Course Overview
• Build
organization charts, floor plans, and other diagrams
• Add color, text, and other effects
• Connect shapes and create effective flowcharts
• Visualize and analyze data with new PivotDiagrams
• Insert and modify diagrams in other Microsoft Office documents
• Create your own shapes and templates and build custom diagrams
Your all-in-one learning experience includes:
• Files for building skills and practicing the book’s lessons
• Fully searchable eBook
• Bonus chapters on advanced Visio 2007 topics
• Bonus quick reference to the Ribbon, the new Microsoft Office
interface
• Windows Vista Product Guide eReference—plus other resources on
CD
Target Audience - Beg/Int
Microsoft Press Book Details - 336
pages, 1 companion CD
Course Outline
1 Getting Started with Visio 2007
Starting Diagrams by Using Templates
Working Within the
Visio Environment
Customizing the Visio Environment
Getting Visio and Diagram Help
Key Points
2 Adding Shapes to Diagrams
Working with 1-D and 2-D Shapes
Adding Text to Shapes and the Drawing Page
Moving, Sizing, Rotating, and Copying Shapes
Working with Groups
Finding Shapes for Diagrams
Key Points
3 Formatting Shapes and Diagrams
Formatting Individual Shapes
Adding Decorative Elements to Diagrams
Applying Themes to Entire Diagrams
Key Points
4 Connecting Shapes
Connecting Shapes in Flowcharts
Modifying Shape Connections
Changing the Layout of Connected Shapes
Key Points
5 Creating Project Schedules
Creating Timelines to View Projects at a Glance
Exporting Timelines to Create Gantt Charts
Tracking Project Details with Gantt Charts
Key Points
6 Creating Organization Charts
Importing Data to Create Organization Charts
Storing and Displaying Employee Information in Organization
Charts
Customizing the Layout of Organization Charts
Key Points
7 Laying Out Office Space
Creating Scaled Office Spaces
Adding Door, Window, and
Furniture Shapes to Office Layouts
Organizing Shapes in Office Layouts by Using Layers
Key Points
8 Creating Network Diagrams
Connecting Shapes in Network Diagrams
Storing Information with Network Shapes
Creating Network Reports
Key Points