Course Specifications
Course number: 084902
Software: Microsoft® Office Visio® Professional 2007
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
Microsoft® Office Visio® Professional 2007: Level
2 is the second course in the Microsoft Visio 2007 series. In Microsoft®
Office Visio® Professional 2007: Level 1, you used the various templates
to design and manage workflows and flowcharts. This course will build upon
the knowledge gained, and enable you to work with many advanced features,
including using the drawing tools, creating and working with custom stencils
and templates, and sharing your Visio drawings with other applications.
Course Objective: You will create custom elements and a custom template, represent
external data as a drawing, and share your work with others.
Target Student: This course is designed for individuals who have an understanding
of the basic workflow and the concept of end-to-end flowcharting.
Prerequisites: Students should be familiar with personal computers, mouse,
and keyboard (basic typing skills are recommended). They should be comfortable
in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information
on their computers. Specifically, they should be able to launch and close
programs, navigate to information stored on the computer, and manage files
and folders. Apart from these, the user should be familiar with Microsoft®
Office Visio® Professional 2007: Level 1. Also, a basic knowledge of Microsoft
Word, Excel, and Access would be helpful, but is not required.
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Hardware Requirements
To use Microsoft® Office Visio® Professional 2007
on a student's machine, you need the following:
- Intel® Pentium® 1.64 GHz or a higher processor
- 512 megabytes (MB) of RAM or more
- 15 gigabytes (GB) of available hard-disk space or more
- CD-ROM drive or DVD ROM
- Super VGA or higher resolution monitor
- Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse®, or a compatible
pointing device
- A printer
- A projection system to display the instructor's computer screen
- Additional items or services are required to use certain features:
such as 14.4 Kbps or a faster modem, and a multimedia computer to access sound
and other multimedia effects
Platform Requirements
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 or Microsoft®
Windows Vista™ Business Edition
Software Requirements
Software required on each machine includes the following:
- Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business Edition or Microsoft
Windows XP Professional
- Microsoft® Office Visio® Professional 2007
- Microsoft® Office Professional Edition 2007
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- create a custom shape.
- design a custom stencil.
- design styles and templates.
- design a floor plan.
- represent external data in Visio.
- share your drawings.
Course Content
- Lesson 1: Creating a Custom Shape
- Topic 1A: Draw Basic Shapes
- Topic 1B: Enhance Basic Shapes
- Lesson 2: Designing a Custom Stencil
- Topic 2A: Create a Custom Stencil
- Topic 2B: Customize a Stencil Master
- Lesson 3: Designing Styles and Templates
- Topic 3A: Define a New Style
- Topic 3B: Create a Template
- Lesson 4: Designing a Floor Plan
- Topic 4A: Create an Office Layout
- Topic 4B: Work with Layers
- Lesson 5: Representing External Data in Visio
- Topic 5A: Generate a PivotDiagram
- Topic 5B: Create an Organization Chart from External Data
- Topic 5C: Import Project Plan Data into Visio
- Topic 5D: Link to a Database
- Topic 5E: Import Excel Data
- Lesson 6: Sharing Your Work
- Topic 6A: Link a Visio Drawing to Other Applications
- Topic 6B: Convert a Visio Drawing to a Web Page
- Topic 6C: Print a Visio Drawing