Visio Professional 2007: Basic

Visio Professional 2007:

Basic

Activity-Level Outline

�� Days:�� 1

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

�� Unit 1 :�� The Visio environment

�� Topic A: 0�� Visio basics

�� A-1:�� Creating a drawing

�� A-2:�� Examining the work area

�� A-3:�� Using Visio Help

�� Topic B: 0�� Navigating in Visio

�� B-1:�� Opening a Visio drawing

�� B-2:�� Changing view settings

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

�� Topic C: 0�� Using windows and stencils

�� C-1:�� Manipulating stencils

�� Topic D: 0�� Manipulating objects

�� D-1:�� Selecting and moving objects

�� D-2:�� Scaling and resizing an object

�� D-3:�� Saving and closing a drawing

�� 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 your diagram

�� A-1:�� Discussing diagram planning

�� Topic B: 0�� Creating a basic diagram

�� B-1:�� Adding shapes

�� B-2:�� Connecting shapes

�� B-3:�� Using connector shapes

�� Topic C: 0�� Working with text

�� C-1:�� Creating and editing a text block

�� C-2:�� Adding paragraph text

�� C-3:�� Adding text to shapes

�� C-4:�� Adding text to connectors

�� C-5:�� Adjusting shape text

�� C-6:�� Rotating text

�� Topic D: 0�� Working with 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:�� Formatting text by using toolbars

�� A-2:�� Formatting text by using the Text dialog box

�� Topic B: 0�� Formatting text blocks

�� B-1:�� Formatting a text block

�� B-2:�� Applying paragraph formatting to a text block

�� B-3:�� Adding bullets to a text block

�� Topic C: 0�� Formatting shapes and lines

�� C-1:�� Formatting a shape

�� C-2:�� Customizing a shape

�� C-3:�� Using the Fill and Shadow dialog boxes

�� C-4:�� Formatting multiple shapes

�� C-5:�� Adding fill and line attributes to a text block

�� Unit 5 : Working with pages

�� Topic A: 0�� Creating and setting up a drawing

�� A-1:�� Creating a drawing and setting file properties

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

�� A-3:�� Setting page properties

�� 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:�� Editing a background page

�� Topic C: 0�� Working with links

�� C-1:�� Adding a page link

�� C-2:�� Adding a hyperlink

�� C-3:�� Linking multiple files to a shape

�� C-4:�� Linking to an Excel file

�� Topic D: 0�� Printing diagrams

�� D-1:�� Adding a header in Print Preview

�� D-2:�� Printing a diagram

�� Unit 6 :�� Network and brainstorming diagrams

�� Topic A: 0�� Network diagrams

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

�� A-2:�� Adding a control handle

�� 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:�� Exporting a brainstorming diagram to an XML file

�� C-3:�� Importing XML data into a brainstorming diagram

�� Unit 7 :�� Introduction to advanced features

�� Topic A: 0�� Advanced 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�� Custom properties

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

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

�� B-3:�� Applying user-defined 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 shape