Visio 2013 Essential Training

Master the intricacies of Visio 2013, the powerful diagramming and vector graphics software. Learn to create org charts, floor plans, prototypes, and more.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files

1. Getting Started with Visio 2013

• What is Visio 2013?
• Touring the UI
• Opening files and adjusting the UI
• Modifying the Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar
• Selecting view options

2. Creating Connected Diagrams

• Using SmartShapes from a stencil
• Arranging the top four SmartShapes on a stencil
• Connecting shapes manually
• Inserting and deleting connected SmartShapes
• Organizing SmartShapes with Auto Align & Space
• Rearranging connected diagrams with Re-Layout Page

3. Adding Objects to Diagrams

• Inserting text-related objects
• Inserting foreground and background pages
• Inserting graphics
• Inserting containers and callouts
• Inserting hyperlinks

4. Formatting Objects and Text

• Using themes
• Formatting text
• Formatting shape fills
• Formatting shape lines

5. Showing and Hiding Visual Elements

• Showing and hiding layout aids
• Using visual aids and snap and glue settings
• Showing and hiding task panes
• Working with windows in Visio

6. Publishing Diagrams in a Variety of Formats

• Printing diagrams
• Publishing a diagram to PDF
• Saving diagrams as .jpg or .gif files
• Saving diagrams to the web using HTML

7. Working with Layers

• How adding SmartShapes can create layers
• Creating, removing, and assigning to layers
• Managing layer settings

8. Working with Themes

• The difference between themes and styles
• Applying themes, colors, and effects
• Blocking themes from SmartShapes
• Creating custom theme colors

9. Creating Organizational Charts

• Inserting a top-level exec SmartShape
• Adding manager subshapes
• Adding other subshapes
• Defining alternate layouts for subordinates
• Reordering team members
• Adding team frames to a diagram
• Creating dotted-line report indicators
• Using multiple and three-position SmartShapes
• Adding employee pictures
• Using synchronized copies to break down structure
• Expanding and collapsing reporting structure views
• Understanding the Organization Chart Wizard
• Importing data with the Organization Chart Wizard
• Relinking to organizational data after it changes
• Applying data graphics
• Publishing organizational charts

10. Creating Brainstorming Diagrams

• Understanding brainstorming diagram structure
• Adding the top-level topic
• Adding multiple sub-topics
• Editing topic text
• Editing topics in the Outline Window
• Customizing topic shapes
• Changing the layout and design
• Sending data to Microsoft Word
• Sending data to Microsoft Excel

11. Creating Timelines

• Adding and configuring a timeline shape
• Adding milestones to a timeline
• Dealing with text collisions
• Adding intervals to a timeline
• Adding markers and indicators to a timeline
• Creating and adjusting the expanded timeline
• Formatting timelines
• Sharing your timeline

12. Creating Calendars

• Creating a monthly calendar
• Adding appointments and events
• Adding months
• Customizing the calendar
• Creating a weekly calendar
• Creating a multi-week calendar
• Importing calendar data from Microsoft Outlook

13. Working with Floor Plan Diagrams

• Creating a floor plan diagram
• Setting the drawing scale
• Creating the floor plan shell
• Adding other structural elements
• Adding dimensions
• Adding furniture
• Adding a title and other information
• Sharing via OneDrive

14. Using Wireframes to Create Prototype Diagrams

• Exploring wireframe diagram stencils for creating software prototypes
• Adding dialog elements and other controls
• Collaborating and tracking changes

Conclusion

• Next steps