Using
Tools,
Commands,
Custom
Toolbars and
Menus
Module:
This course
introduces
users to the
Visio 2002
user
interface.
It explains
how to open
and save a
new Visio
file, how to
choose a
stencil
containing
predefined
shapes, and
how to add
shapes from
a stencil to
your
drawing. It
also
provides an
introduction
to the
drawing
tools users
can use to
modify or
connect
shapes.
Finally,
this course
explains the
options
available on
the Visio
toolbars and
shows users
how to
assemble
custom
toolbars
that combine
the tools
they use
most often..
-
Create
a
new
drawing
in
Visio
2002
-
Select
a
shape
from
a
stencil
and
add
it
to a
drawing
-
Modify
the
shape
using
the
drawing
tools
-
Size
and
position
a
shape
-
Identify
Visio
2002
toolbars
-
Use
the
Customize
window
to
create
custom
toolbars
and
menus
Working
with Objects
and
Hyperlinks
Module:
This course
explains
Object
Linking and
Embedding
(OLE), which
can be used
to place
objects that
were created
with other
programs
into Visio
drawings.
This course
explains the
difference
between
linking and
embedding an
object and
shows users
how to
choose the
best
approach for
their
project. It
demonstrates
how to place
an existing
object into
a Visio
drawing.
This course
also
explains how
to use
hyperlinks
to direct
users to
files
located
elsewhere..
-
Define
Object
Linking
and
Embedding
(OLE)
-
Choose
whether
to
link
or
embed
a
foreign
object
in a
Visio
drawing
-
Define
a
hyperlink
-
Create
a
hyperlink
within
a
Visio
drawing
Using the
Shape Menu Module:
This course
briefly
reviews the
drawing
tools most
frequently
used in
working with
shapes. It
also shows
the user how
to modify
shapes using
the
operations
on the Shape
menu. These
operations
enable users
to modify
the
alignment
and
orientation
of shapes.
Users also
learn how to
use Shape
menu
operations
to handle
overlapping
shapes..
-
Identify
and
use
the
Pointer,
Connector,
Connection
Point,
Line,
Pencil,
Rotation,
Freeform
and
Arc
tools
-
Distinguish
between
open
and
closed
shapes
-
Use
the
Shape
menu
to
perform
shape
operations
that
affect
the
alignment
and
orientation
of
shapes
-
Use
the
Shape
menu
to
manage
overlapping
shapes
Working with
Shapes
Module:
This course
shows users
how to use
the Find
function to
locate
shapes on
Visio
stencils and
how to
create a new
stencil
including
the shapes
they need.
It also
explains how
to set shape
behavior,
which
controls the
way the
shape is
highlighted,
resized, or
printed with
the
document,
and how the
shape
functions
when grouped
with other
shapes..
-
Find
a
shape
using
basic
and
advanced
search
techniques
-
Create
a
custom
stencil
-
Establish
shape
behavior
settings
using
the
Behavior
tab
of
the
Behavior
dialog
box
-
Establish
shape
behavior
using
the
Double-Click
tab
of
the
Behavior
dialog
box
-
Establish
shape
behavior
using
the
Placement
tab
of
the
Behavior
dialog
box.
Defining and
Using
Styles,
Custom
Properties
and
Templates
Module:
This course
explains how
to define
and apply
styles,
which are
predefined
formats that
can be
applied to
multiple
objects.
Users will
also learn
about
ShapeSheets,
spreadsheets
which
contain
information
about each
shape in the
drawing, and
the
procedures
for
modifying a
ShapeSheet
to include
custom
properties.
Finally,
this course
explains
templates,
which
combine a
drawing page
with
stencils and
settings.
Users will
learn how to
use existing
templates
and create
new
templates
that include
the stencils
and settings
they need..
Working
with Pages,
Layers and
Stencils
Module:
This course
explains how
to make
complex
diagrams
easier to
construct
and
understand
by adding
pages and
layers to
break the
diagram into
multiple
sections. It
also
explains how
to edit an
existing
stencil, how
to create a
new stencil
master, and
how to
create new
stencils
based on
that master.
Finally, it
explains how
to create a
stencil that
includes all
the shapes
from all the
pages and
layers of
the user's
document..
-
Create
a
multi-page
Visio
drawing
-
Create
a
multi-layer
Visio
drawing
-
Edit
an
existing
stencil
-
Create
a
new
master
stencil
-
Create
a
new
stencil
based
on
the
master
-
Create
a
document
stencil
Working
With Data
Module:
This course
explains how
to use Visio
to create
charts,
graphs,
diagrams,
and
multipurpose
forms by
tying Visio
charts to
data
sources.
Users will
learn how to
use Visio to
create
graphic
representations
of data in
spreadsheet
or database
applications..
-
Use
the
shapes
on
the
Charting
Shapes
stencil
-
Create
a
marketing
chart
or
diagram
using
shapes,
borders,
and
titles
-
Use
an
existing
form
or
create
a
new
form
-
Identify
the
requirements
for
linking
a
data
source
to a
Visio
diagram
-
Link
a
Visio
diagram
with
an
outside
data
source
Understanding
ShapeSheets
Module:
This course
explains in
detail the
role of the
ShapeSheet,
a collection
of formulas
and data
that
describe
each shape.
It explains
the
relationship
between a
shape and
its
ShapeSheet
and provides
detailed
descriptions
of key
sections of
the
ShapeSheet..
-
Explain
the
purpose
of a
ShapeSheet
-
Display
the
ShapeSheet
for
an
object
-
Identify
the
sections
of
the
ShapeSheet
-
Associate
characteristics
of a
shape
with
the
sections
of
the
ShapeSheet
that
control
them
Working with
Flowcharts
Module:
This course
explains how
to create
models that
depict flows
for a
variety of
processes
using
templates in
the
Flowchart
Solution.
These flow
models
represent
processes
ranging from
financial
audits to
high-level
business
processes.
Users can
also learn
how to use
more complex
flowchart
solutions to
depict
process and
information
flows within
an
information
system
model.
Finally,
users will
learn about
the
Integration
Definition
for
Functional
Modeling
method
(IDEF0), and
how to
implement it
in Visio
2002..
-
Identify
the
types
of
flowchart
solutions
provided
with
Visio
2002
-
Create
diagrams,
such
as
audit
diagrams,
TQM
diagrams,
and
Work
Flow
diagrams,
that
depict
high-level
business
processes
-
Create
diagrams,
such
as
data
flow
models,
for
use
in
system
requirements
definition
-
Create
hierarchical
models
and
diagrams
using
the
IDEF0
method
Creating
Database
Models
Module:
This
course
explains how
to create
database
models that
provide a
visual
representation
of a
database
schema. This
course
describes
the stencils
and
templates
users can
use to draw
database
models and
provides a
detailed
explanation
of the
process of
drawing a
database
model. It
also
explains how
to use
wizards that
can extract
a database
model from
an existing
database and
update that
model when
the database
changes..
-
Identify
the
templates
available
in
the
database
solution
-
Create
a
database
model
using
the
Database
Model
Diagram
template
-
Create
a
Database
Model
Diagram
based
on
an
existing
database
-
Update
a
Database
Model
Diagram
to
reflect
changes
to
an
existing
database
-
Explain
how
you
can
generate
a
physical
database
from
a
Database
Model
diagram