
Start your Visio journey with this introduction. Master the Visio interface and task panes, create and edit shapes with stencils, and connect them to build flow charts and organization charts.
Navigate the Visio interface, from opening the program and selecting templates and stencils to building and saving a basic diagram using the ribbon and shapes.
Learn to customize the Visio quick access toolbar for fast access to commands like quick print and group, and manage its position above or below the ribbon.
Learn to customize the Visio ribbon by rearranging standard tabs and groups, create a custom tab with a tools group, and add commands to speed up your productivity.
Explore task panes in Microsoft Visio to control shapes with the shapes window, pan and zoom, size and position, and shape data for cost, duration, and resources.
Learn how to get help in Visio using the help button, explore top categories and popular features, and find guidance on connecting shapes and basic flow charts via online help.
Explore how to use Visio stencils to add, organize, and search shapes. Learn to manage the shapes window, create quick shapes, and locate blocks, engineering, and heat exchanger stencils.
Create and edit Visio diagrams by dragging shapes from stencils, aligning and resizing with handles, and rotating shapes; duplicate with ctrl+d and apply formatting with format painter.
Use the Visio home tab to apply shape styles, fills, gradients, patterns, and line options for consistent formatting of rectangles and lines.
Align and distribute shapes in Visio using guides, alignment options, and even spacing to produce perfectly aligned diagrams, even when connectors link the shapes.
Group and order a chevron, square, and arrow in Visio using guides, snapping, and edge alignment; then manage layering with bring to front and send to back.
Explore numbering shapes in a Visio diagram with the number shapes add-on, choosing manual or auto numbering, starting at 1, and continuing the sequence as you add shapes.
Add text to common shapes in Visio, including rectangles, hexagons, lines, and arrows, and see how text moves with shapes and rotates, with notes on independent text rotation to come.
Use the text block tool in Microsoft Visio to place and rotate text on shapes and lines, resize the text block, and align text orientation for readability.
Add freestanding text blocks quickly in Visio with the Home tab text button, place and resize them, then bold, italicize, underline, and color the text.
Learn how to link shapes in Visio using the connector tool to create flowchart connections, anchor at connection points, and route elbows around other shapes for clear diagrams.
Learn to build Visio flowcharts with auto connect, add shapes by hovering over connection points, switch auto connect on or off, and format connectors by layers.
Learn how to add and position custom connection points in Visio, choose from curved and double-tree connectors, and connect flowchart shapes precisely using the connection point tool and grid snapping.
Create a flowchart in Visio using the flow chart template with start, process, and decision shapes, then map a football academy workflow from website visits to skill outcomes via connectors.
Model cross-functional flowcharts with swim lanes in a horizontal Visio layout, mapping student, admin, registrar, and advisor tasks.
Create a workflow diagram in visio by arranging workflow steps, workflow objects, and department shapes, connecting them with arrows, adding text blocks, and applying a background and title for consistency.
Explore how to use background pages in Visio diagrams, set foreground vs background, and apply custom images or headers with transparency while noting licensing.
Learn to apply borders and titles in Visio, placing a title on a background-enabled page and cascading backgrounds from background to main pages for cohesive diagrams.
Learn to apply themes in Visio to instantly style diagrams with color, fonts, and connectors across multiple pages through the design tab and theme gallery.
Learn to create organization charts in Visio using the organization chart stencil, add executive and subordinate shapes, enter names and titles with shape data, and adjust layout and styles.
Do you want to learn how to turn the information in your documents and reports into clear, impactful diagrams and charts?
Whether you’re a new Viso user who wants to go to the highest level you can manage, or an existing user who’d like a combined “best practice” refresher, skills enhancer and a reference for whatever you may want in the future, this is the choice for you!
With every ZandaX Microsoft course, you get a workbook and exercises (downloadable from the short “General Introduction” module at the start of each course). These are a great addition because they enable you to practice the skills you learn.
Our Microsoft instructors are seasoned professionals - they don't just know the software: they've used it commercially and taught it in a classroom environment for years. You won't be in better hands!
And we don’t woffle! Do you want to sit through hours of over-explaining before you get the knowledge you need? We doubt it! So we make sure that everything is covered in easy-to-follow video lessons, and we get to the point so you make the best use of your time.
You’ll learn a lot in the course, but some of the major topics include:
Using the Visio Interface
Using Shapes & Stencils
Working with Text
Linking Objects
Producing Flowcharts & Process Diagrams
Finishing Your Diagram
Creating Organization Charts
Each lecture is self-contained, so you don’t need to sit through them all: once you’re at a comfortable level, you’ll be able to use this as your reference library, where you can select what you want to view.
The course is aimed at new users of Microsoft Visio who want to learn how to use the package quickly and effectively.
Upon completion (and with a little practice…) you will be able to create visual diagrams that enhance the impact of your documents and reports.
We’ll say it again: don’t forget the course workbooks and exercises – downloadable with the first “General Introduction” module at the start of each course – which really enhance and deepen your learning. Remember that practice makes perfect!
So this course is genuinely much more than just a set of talk-through videos. We don’t think you’ll find better value, so why not enrol with us now?