Microsoft Visio: Intermediate [Professional]
Microsoft Visio Training Series | Level 2
Course Details
Duration: 1 day
Microsoft® Visio® Professional Versions: 2010 | 2013 | 2016
Delivery Methods: Instructor-led classroom (ILC) | Virtual classroom (VC) on request
Course Dates: October 31, 2018 | View schedule 
Course Fee: $295 CDN per person + HST or BYOD (bring your own device): $245 CDN person + HST*
Note: Public scheduled dates for this course are delivered as live instructor-led classroom training.
Course Overview
This intermediate Visio course is designed for Visio Professional users who want to move to the next level with Visio and create more advanced business and technical drawings. Students will create custom master shapes, custom stencils and customize text blocks. Shape data will be added to shapes and then managed by the user. Students will create links to external data and then refresh the data to update the diagram. Various types of drawings will be created which will include data graphics, validations and hyperlinks. Visio reports will be generated and students will be introduced to the powerful ShapeSheet method of working with drawings.
Prerequisite: Microsoft Visio: Introduction or comparable knowledge and skills.
Custom training: This course may be delivered at your site or ours as an instructor-led or virtual classroom solution. Contact us for more information
Related training: View all Microsoft Visio courses >
INCLUDED IN THIS COURSE
- Comprehensive course manual
- Keyboard shortcuts quick reference
- Sample and exercise files
- Refreshments (for classes conducted in Avantix Learning classrooms)
- Certificate of completion
- Follow-up email support
Course Topics
Customizing Visio
- Customizing the Ribbon and Quick Access toolbar
- Setting key Visio options
- Adding custom themes
- Setting theme options
- Adding a custom master shape to a custom stencil
Working Efficiently with Text
- Editing text blocks using different strategies
- Positioning text above or below a shape
- Annotating shapes with callouts
Entering and Viewing Shape Data
- Understanding shape data
- Adding shape data
- Viewing shape data
- Editing shape data
- Defining new shape data fields
- Displaying shape data in text objects
Linking to External Data Sources
- Creating links to external data sources
- Refreshing data in linked diagrams
- Scheduling data refresh
- Linking data to shapes automatically
Visualization using Data Graphics
- Enhancing diagrams with data graphics
- Using existing data graphics
- Editing data graphics
Generating Reports
- Running a predefined report
- Creating a new report
- Modifying an existing report
Creating and Validating Process Diagrams
- Understanding Visio rules
- Validating flowcharts
- Creating subprocesses
- Reusing existing validation rules
- Creating new validation rules
Working with Hyperlinks
- Inserting hyperlinks
- Editing hyperlinks
- Linking to a website
- Linking to a document
- Linking to a specific location
- Linking to another Visio page
- Understanding relative and absolute hyperlinks
- Setting the hyperlink base
- Adding multiple hyperlinks
Getting Started with the ShapeSheet
- Working in “Developer” mode
- Viewing the ShapeSheet
- Adding and editing ShapeSheet data
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For an overview of the differences between Visio Standard and Professional versions, check out our Comparison of Microsoft Visio Standard vs Professional.
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