Microsoft® Visio® 2013: Part 1

Course Description

Overview:

From the earliest eras of human existence, visual images have been used to represent knowledge, data, and information. Beginning with the Paleolithic cave paintings and continuing to today’s most complex computer networks, these images leverage the ability of the human brain to rapidly perceive patterns and trends from visual representations.

In today’s workplace, visual diagrams are an essential part of communication, from road maps to sales flows to process charts. Visio provides you with an intuitive, customizable tool to easily create a professional-looking visual product by using its extensive gallery of shapes. By following the exercises in this course, you will create visually engaging diagrams, maps, and drawings, using graphical elements to make information easier to comprehend.

Course Objectives:

Target Student:

This course is designed for persons who are new to Visio and who will be using Microsoft Visio to create basic workflows and perform end-to-end flowcharting.

Prerequisites:

To ensure your success, you will need to be familiar with using personal computers and have used a mouse and keyboard. You should be comfortable in the Windows 8 environment and proficient in using Windows to access programs, navigate to information stored on the computer, and manage files and folders.

To meet this prerequisite, you can take any one or more of the following Logical Operations courses:

Using Microsoft® Windows® 8
Microsoft® Windows® 8 Transition from Windows® 7

Visio 2013 is not available for Windows XP.

Course-specific Technical Requirements

Hardware

For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:

1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor with SSE2 instruction set
1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
2 GB of available hard disk space
Windows® 7, Windows® 8, Windows Server® 2008 R2, or Windows Server® 2012 with .Net 3.5 or greater
Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
Graphics hardware acceleration requires DirectX10 graphics card, 1024 x 768 resolution monitor recommended
DVD-ROM drive
Network cards and cabling for local network access
Internet access with no password required (through Wi-Fi, cabled Ethernet, or mobile broadband)
Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen

Software

Microsoft® Visio® Professional 2013
Microsoft® Windows® 8
Microsoft® Office Professional 2010 or higher
Microsoft® Project 2010 or higher

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Visio 2013

Topic A: Navigate the Visio Environment

Topic B: Use Backstage Commands

Topic C: Save a File

Lesson 2: Creating a Workflow Diagram

Topic A: Use Drawing Components

Topic B: Modify a Drawing

Topic C: Callouts and Groups

Lesson 3: Creating an Organization Chart

Topic A: Create a Basic Organization Chart

Topic B: Modify an Organization Chart

Lesson 4: Making a Floor Plan

Topic A: Make a Basic Floor Plan

Topic B: Model a Room Layout

Lesson 5: Creating a Cross-Functional Flowchart

Topic A: Create a Cross-Functional Flowchart

Topic B: Format a Cross-Functional Flowchart

Lesson 6: Creating a Network Diagram

Topic A: Network Diagrams

Topic B: Use Shape Data

Topic C: Use Layers

Lesson 7: Styling a Diagram

Topic A: Shape and Connector Styles

Topic B: Themes and Variants

Topic C: Use Containers