Microsoft® Visio® 2013: Part 1
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. 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.
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.
- Create an organization chart.
- Make a floor plan.
- Create a cross-functional flowchart.
- Create a network diagram.
- Style a diagram.
To ensure your success, you will need to be familiar with using personal computers and have used a mouse and keyboard. You should be comfortable in the Windows 8 environment and proficient in using Windows to access programs, navigate to information stored on the computer, and manage files and folders.
To meet this prerequisite, you can take any one or more of the following United States Career Campus courses:
- Using Microsoft® Windows® 8
- Microsoft® Windows® 8 Transition from Windows® 7
- Microsoft® Visio® Professional 2013
- Microsoft® Windows® 8
- Microsoft® Office Professional 2010 or higher
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:
- 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor with SSE2 instruction set
- 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
- 2 GB of available hard disk space
- Windows® 7, Windows® 8, Windows Server® 2008 R2, or Windows Server® 2012 with .Net 3.5 or greater
- Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
- Graphics hardware acceleration requires DirectX10 graphics card, 1024 x 768 resolution monitor recommended
- DVD-ROM drive
- Network cards and cabling for local network access
- Internet access with no password required (through Wi-Fi, cabled Ethernet, or mobile broadband)
- Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
- Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen
Lesson 1: Enhancing the Look of Drawings
Topic A: Create a Microsoft Account and Sign in to Visio
Topic B: Work with Shape Styles
Topic C: Use 3D Shapes
Topic D: Apply Backgrounds, Borders, and Titles
Topic E: Define Shape Styles
Lesson 2: Creating Shapes, Stencils, and Templates
Topic A: Create Simple Custom Shapes
Topic B: Create Custom Stencils
Topic C: Create Custom Templates
Lesson 3: 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 4: Leveraging Development Tools
Topic A: Create Macros
Topic B: Modify ShapeSheets
Topic C: Build Advanced Shapes
Lesson 5: 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