Visio 2013: Basic

Visio Professional 2013:

Basic

Topic-Level Outline

�� Days:� 1

�� Prerequisites:� Windows 7: Basic, Windows Vista: Basic, Windows XP: Basic, or equivalent experience

�� Unit 1�:� Getting started

�� Topic A: 0� The start page

�� A-1:�� Exploring the Visio 2013 start page

�� A-2:�� Exploring the new diagram page

�� Topic B: 0� The Visio 2013 interface

�� B-1:�� Exploring the Visio 2013 interface

�� B-2:�� Changing view settings

�� B-3:�� Navigating through drawing pages

�� B-4:�� Getting help using Visio 2013

�� Topic C: 0� Windows, stencils, and objects

�� C-1:�� Working with windows

�� C-2:�� Selecting and moving objects

�� C-3:�� Scaling and resizing an object

�� Unit 2�:� Drawing tools

�� Topic A: 0� Basic shapes and lines

�� A-1:�� Drawing basic shapes

�� A-2:�� Creating lines and arcs

�� A-3:�� Reshaping an arc

�� Topic B: 0� Compound lines

�� B-1:�� Creating a freeform line

�� B-2:�� Creating a compound line with the Line and Arc tools

�� B-3:�� Creating a compound line with the Pencil tool

�� B-4:�� Manipulating compound lines

�� Topic C: 0� Editing objects

�� C-1:�� Duplicating objects

�� C-2:�� Aligning objects

�� C-3:�� Distributing objects

�� C-4:�� Grouping objects

�� C-5:�� Rotating an object

�� Unit 3�:� Basic diagrams

�� Topic A: 0� Planning a diagram

�� A-1:�� Discussing diagram planning

�� Topic B: 0� Creating a basic diagram

�� B-1:�� Adding, connecting, and moving shapes

�� B-2:�� Manually connecting shapes

�� B-3:�� Applying connector shapes

�� Topic C: 0� Working with text

�� C-1:�� Inserting and formatting text

�� C-2:�� Adding paragraph text

�� C-3:�� Adding text to shapes

�� C-4:�� Adding text to connectors

�� C-5:�� Rotating text

�� Topic D: 0� Organization charts

�� D-1:�� Creating an organization chart

�� D-2:�� Changing the layout of an organization chart

�� Unit 4�:� Formatting drawings

�� Topic A: 0� Formatting text

�� A-1:�� Applying basic text formats

�� A-2:�� Using the Text dialog box to format text

�� A-3:�� Applying themes

�� Topic B: 0� Formatting shapes and lines

�� B-1:�� Applying Line and Fill styles

�� B-2:�� Applying a shadow effect

�� B-3:�� Using the Format Painter

�� Unit 5�:� Working with pages

�� Topic A: 0� File and print properties

�� A-1:�� Setting file properties

�� A-2:�� Defining page size and print settings

�� A-3:�� Adding headers and footers in Print Preview

�� A-4:�� Printing a diagram

�� Topic B: 0� Working with background pages

�� B-1:�� Creating a background page

�� B-2:�� Adding fields to a background page

�� B-3:�� Applying a background page

�� B-4:�� Inserting a graphic on background page

�� Topic C: 0� Working with links

�� C-1:�� Creating links to pages and external files

�� C-2:�� Linking to multiple files

�� C-3:�� Linking to an Excel file

�� Unit 6�:� Network and brainstorming diagrams

�� Topic A: 0� Network diagrams

�� A-1:�� Applying topology shapes in a network diagram

�� A-2:�� Creating a new connection

�� A-3:�� Adding and connecting topology shapes

�� A-4:�� Moving shape text

�� Topic B: 0� Rack diagrams

�� B-1:�� Creating a rack diagram

�� Topic C: 0� Brainstorming diagrams

�� C-1:�� Creating a brainstorming diagram

�� C-2:�� Adding shapes from the Outline window

�� C-3:�� Exporting a brainstorming diagram to XML

�� C-4:�� Importing XML data into a brainstorming diagram

�� Unit 7�:� Customization and reporting

�� Topic A: 0� Layout and connection techniques

�� A-1:�� Using guides

�� A-2:�� Adding connection points

�� A-3:�� Selecting objects by type

�� A-4:�� Connecting shapes to new connection points

�� A-5:�� Changing Snap & Glue settings

�� Topic B: 0� Shape properties

�� B-1:�� Adding custom properties to shapes

�� B-2:�� Creating custom property sets

�� B-3:�� Applying custom properties

�� Topic C: 0� Reporting

� C-1:� Creating a report

� C-2:� Running a report

� C-3:� Updating a report

� C-4:� Formatting a Visio Table Report