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Microsoft Visio 2016 Essentials
Using Microsoft Visio to create drawings such as basic diagrams, flowcharts and organisation charts.
Created byPenny Buckwell
Last updated 1/2020
English
What you'll learn
- Create Professional Diagrams and Drawings using Microsoft Visio
- Navigate Visio 2016
- Create Flowcharts and Organisation Charts
- Add, Edit and Connect Shapes
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Course content
10 sections • 57 lectures • 2h 6m total length
- Welcome to the Microsoft Visio Essentials Course1:19
Discover what you will be covering in this Microsoft Visio Essentials course
- Section Overview0:16
Discover what you will learn in this section of the Visio Essentials course.
- Visio Categories and Templates0:56
After this lecture, you should be able to view common Visio templates and search the template categories.
- Opening a Blank Drawing Template2:58
After this lecture you should be able to identify the Ribbon, have an understanding of what tabs contain certain types of tools, and identify the Shapes Task Pane.
- Opening Shape Stencils2:45
After this lecture, you should be able to navigate the Shapes task pane, search for built-in shape stencils and search for specific shapes using the search shapes box.
- Navigating Visio: Quick Quiz
- Navigating Visio: Practice Exercise0:21
Recap on what you have learned in this section by following this practice exercise.
- Navigating Visio: Practice Exercise Solution1:29
After attempting the practice exercise, take a look at the solution. How did you go?
- Section Overview0:25
Discover what you will learn in this section of the Visio Essentials course.
- The Basic Diagram Template2:04
Learn how to open a Basic Diagram template, navigate the template and the view the various shapes stencils.
- Adding Shapes to your Drawing2:22
Discover how to add shapes to the drawing page, activate and use the stamp tool then align and space shapes with other shapes on the drawing page.
- Saving your Visio Drawing1:16
Learn how to save a new Visio drawing, update an open drawing and save a drawing in a PDF format.
- Closing and Opening Visio Drawings1:43
At the end of this section, you will have learned how to close the Visio application, close the current Visio drawing, open a drawing from Explorer and open a recent drawing.
- Creating a Basic Diagram: Quick Quiz
- Creating a Basic Diagram: Practice Exercise0:26
Recap on what you have learned in this section by following this practice exercise.
- Creating a Basic Diagram: Practice Exercise Solution1:21
After attempting the practice exercise, take a look at the solution. How did you go?
- Section Overview0:16
Discover what you will learn in this section of the Visio Essentials course.
- Selecting Shapes on the Drawing Page1:18
Discover how to select single shapes, multiple contiguous shapes and multiple non-contiguous shapes
- Moving Shapes2:32
Learn how to move an individual shape, move multiple shapes then align and space shapes evenly.
- Resizing Shapes1:49
At the end of this section, you will have learned how to resize a shape, resize multiple shapes at once, and view and use the Size and Position task pane.
- Rotating Shapes1:16
Learn how to rotate a shape manually or rotate a shape using the Size and Position task pane
- Formatting Shapes3:09
Discover how to format the fill, line and effect options of a shape, and how to use the Format Painter tool.
- Adding Text to Shapes2:07
Learn how to add text to a shape, change the size of your text and edit text
- Copying Shapes1:19
Discover how to copy a single shape, multiple shapes and duplicate a shape
- Editing Shapes: Quick Quiz
- Editing Sapes: Practice Exercise0:57
Recap on what you have learned in this section by following this practice exercise.
- Editing Shapes: Practice Exercise Solution1:37
After attempting the practice exercise, take a look at the solution. How did you go?
- Section Overview0:22
Discover what you will learn in this section of the Visio Essentials course.
- Connecting Shapes using a Shape to Shape Connection2:23
Learn about connection points and how to view them, then how to join shapes together using a dynamic connector.
- Connecting Shapes using a Point to Point Connection1:27
Learn how to join shapes together using a static connector.
- Connecting Shapes Automatically1:29
Discover how to connect shapes with dynamic connectors as you add the shapes on to the drawing page.
- Formatting Connector Lines2:18
At the end of this section, you will have learned how to change the colour, weight, style of a connector, as well as the rounding and arrowhead settings.
- Adding Text to Connector Lines2:22
Learn how to add text to connectors and move text on connector lines
- Connecting Shapes: Quick Quiz
- Connecting Shapes: Practice Exercise0:52
Recap on what you have learned in this section by following this practice exercise.
- Connecting Shapes: Practice Exercise Solution2:23
After attempting the practice exercise, take a look at the solution. How did you go?
- Section Overview0:15
Discover what you will learn in this section of the Visio Essentials course.
- Adding a Text Box2:49
Discover how to add a text box on the drawing, add a caption to a picture and format text in a text box
- Adding a Title Block Shape2:47
Learn how to view and add shapes with pre-filled data from the Title Blocks shape stencil and how to edit text in title blocks.
- Formatting Text6:14
Learn about all of the text formatting options using the Text window.
- Adding Text Boxes and Title Blocks: Quick Quiz
- Adding Text Boxes and Title Blocks: Practice Exercise1:08
Recap on what you have learned in this section by following this practice exercise.
- Adding Text Boxes and Title Blocks: Practice Exercise Solution5:23
After attempting the practice exercise, take a look at the solution. How did you go?
- Section Overview0:53
Discover what you will learn in this section of the Visio Essentials course.
- The Basic Flowchart Template1:26
Learn what flowchart template options and what shape stencils are built in to the template.
- Creating a Basic Flowchart7:41
Learn about the basic flowchart shapes and when to use them, how to add and connect flowchart shapes, adding text to flowchart shapes and connectors, how to add off-page references, how to re-layout your flowchart, changing the diagram theme and checking your flowchart diagram for errors.
- The Cross-Functional Flowchart Template1:45
Learn what cross-functional flowchart template options are available, what shape stencils are built in to the template and about the Cross-functional flowchart Tool tab.
- Creating a Cross-Functional Flowchart8:22
In this lecture, learn how to create and re-orientate a swimlane diagram, add additional swimlanes, then add your basic flowchart shapes.
- Creating a Flowchart Diagram: Quick Quiz
- Creating a Flowchart Diagram: Practice Exercise1:17
Recap on what you have learned in this section by following this practice exercise.
- Creating a Flowchart Diagram: Practice Exercise Solution7:27
After attempting the practice exercise, take a look at the solution. How did you go?
- Section Overview0:34
Discover what you will learn in this section of the Visio Essentials course.
- The Organisation Chart Template1:15
Learn about the different Organisation Chart templates, what shape stencils are built in to the template and take a look at the Org Chart tab.
- Organisation Chart Shapes Explained1:22
Learn about the different Organisation Chart position shapes
- Creating an Organisation Chart6:30
Learn how to create an organisation chart, using the automatic connection and layout tools, and how to add pictures to your drawing
- Creating an Organistion Chart: Quick Quiz
- Creating an Organisation Chart: Practice Exercise1:03
Recap on what you have learned in this section by following this practice exercise.
- Creating an Organistion Chart: Practice Exercise Solution4:57
After attempting the practice exercise, take a look at the solution. How did you go?
- Section Overview0:26
Discover what you will learn in this section of the Visio Essentials course.
- Page Setup3:43
Learn how to view and edit the drawing page and printed page settings and rename your pages.
- Print Settings3:43
Discover how to select what to print, how to add headers and footers and how to edit other general print settings.
- Printing Visio Drawings: Quick Quiz
- Printing Visio Drawings: Practice Exercise0:44
Recap on what you have learned in this section by following this practice exercise.
- Printing Visio Drawing: Practice Exercise Solution3:14
After attempting the practice exercise, take a look at the solution. How did you go?
- Course Recap1:25
Now you have completed the course, what next?
Requirements
- Basic knowledge of using Microsoft Windows
- No experience of Microsoft Visio is required
Description
In this course we will be covering the basics required to create many types of drawings in Visio, including
Creating a Visio diagram
Saving a Visio drawing
Closing and opening existing Visio drawings
Using the View tools
Customising the Quick Access Toolbar
Opening a Basic diagram
Adding shapes to a basic diagram
Selecting shapes
Moving & Resizing shapes
Formatting shapes
Connecting shapes
Working with text
Creating a Basic Flowchart diagram
Creating a cross-functional flowchart
Creating an Organisation Chart diagram
Printing a drawing
Who this course is for:
- Beginner level Microsoft Visio users who want to create professional drawings