Visio: Introduction

Performance Based Objectives

  • Identify the various types of drawings you can create using Visio.
  • Drag shapes from Visio stencils and resize, rotate, align, and transform them.
  • Increase your productivity with smart features such as numbering shapes automatically and duplicating shapes quickly.
  • Create a directional map.
  • Quickly locate any master shape within the stencil library.
  • Create an organization chart manually or generate one from a text file.
  • Create a flowchart or a cross-functional flowchart.
  • Apply title, borders, backgrounds, and color schemes to enhance Visio documents.
  • Create an office floor plan to scale.
Course Content
Lesson 1: An Overview of Visio
  • Visio Documents
  • Elements of the Visio Window
  • Visio Navigation

Lesson 2: Basic Skills: Creating a Directional Map

  • Using Stencils
  • Saving Files
  • Manipulating Shapes
  • Adding Text
  • Stacking Order
  • Stacking Order

Lesson 3: Basic Diagram Skills

  • Enhancing Productivity
  • Managing Shapes
  • Applying Styles
  • Applying Styles
Lesson 4: Flowcharts
  • Connecting Shapes
  • Page Styles
  • Cross-Functional Flowcharts
  • Cross-Functional Flowcharts

Lesson 5: Organization Charts

  • Creating an Organization Chart
  • Organization Chart Data Wizard
  • Organization Chart Data Wizard

Lesson 6: Floor Plan

  • Creating an Office Layout
  • Drawing Scale
  • Drawing Scale

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