Length: 1 day

Prerequisites: Students should be familiar with personal computers, mouse, and keyboard (basic typing skills are recommended). They should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on their computers. Specifically, they should be able to launch and close programs, navigate to information stored on the computer, and manage files and folders. Apart from these, the user should be familiar with Microsoft® Office Visio® Professional 2007: Level 1. Also, a basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access would be helpful, but is not required.

Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
• create a custom shape.
• design a custom stencil.
• design styles and templates.
• design a floor plan.
• represent external data in Visio.
• share your drawings.

Course Content
Lesson 1: Creating a Custom Shape
Topic 1A: Draw Basic Shapes
Topic 1B: Enhance Basic Shapes

Lesson 2: Designing a Custom Stencil
Topic 2A: Create a Custom Stencil
Topic 2B: Customize a Stencil Master

Lesson 3: Designing Styles and Templates
Topic 3A: Define a New Style
Topic 3B: Create a Template

Lesson 4: Designing a Floor Plan
Topic 4A: Create an Office Layout
Topic 4B: Work with Layers

Lesson 5: Representing External Data in Visio
Topic 5A: Generate a PivotDiagram
Topic 5B: Create an Organization Chart from External Data
Topic 5C: Import Project Plan Data into Visio
Topic 5D: Link to a Database
Topic 5E: Import Excel Data

Lesson 6: Sharing Your Work
Topic 6A: Link a Visio Drawing to Other Applications
Topic 6B: Convert a Visio Drawing to a Web Page
Topic 6C: Print a Visio Drawing