Microsoft Visio 2019 / 365 : Beginner to Advanced

Explore Visio 2019/365 by examining the interface, inserting connectors, and creating diagrams, flow charts, org charts, and floor plans with shapes, stencils, themes, and layers.

Explore the Visio look and feel by opening the app from taskbar or start menu, navigating backstage view, using templates, shapes and stencils, and customizing the ribbon.

Customize the quick access toolbar in Visio by selecting from popular or all commands, arranging items with the up arrow, and right-clicking to add, remove, or customize through backstage view.

Customize the Visio ribbon by adding the developer tab, creating groups and commands, using backstage view and options to tailor commands and tabs for faster access.

Create and customize a new ribbon tab with multiple groups in Visio, assigning commands to each group, renaming tabs and groups, and moving the tab for faster access.

Master keyboard shortcuts for Visio, accessing the home tab, formatting shapes, changing fill colors, borders, and thickness. Zoom efficiently with the control key or shift-control techniques and area selection.

Set up Visio pages from the start by choosing orientation (portrait or landscape), adjusting size (including 8.5 by 11), and managing multiple pages with add, toggle, and delete.

Insert shapes in Visio using the dynamic grid to achieve horizontal and vertical alignment, manage spacing and sizing between shapes, and learn how grid on or off affects snapping.

Explore resizing shapes in Visio 2019/365, using corner handles to preserve proportions for circles and rectangles, and side handles to alter proportions; rotate and view 3D effects.

Explore multiple ways to select shapes in Visio, including select all with ctrl+a, area and lazor select, and select by type or by layers.

Position shapes precisely with rulers and guides in Visio by dragging, gluing to guides, and aligning to exact margins and the middle.

Copying and duplicating shapes on the same page or a new page; use ctrl+c, ctrl+d, and ctrl+v to paste with the original position for quick, precise placement in Visio.

Group shapes to keep drawings organized, use ctrl g to group, resize grouped shapes, change fill color for the group, and open the group in a separate window for editing.

Insert and format text in Visio shapes by double-clicking to edit, applying Calibri 10 white font, and reuse formatting via format painter and grouping.

Master inserting text boxes via the insert tab, choose horizontal or vertical, format fonts (Calibri 12 blue) and resize, then group them with shapes for consistent, floating labels.

Learn to draw and connect shapes with a line in Visio, using connection points, adding a label, and customizing color, thickness, and dash style, while contrasting lines with connectors.

Explore connectors versus lines in Visio 2019/365, inserting connectors, adjusting glue points, and choosing curved or straight styles. Learn to move labels and apply quick style previews for dynamic diagrams.

Explore dynamic vs static shape connectors in Visio 2019/365, demonstrating how dynamic connectors move with shapes while static ones anchor to a point, and how to create each.

Learn to reposition text inside shapes in Visio without moving the shapes, using text mode with 15-degree snapping, and resize, color, or bold the text or text boxes.

Discover how auto connect speeds diagram creation in Visio by using shape connectors, quick shape menus, and per document or application level options to enable or disable automatic connections.

Select multiple connectors at once with the select by type feature, then apply a unified style and thickness through the formatting pane.

Learn how to select and modify all shapes at once in Microsoft Visio, using select by type, live preview, and batch color or size changes to streamline large diagrams.

Manage connector rerouting in Visio by adjusting behavior at the shape or connector level. Set options like do not layout and route around or never to prevent automatic shifts.

Discover how connector splitting works in Visio 2019/365 and how enabling or disabling it in the advanced options prevents or allows automatic splitting and glueing of shapes to the diagram.

Insert screen tips on shapes in Visio with screen type command. Hover over shapes to view tips, and undo with Ctrl+Z or delete.

Learn to create and manage layers in Visio, assign shapes to layers, and use layer properties to keep shapes visible and printable when a layer is active.

Create and manage multiple layers in Visio to protect a background picture while editing shapes, using insert online picture, send to back, and lock the layer.

Explore how to manage Visio layers by grouping shapes, selecting by type, and adjusting styles across flat and 3D shapes, with per-page layer independence.

Create a flowchart from scratch in Microsoft Visio, using templates, basic flowcharts, stencils, and connectors to map start, end, decisions, and processes quickly.

Learn to quickly and consistently style flowcharts in Microsoft Visio by applying themes and variants, adjusting fonts and colors across all shapes, and linking subprocesses with connectors.

Learn to create a quick org chart in Visio using the backstage view and new options, inserting shapes, connecting them with connectors, and applying layouts and spacing.

Learn to customize org charts in Visio by applying themes and variants, manage layers for large charts, and adjust colors, fonts, backgrounds, and pictures for a polished design.

Create an org chart in Visio with the wizard, importing data from Excel or building it, edit names, titles, departments, and reports-to, then save and adjust pictures and page breaks.

Insert single or multiple pictures into org chart shapes, ensuring each image name matches its shape exactly, then use the insert tool to apply pictures from folder to all shapes.

Import data into an org chart from Excel or Outlook contacts, map fields, and complete the wizard to add data and update the chart.

Create professional swimlane diagrams in Visio using cross-functional flow charts and templates, inserting lanes, shapes, and connectors, and applying design styles for clear workflow visuals.

Create and manage backgrounds in Visio by inserting preset backgrounds from the design tab, applying them to pages, and understanding background pages and how to copy backgrounds across new pages.

Create and apply custom backgrounds in Microsoft Visio by creating a dedicated background page, inserting images, and using page setup to apply or combine backgrounds and watermarks.

Learn to reorder pages in Visio 2019/365, copy the page orientation when inserting new pages, and manage page order via the reorder dialog, including deletion and keyboard navigation.

Learn how auto size and page setup in Visio 2019/365 manage shapes that span multiple pages, show or hide page breaks, and preview print layouts for mosaics.