Microsoft Visio Professional 2007 Level 2

Course Aims:

This course is designed for individuals who have an understanding of the basic workflow and the concept of end-to-end flowcharting.

Course Pre-requisites:

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.

Course Objectives:

On completion of this course delegates will be able to:

• You will create custom elements and a custom template, represent external data as a drawing, and share your work with others.

Course Content:

Introduction and Objectives

Lesson 1: Creating a Custom Shape

• Draw Basic Shapes
• Enhance Basic Shapes

Lesson 2: Designing a Custom Stencil

• Create a Custom Stencil
• Customize a Stencil Master

Lesson 3: Designing Styles and Templates

• Define a New Style
• Create a Template

Lesson 4: Designing a Floor Plan

• Create an Office Layout
• Work with Layers

Lesson 5: Representing External Data in Visio

• Generate a PivotDiagram
• Create an Organization Chart from External Data
• Import Project Plan Data into Visio
• Link to a Database
• Import Excel Data

Lesson 6: Sharing Your Work

• Link a Visio Drawing to Other Applications
• Convert a Visio Drawing to a Web Page
• Print a Visio Drawing

Action planning

Review of Programme