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Advanced Visio: Working with Data

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Course Description

Overview

Build beautiful and effective visualizations driven by external data (such as Excel or Access data) with Visio 2016.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Data is Visio's superpower
  • What you should know before watching this course
  • Using the exercise files
1. Understand and Find Shape Data
  • What is shape data?
  • Which shapes contain data? Part 1
  • Which shapes contain data? Part 2
2. Define and Use Data Fields
  • Define text and numeric fields
  • Define list fields
  • Define date and duration fields
  • Define currency and Boolean fields
  • Use advanced data attributes
  • Reuse shape data fields
  • Insert display fields
3. Run Reports
  • Run built-in reports
  • Define custom reports
  • Refine custom report definitions
4. Visualize Data
  • Visualize data with text callouts
  • Visualize data with icon sets
  • Visualize data with data bars
  • Visualize data with color by value
5. Link Diagrams to Data in Excel
  • Link a process diagram to data in Excel
  • Link a network diagram to data in Excel
  • Add shape data fields while linking data
  • Change attributes before linking to data
  • Link to a subset of available data
  • Use Quick Import
6. Link Diagrams to Data in SharePoint or a Database
  • Link to data in a SharePoint list
  • Link to data in a database
7. Manage Linked Data Sources
  • Link to multiple data sources
  • Link one shape to multiple data sources
  • Delete or change a link to a data source
8. Create Diagrams from Data
  • Build an org chart from data and photos
  • Build a timeline from data in Excel
  • Build a timeline from a project plan
9. Practical Uses for the Data in Your Diagrams
  • Create a BI (business intelligence) dashboard from an org chart
  • Visualize KPIs in a swimlane diagram
  • Leverage data-driven floor plans
10. Sharing Data-Driven Diagrams
  • View Visio diagrams without Visio
Conclusion
  • Leveraging data-driven Visio diagrams

Taught by

Scott Helmers

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