Microsoft Office Visio 2007

Customize the Visio Environment

Use Visio Help

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Start diagrams by using templates.

Work within the Visio environment.

Customize the Visio environment.

Get Visio and diagram help.

This module explains how to work with a block diagram, how to add text to shapes, and how to move, size, rotate, and copy shapes.

Working with 1-D and 2-D Shapes

Adding Text to Shapes and the Drawing Pane

Moving, Sizing, Rotating, and Copying Shapes

Working with Groups

Finding Shapes for Diagrams

Inserting Pictures into Diagrams

Work with Shapes

Add Text to Shapes

Manipulate Shapes

Work with Groups

Search for Shapes

Insert and Manipulate Pictures

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Work with 1-D and 2-D shapes.

Add text to shapes and the drawing pane.

Move, size, rotate, and copy shapes.

Work with groups.

Find shapes for diagrams.

Insert pictures into diagrams.

This module explains how to format individual shapes, add decorative elements, and apply themes to entire diagrams.

Formatting Individual Shapes

Adding Decorative Elements to Diagrams

Applying Themes to Entire Diagrams

Format a Shape

Change the Appearance of a Diagram

Apply a Theme

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Format individual shapes.

Add decorative elements to diagrams.

Apply themes to entire diagrams.

This module explains how to connect shapes and work with connectors in a flowchart, and then apply these techniques to other types of diagrams. This module also explains how to use layout tools to distribute, align, and position shapes.

Connecting Shapes in Flowcharts

Modifying Shape Connections

Changing the Layout of Connected Shapes

Add Connectors to Shapes in Flowcharts

Insert and Move Flowchart Shapes and Connectors

Change the Layout of a Flowchart

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Connect shapes in flowcharts.

Modify shape connections.

Change the layout of connected shapes.

This module explains how to use Visio timelines and Gantt charts to track projects and display progress visually, create a timeline to view a project schedule, export the timeline data to create a Gantt chart, and track project details with the Gantt chart.

Creating Timelines to View Projects at a Glance

Exporting Timelines to Create Gantt Charts

Tracking Project Details with Gantt Charts

Create Timelines

Create a Gantt Chart

Work with Gantt Charts

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create timelines to view projects at a glance.

Export timelines to create Gantt charts.

Track project details with Gantt charts.

This module explains how to import data from a Visio spreadsheet to create an organization chart, view additional data stored with each shape, modify the data, display some of the data in the chart, and format the text in each shape. This module also explains how to change the layout of the chart, insert a hyperlink, and add color and background to enhance a chart’s appearance.

Importing Data to Create Organization Charts

Storing and Displaying Employee Information in Organization Charts

Customizing the Layout of Organization Charts

Import Data from Excel

Change Data in Shapes

Add Hyperlinks and Change Layout of a Chart

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Import data to create organization charts.

Store and display employee information in organization charts.

Customize the layout of organization charts.

This module explains how to work with the Office Layout template to create layouts for office and conference spaces, and how to use layers to organize the shapes in an office layout.

Creating Scaled Office Spaces

Adding Door, Window, and Furniture Shapes to Office Layouts

Organizing Shapes in Office Layouts by Using Layers

Create and Scale an Office Layout

Add Shapes to Office Layouts

Work with Layers

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create scaled office spaces.

Add door, window, and furniture shapes to office layouts.

Organize shapes in office layouts by using layers.

This module explains how to use connecting shapes to create a diagram of a network infrastructure, add information to the network equipment shapes in a diagram, and create a hardware report for the network.

Connecting Shapes in Network Diagrams

Storing Information with Network Shapes

Creating Network Reports

Create a Network Diagram

Create and View Shape Data

Create Report Definitions

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Connect shapes in network diagrams.

Store information with network shapes.

Create network reports.