Visio Standard 2000 - Introduction

Course Length: One Day
Fees: Training at Client Offices: One delegate: £495 per-day + VAT
Additional delegates attending: £75 each per-day + VAT

Overview: Visio 2000® Standard Edition helps you transform your ideas and information into understanding and action. Students will learn basic concepts for creating flowcharts, cross-functional flowcharts, and organisation charts. This includes learning the basics for using and creating shapes, printing drawings, creating custom stencils, and many timesaving shortcuts and techniques designed to increase user productivity.

Course Objectives

	Identify Visio file types
	Understand the workings of the drawing window
	Draw basic objects and reshape them
	Identify master shapes and stencils
	Create basic flowcharts
	Create organization charts
	Know how to use the Organisation Chart Wizard
	Create custom stencils

Fundamentals

	Visio Standard Overview
	The Interface
	Changing View Settings
	Panning Across The Page
	Opening & Manipulating Stencils
	Selection Techniques
	Scaling And Resizing Objects

Basic Techniques

	Drawing Tools Overview
	Drawing Closed & Open Shapes
	Reshaping With The Pencil Tool
	Drawing Compound Lines
	Using The Size And Position Window
	Aligning & Distributing Objects
	Quick Analysis Of Connected Drawings
	Rotating Objects

Creating a Basic Flow Diagram

	Understanding Master Shapes
	Adding Shapes With The Rubber Stamp Tool
	Connecting Shapes
	Using The Connector Tool
	Connecting Shapes Automatically
	Basic Text Features; Adding Text To Shapes
	Adding Text To Lines
	Adjusting Text Blocks
	Rotating Text Blocks
	Formatting Basics
	Formatting Shapes
	Formatting Lines
	Dynamic Connectors

Cross-functional Flowcharting

	Setting The Layout
	Setting File Properties
	Page And Printer Set-up
	Creating Background Pages
	Adding Fields; Adding Separators
	Formatting The Functional Bands
	Managing Functional Bands
	Adding Connection Points
	Adding Detail Pages
	Linking Diagrams; Linking To Other Pages
	Creating Hyperlinks

Creating Organisation Charts

	Quick Overview
	Using The Page Layout Wizard
	Importing Graphics
	Creating The Organization Chart
	Understanding Functional Bands
	Adjusting Shape Placement
	Creating Entire Groups
	Overriding The Layout
	Organization Chart Wizard
	Using The Sample Spreadsheet
	Updating The Chart With The Wizard
	Printing Your Charts

Creating Custom Stencils

	Creating Custom Stencils
	The Stencil Toolbar; Creating New Shapes
	Adding Shapes To The Stencil
	Editing Master Shapes; Saving The Stencil

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