Connectors

• Connecting Shapes

• Automatically Adding Connected Shapes

• Connecting Existing Shapes

• Inserting and Deleting Shapes

• Adding Text to Connectors

• Changing Connectors

• Working With Connection Points

• Formatting Connectors

Containers

• Adding Containers

• Adding Shapes to a Container

• Formatting Containers

• Deleting Containers

Working With Text

• Adding Text to Shapes

• Formatting Text

• Adding Text to the Page

• Editing Text

• Using Find and Replace

• Aligning Text

• Moving Text

• Creating Bulleted Lists

• Creating Tables

• Spell Checking Text

Working With Pages

• Inserting Pages

• Naming Pages

• Duplicating Pages

• Changing Page Order

• Deleting Pages

• Applying a Background Style

• Adding Headers and Footers

• Inserting a Logo

• Assigning a Background Page to Other Pages

• Page Size and Orientation

Outputting Drawings

• Using Print Preview

• Fitting a Drawing to Printer Pages

• Printing a Drawing

• Emailing Drawings

Organisation Charts

• Creating An Organisation Chart From Scratch

• Adding Multiple Shapes

• Changing a Position Type

• Changing the Layout of Shapes

• Changing the Spacing of Shapes

• Creating a Team

• Changing the Order of Shapes

• Adding a Title

• Inserting Pictures

• Formatting an Organisation Chart

• Adding Shape Data

• Creating Shape Data Fields

• Creating a Custom Shape and Stencil

• Creating Master Shape Data Fields

Gantt Charts

• Understanding Gantt Charts

• Understanding Gantt Chart Options

• Creating a Gantt Chart

• Entering Task Details

• Creating Subtasks

• Linking and Unlinking Tasks

• Adding and Deleting Tasks

• Adding Milestones

• Adding and Hiding Columns

• Navigating a Gantt Chart

• Formatting Task Bars

• Managing the Timescale

• Exporting From a Gantt Chart

• Importing Data Into a Gantt Chart

• Printing Gantt Charts

Cross Functional Flow Charts

• Understanding Cross Functional Flowcharts

• Creating a Cross Functional Flowchart

• Adding Swimlanes

• Adding Swimlane Labels

• Adding Phases

• Adding Shapes

• Adjusting Swimlanes and Phases

• Formatting Cross Functional Charts