Topic 1

Getting Started with Visio 2016

• TOPIC A: Navigate the Visio Environment
  • About Visio
  • What are Stencils, Shapes, Connectors, and Templates?
  • Using the Visio Interface
  • The Ribbon
  • The Backstage View
  • Activity 1-1
• TOPIC B: Create a Basic Drawing
  • Create a New Blank Drawing
  • Create a New Drawing from a Template
  • Visio 2016 File Formats
  • Saving Files
  • Activity 1-2
• TOPIC C: Use the Help System
  • Using Tell Me
  • Accessing Advanced Help Options
  • Activity 1-3

Topic 2

Creating a Workflow Diagram

• TOPIC A: Use Drawing Components
  • About the Shapes Pane
  • Adding Shapes to a Drawing
  • Connecting Shapes
  • Location
  • Stencil and Shape Management
  • Searching for Shapes
  • Activity 2-1
• TOPIC B: Modify a Drawing
  • Selecting Shapes
  • Moving and Rotating Shapes
  • Resizing Shapes
  • Duplicating Shapes
  • Deleting Shapes
  • Activity 2-2
• TOPIC C: Work with Callouts and Groups
  • About Callouts and Groups
  • Inserting a Callout
  • Moving a Callout
  • Resizing a Callout
  • Changing the Callout Style
  • Creating a Group
  • Activity 2-3

Topic 3

Creating an Organization Chart

• TOPIC A: Create a Basic Organization Chart
  • About a Basic Organizational Chart
  • Creating an Organization Chart using the Wizard
  • Adding Images116
  • Activity 3-1
• TOPIC B: Do More with Organization Charts
  • Modifying the Layout
  • Changing the Spacing
  • Modifying Positioning
  • Creating and Using a Synchronized Copy
  • Comparing Charts
  • Activity 3-2

Topic 4

Making a Floor Plan

• TOPIC A: Make a Basic Floor Plan
  • Create a Basic Floor Plan
  • Drawing Scale
  • Create Custom Room Shapes
  • Activity 4-1
• TOPIC B: Model a Room Layout
  • Using Visio as a Modeling Tool
  • Modeling a Room Layout

Topic 5

Creating a Cross-Functional Flowchart

• TOPIC A: Create a Cross-Functional Flowchart
  • About Cross-Functional Flowcharts
  • Creating a Cross-Functional Flowchart
  • Adding Swimlanes and Separators
  • Adding Shapes
  • Activity 5-1
• TOPIC B: Modify a Cross-functional Flowchart
  • Changing Diagram Orientation and Direction
  • Modifying Swimlane Margins
  • Choosing a Flowchart Style
  • Activity 5-2

Topic 6

Creating a Network Diagram

• TOPIC A: Create Network Diagrams
  • About Network Diagrams
  • Creating a Network Diagram
  • Additional Network Shapes
  • Activity 6-1
• TOPIC B: Use Shape Data
  • About Shape Data
  • How to use Shape Data
  • Activity 6-2
• TOPIC C: Use LayersHow to use Shape Data
  • Activity 6-2
  • About Layers
  • Adding a Layer
  • Assigning Shapes to a Layer
  • Showing and Hiding Layers
  • Activating a Layer
  • Preserving Group Member Layers
  • Coloring Layers
  • Locking Layers
  • Activity 6-3

Topic 7

Styling a Diagram

• TOPIC A: Work with Shape and Connector Styles
  • Visio Design Tools Changing the Shape Style
  • Connector Styles
  • Modifying Connector Path Styles
  • Activity 7-1
• TOPIC B: Work with Themes and Variants
  • Design Themes and Variants
  • Changing the Theme of the Current Page
  • Choosing a Variant for the Current Page
  • Applying a Page Background
  • Adding Borders and Titles
  • Activity 7-2
• TOPIC C: Work with Containers
  • Adding a Container
  • Adding and Removing Shapes
  • Formatting the Container Style
  • Resizing a Container
  • Disbanding a Container
  • Activity 7-3