Enhancing and Customizing Diagrams in Visio 2007

Overview/Description
Visio 2007 provides the tools to create diagrams by adding shapes and text to create complex networking and business diagrams. This course will show how to position and manipulate shapes, alter views and page orders, and manipulate text and text characteristics within Visio 2007 diagrams.

Target Audience
Knowledge of basic word processing and computing; familiarity with the Microsoft Windows and Office environments.

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
3.5

Lesson Objectives

Enhancing and Customizing Diagrams in Visio 2007

position shapes with grids, rulers, and guides

automatically lay out shapes

identify the layout options available

manipulate shapes in a given scenario

reorder and group shapes

position shapes using rulers and grids

automatically lay out shapes

duplicate and delete shapes

order and group shapes

adjust the view of a diagram

create and modify pages

apply a theme to a diagram

change the page view using zooming and panning

add new drawing windows and open the Drawing Explorer

add and edit pages

apply a theme to a diagram

add text to Visio diagrams

work with comments

add headers and footers

select and edit text

format text

reposition text

add text to Visio diagrams

add a header, footer, and a comment

select and edit text

format and reposition text

use tabs to format text in table form

create a table using shapes

use tab stops to format text in column form

use shapes to create tables