Microsoft Courses > Microsoft Visio 2000 Professional: Basic Skills Training Course

This course is for anyone needing to create basic business graphics and network diagrams using Visio Professional 2000. Students will learn basic concepts for creating flowcharts, and basic network diagrams. This includes learning the basics for using and creating shapes, printing drawings, creating custom stencils, and many time-saving shortcuts and techniques designed to increase user productivity.

Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Students will learn how to fully utilize Visio’s drawing features to create professional-looking drawings with increased efficiency. Each project gives you challenging business problems to solve while learning how to create diagrams. Many of the techniques demonstrate the most efficient ways to create diagrams and manage your drawings.

Basic Windows knowledge and a basic understanding of drawing applications is helpful.

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

Identify Visio file types

Understand the workings of the drawing window and tools

Draw basic objects and reshape them

Import graphics into a drawing

Identify master shapes and stencils

Create custom properties for shapes

Create basic flowcharts

Create network diagrams

Know how to use the Property Reporting Wizard

Understand how to work with drawing related data

Setup spreadsheets for drawing data

Print drawings and setup drawings for printers

Create custom stencils

Topics covered on the 2 day Microsoft Visio 2000 Professional: Basic Skills course

Lesson 1: Before You Begin

Prerequisites

Getting Ready

Loading The Project Files

Software You Will Need Installed

Curriculum Overview

About The Manual

Chapter Overviews

Manual Conventions

Lesson 2: Learning Your Way Around

Visio Professional Overview

Starting A New File

The Interface

Standard File Types

Changing View Settings

Panning Across The Page

Navigating Pages

Opening Additional Stencils

Manipulating Stencils

Selection Techniques

Scaling And Resizing Objects

Lesson 3 Basic Techniques

Drawing Tools Overview

Drawing Closed Shapes

Creating Open Shapes

Reshaping With The Pencil Tool

Drawing Compound Lines

Drawing With Precision

Using The Size And Position Window

Duplicating Objects Quickly

Aligning Objects

Distributing Objects

Quick Analysis Of Connected Drawings

Rotating Objects

Lesson 4: Creating a Basic Flow Diagram

Flowcharting Tips

Understanding Master Shapes

Placing Shapes

Adding Shapes With The Rubber Stamp Tool

Connecting Shapes

Using The Connector Tool

The Connect Shapes Command

Adjusting Connection Lines

Connecting Shapes Automatically

Basic Text Features

Adding Text To Shapes

Adding Text To Lines

Adjusting Text Blocks

Rotating Text Blocks

Formatting Basics

Formatting Text

Formatting Text Blocks

Formatting Shapes

Formatting Lines

Adding A Background Shape

Dynamic Connectors

Lesson 5: Basic Network Diagramming

Starting a New File

Setting File Properties

Page Setup

Creating and Applying Background Pages

Adding Fields

Importing Graphics

Using Typology Shapes

Connecting Ethernet Shapes

Adding Detail Pages

Linking Diagrams

Creating Hyperlinks

Going to a Specified Link Location

Linking to multiple files

Linking to Other File Types

Printing Your Charts

Lesson 6: Diagramming and Data

Using Guides

Adding Connection Points

Selecting Object Types

Connecting Shapes

Setting Layout and Routing Options

Setting Snap and Glue Options

Changing Glue settings

Adding Shape Data

Creating Custom Properties

Setting Unique Custom Properties

Generating Property Data Reports

Using the Property Reporting Wizard

Displaying Custom Properties in Shapes

Creating Custom Formulas for Fields

Working with Spreadsheet Data

Lesson 7: Creating Custom Stencils

Creating Custom Stencils

The Stencil Toolbar

Creating New Shapes

Adding Shapes To The Stencil

Adding Imported Shapes

Editing Master Shapes

Saving The Stencil

Using The Custom Stencil

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