Microsoft Visio Training

• An appreciation of drawing applications and design concepts
• Familiarity with mouse and keyboard
• Navigate through Windows files and folders
• Work with Windows - minimise, maximise, open and close

Dual monitor setup is required for when attending this course via the QA Attend from Anywhere delivery method.

• Navigate drawings in Microsoft Visio
• Customise the Visio environment
• Work with templates
• Create and modify shapes
• Create organisational charts and flowcharts
• Enhance diagrams through formatting
• Work with other applications to import and export data
• Customise shapes and stencils

Module 1 – Getting Started with Visio

• Exploring the Visio Interface
• Customising the Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar
• Using Backstage Commands

Module 2 – Shape and Drawing Basics

• Template Selection
• Adding Basic Shapes
• Open and Closed Shapes
• Manipulating Shapes
• Task Panes
• Adding Text to Shapes and Text Manipulation
• Numbering Shapes
• Connecting Shapes
• Manipulating Connecting Points

Module 3 – Building Organisation Charts

• Manually Creating an Organisation Chart
• Creating Organisation Charts with the Wizard
• Breaking the Organisation Chart across Pages
• Modifying the Layout of an Organisation Chart

Module 4 – Creating a Flowchart

• Creating a Basic Flowchart
• 3D Workflow Diagrams
• Cross-Functional Flowchart
• Hyperlinks

Module 5 – Formatting Diagrams

• Shape Formatting
• Applying Themes and a Background
• Creating a Style (Optional)
• Adding Borders and Titles
• Working with Layers

Module 6 – Working with External Data

• PivotDiagrams
• Data Graphics
• Linking Shapes to External Data
• Linking a Drawing to another Application

Module 7 – Custom Stencils and Shapes

• Introduction to Custom Shapes
• Importing Shapes
• Creating a Custom Shape
• Creating a Custom Stencil
• Creating a Custom Template