Master Microsoft Visio 2010 Training the Easy Way

Explore the Visio 2010 workspace and backstage view, including template categories, ribbon interfaces, and edition differences.

Explore how the Visio 2010 ribbon organizes commands into tabs and groups, uses dialog box launchers, and adapts with context-sensitive tabs to streamline diagram work.

See how the Visio 2010 ribbon adapts to screen size and context, how to minimize it for space, and how to customize the quick access toolbar with save, undo, redo.

Explore the Visio 2010 backstage view, focusing on metadata and properties, advanced properties, removing personal information, reducing file size, and printing, saving, plus quick access toolbar and ribbon customization.

Create new drawings in Visio 2010 by exploring the workspace, templates, stencils, masters, shapes, pages, and the status bar, then use the shapes and drawing windows to build your diagram.

Learn to resize and rotate shapes with sizing handles, use the dynamic grid for aligned diagrams, and manage layout with the size and position pane and task panes.

Connect shapes using dynamic connector and auto connect in Visio 2010 to build an organization chart, adjust connectors, add text in boxes, format text, and apply fill colors.

Explore basic drawing techniques in Visio 2010, including using stencils and templates, dynamic grid alignment, drawing shapes with tools, and advanced selection methods for multi-object layout.

Learn fundamental drawing techniques in Visio 2010, including copy and paste nuances, managing stencils and shapes, and using connectors with glue and dynamic glue for precise diagrams.

Learn Visio 2010 pan and zoom, use guides and dynamic grid for precise alignment, and master quick focusing with glue to guide and the pan and zoom pane.

Master text manipulation in Visio 2010 by creating flowcharts, entering and formatting text in shapes and connectors, adjusting fonts and sizes, and using auto connect and orientation options.

Rotate shapes and manage text orientation inside shapes using text boxes and text blocks; compare dynamic connectors and straight lines, adjust alignment, and position text for clear diagrams.

Explore shape data in Visio 2010 by adding and displaying properties like location, IP address, manufacturer, and product number on a simple network diagram.

Master Visio 2010 page setup by managing drawing and background pages, setting orientation and sizes, using auto size and fit to drawing, and renaming, reordering, or deleting pages.

Explore print setup in Visio 2010, adjust paper size, margins, and fit to one sheet; create and apply background pages with logos and borders.

Create a cross-functional flowchart in Visio using swim lanes to map a four-function fast food order process: customer, sales, production, and dispatch. Use horizontal orientation and connectors.

Master Microsoft Visio 2010 by applying color, fill, patterns, transparency, and shadows to shapes and lines, using fill options and line styles to enhance flowchart visuals.