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    Microsoft Visio Advanced

    Microsoft Visio Advanced Course Duration: One Day

    Target Audience:

    Aimed at users who use Visio extensively in their day-to-day work and who wish to explore and learn more about the added functionality of the application.

    Course Objectives:

    To allow the user to make full use of the advanced features of the application. To work with Flowcharts, Workflows, Cross-Functional Flowcharts (Swim Lanes), Organisation Charts, Brainstorming Diagrams, Timelines and Gantt Charts. To understand how to add data and data graphics to drawings.

    Course Outline:

    Introduction

    Working with Shapes

    • Paste Special
    • Inserting fields
    • Screen Tips
    • Hyperlinks

    Working with Containers

    • Adding containers
    • Adding shapes to a container
    • Removing shapes from a container
    • Resizing containers
    • Disbanding a container

    Using Callouts

    • Inserting a callout
    • Moving a callout
    • Positioning the callout line
    • Resizing callouts
    • Callout styles

    Working with Layers

    • Adding layers
    • Showing layers
    • Hiding layers
    • Activating layers
    • Locking layers
    • Selecting layers to print

    Working with Shape Data

    • Manually adding data to shapes
    • Manually linking shape data
    • Automatically linking shapes to data
    • Refreshing the shape data
    • Data links

    Data Graphics

    • Inserting data graphics
    • Custom data graphics
    • Editing data graphics
    • Removing data graphics

    Creating Process Diagrams

    • Adding shapes
    • Creating Sub-Processes
    • Linking Sub-Processes
    • Editing links

    Building Drawings Using Existing Stencils and Templates

    • Creating and managing drawing types
    • Using customised menus
    • IEEE compliant shapes for electrical diagrams

    Cross Functional Flowcharts

    • Creating a Cross Functional Flowchart
    • Adding Swim Lanes
    • Adding separators
    • Adding shapes
    • Changing orientation and direction
    • Modifying the Swim Lane margins

    Creating Organisation Charts

    • Creating an Organisation Chart manually
    • Creating an Organisation Chart using the Visio wizard
    • Adding shapes
    • Synchronising charts

    Creating Process Flow Diagrams

    • Adding shapes
    • Importing from SharePoint
    • Exporting to SharePoint

    Creating Gantt Charts

    • Creating a Gantt Chart
    • Entering dates, tasks, and durations
    • Adding rows and columns
    • Configuring working time

    Adding Background Pages

    • Inserting headers and footers

    Importing and Exporting to Excel

    • One step data connectivity

    Security

    • Using IRM to safeguard your drawings

    Discussion and Question Time

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