MS Visio 2003 Professional Level 2

This course builds on the skills developed in DSOC0267: Visio 2003 Level 1

Performance-Based Objectives of this MS Visio 2003 training class: 

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Open and manipulate toolbars and stencil windows in the work area.
• Change background settings to enhance specific drawings.
• Use the drawing tools and Operation command features to create new custom shapes.
• Integrate both simple and complex custom shapes in a drawing.
• Create new masters in a stencil and edit masters.
  
• Use the Document stencil to quickly take inventory of all the shapes used in a drawing.
• Create a new custom template and use it to quickly create a drawing.
• Create and use styles to quickly format multiple shapes in a drawing.
• Use layers to organize and control shapes in a drawing.
• Link a Visio drawing within a Microsoft Word document and update any changes.
• Link shapes in a drawing to information contained in an external database.
• Convert a drawing to a Web page.
• Use several techniques for preparing a drawing for printing.
  

Course Content:

Lesson 1: Customizing Visio

Topic 1A: Working with Toolbars

• Task 1A-1: Opening Toolbars
• Task 1A-2: Dragging and Dropping Toolbars
• Task 1A-3: Adding Commands to Toolbars

Topic 1B: Working with Windows

• Task 1B-1: Working with Stencil Windows
• Task 1B-2: Merging Visio Windows

Lesson 2: Using the Drawing Tools

Topic 2A: Drawing Basics

• Task 2A-1: Drawing Closed Shapes
• Task 2A-2: Drawing Lines and Arcs
• Task 2A-3: Drawing Segmented Lines
• Task 2A-4: Reshaping Lines

Topic 2B: Advanced Drawing Techniques

• Task 2B-1: Drawing with Precision
• Task 2B-2: Using Operation Commands

Lesson 3: Custom Shapes

Topic 3A: Using Custom Shapes

• Task 3A-1: Creating a Custom Shape

Topic 3B: Using Custom Shapes in a Drawing

• Task 3B-1: Enhancing a Drawing with Custom Shapes
• Task 3B-2: Using the Maximum Graphx Logo Shape in a Drawing
• Task 3B-3: Using Custom Shapes to Enhance Existing Shapes

Lesson 4: Advanced Stencil Techniques

Topic 4A: Custom Stencils

• Task 4A-1: Creating a New Stencil
• Task 4A-2: Adding Custom Shapes to a Stencil

Topic 4B: Customizing Stencil Masters

• Task 4B-1: Editing Master Properties
• Task 4B-2: Formatting a Master in a Stencil
• Task 4B-3: Adding and Directing Connection Points
• Task 4B-4: Applying Behaviors to a Custom Shape
• Task 4B-5: Using the Maximum Graphx Master

Topic 4C: The Document Stencil

• Task 4C-1: Retrieving Shapes from the Document Stencil

Lesson 5: Templates, Styles, and Layers

Topic 5A: Working with Templates

• Task 5A-1: Creating a New Template
• Task 5A-2: Using a Custom Template

Topic 5B: Formatting and Linking Shapes

• Task 5B-1: Defining New Styles
• Task 5B-2: Applying and Editing Styles
• Task 5B-3: Adding Links to Shapes

Topic 5C: Layers

• Task 5C-1: Viewing Layer Properties
• Task 5C-2: Manipulating Layers

Lesson 6: Sharing Your Work

Topic 6A: Object Linking and Embedding

• Task 6A-1: Placing a Visio Drawing in MS Word
• Task 6A-2: Updating the Calendar

Topic 6B: Working with External Data

• Task 6B-1: Preparing Shapes in the Document Stencil
• Task 6B-2: Using the Database Wizard
• Task 6B-3: Distributing Information in a Linked Network Diagram

Topic 6C: Creating HTML Documents

• Task 6C-1: Preparing a Drawing for the Web
• Task 6C-2: Saving the Timeline as a Web Page

Topic 6D: Printing Techniques

• Task 6D-1: Using the Print Preview Feature
• Task 6D-2: Working with Page Breaks