MICROSOFT® VISIO® 2016: PART 1

Course Specifications

Overview:

From the earliest eras of human existence, visual images have been used to represent knowledge, data, and information. Beginning with the Paleolithic cave paintings and continuing to today's most complex computer networks, these images leverage the ability of the human brain to rapidly perceive patterns and trends from visual representations.

In today's workplace, visual diagrams are an essential part of communication, from road maps to sales flows to process charts. Microsoft® Visio® provides you with an intuitive, customizable tool to easily create a professional-looking visual product by using its extensive gallery of shapes. By following the exercises in this course, you will create visually engaging diagrams, maps, and drawings, using graphical elements to make information easier to comprehend.

Course Objectives:

In this course, you will design, modify, and manage basic diagrams.

You will:

• Identify the basic elements of Visio and their use.
• Create a workflow diagram.
• Build organization charts.
• Design a floor plan.
• Build a cross-functional flowchart.
• Design a network diagram.
• Style a diagram.

Target Student:

This course is designed for persons who are new to Visio and who will be using Visio to create basic workflows and perform end-to-end flowcharting.

COURSE CONTENT
 

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Visio 2016

Topic A: Perform Basic Tasks in the Visio Environment
Topic B: Use Backstage Commands
Topic C: Save a File

Lesson 2: Working with Workflow Diagram Tools

Topic A: Use Drawing Components
Topic B: Modify a Drawing
Topic C: Insert Callouts and Groups

Lesson 3: Building Organization Charts

Topic A: Create an Organization Chart Manually
Topic B: Create Organization Charts by Using Starter Diagrams and the Organization Chart Wizard
Topic C: Modify an Organization Chart

Lesson 4: Designing a Floor Plan

Topic A: Make a Basic Floor Plan
Topic B: Model a Room Layout

Lesson 5: Building a Cross-Functional Flowchart

Topic A: Create a Cross-Functional Flowchart
Topic B: Format a Cross-Functional Flowchart

Lesson 6: Designing a Network Diagram

Topic A: Create Network Diagrams
Topic B: Use Shape Data
Topic C: Use Layers

Lesson 7: Styling a Diagram

Topic A: Modify Shape and Connector Styles
Topic B: Apply Themes and Variants
Topic C: Use Containers

MICROSOFT® VISIO® 2016: PART 2

Course Specifications

Overview:

Microsoft® Visio® stands out among similar applications because of its unique ability to draw a wide variety of diagrams, flowcharts, workflows, and organization structures—anything that can be represented by shapes connected by lines. Most importantly, these shapes can be rearranged and with corresponding lines remaining intact. Visio has improved over the years as features common among Microsoft® Office applications have been added. Today, Visio is well integrated with other members of the Office family as well as Microsoft's cloud-based services. This greatly enriches the sharing and publishing of Visio drawings.
In Microsoft® Visio® 2016: Part 1, you learned the basic skills needed to create and modify various Visio drawings. In Microsoft® Visio® 2016: Part 2, you will learn about more advanced features—making you a more efficient and effective Visio user.

Course Objectives:

In this course, you will examine advanced features to make you more efficient and effective.
You will:

• Design advanced plans and diagrams.
• Enhance the look of drawings.
• Create shapes, stencils, and templates.
• Connect drawings to external data.
• Leverage development tools.
• Share drawings.
• Use diagram standards (optional).

Target Student:

The target student for this course is a graphic designer, subject matter specialist, or other knowledge worker with basic Microsoft Visio 2016 skills (such as creating basic workflows and other diagrams) who needs to use Visio to create complex graphics and illustrations (such as floor plans, custom maps, and scientific illustrations) that may be linked to external data sources and may be inserted into other Microsoft Office files.

Prerequisites:

To ensure your success in this course, you should have the ability to create basic workflows and other common diagram types in Visio. You can obtain this level of knowledge and skills by taking the following Logical Operations course:

• Microsoft® Visio® 2016: Part 1

This course includes activities that involve using software such as Excel, Access, and Project. While the listed courses are not mandatory, you can still benefit by taking the following Logical Operations courses to gain an understanding of the basics of the software used with Visio in this course:

• Microsoft® Excel® 2016: Part 1
• Microsoft® Access® 2016: Part 1
• Microsoft® Project 2016: Part 1

COURSE-SPECIFIC TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
 

Software

• Microsoft® Windows® 10
• Microsoft® Visio® Professional 2016
• Microsoft® Office Professional 2016
• Microsoft® Project Professional 2016
• Adobe® Reader® (latest version)

COURSE CONTENT
 

Lesson 1: Designing Advanced Plans and Diagrams

Topic A: Create a Microsoft Account and Log in to Visio
Topic B: Build Advanced Plans
Topic C: Build Advanced Diagrams

Lesson 2: Enhancing the Look of Drawings

Topic A: Use 3-D Shapes
Topic B: Work with Shape Styles
Topic C: Define Shape Styles
Topic D: Apply Backgrounds, Borders, and Titles

Lesson 3: Working with Custom Shapes, Stencils, and Templates

Topic A: Create Simple Custom Shapes
Topic B: Create Custom Stencils
Topic C: Create Custom Templates

Lesson 4: Connecting Drawings to External Data

Topic A: Make an Organization Chart from an Excel Spreadsheet
Topic B: Generate a Pivot Diagram from an Excel Spreadsheet
Topic C: Create a Gantt Chart from a Project File
Topic D: Create a Timeline from a Project File
Topic E: Connect a Map to an Access Database

Lesson 5: Leveraging Development Tools

Topic A: Create Macros
Topic B: Modify ShapeSheets
Topic C: Build Advanced Shapes

Lesson 6: Sharing Drawings

Topic A: Save and Share Drawings with OneDrive
Topic B: Review Drawings
Topic C: Insert Drawings into Other Office Files
Topic D: Export Drawings
Topic E: Print Drawings