Master Microsoft Visio 2013 The Easy Way

Master the Ins and Outs of Microsoft Visio 2013 and Create Incredible Diagrams.

What you'll learn

Understanding the Microsoft "Ribbon", Quick Access Toolbar, and Backstage View.

Creating a new diagram.

Manipulating and adding shapes.

How to use rulers, grids and guides.

Connecting shapes using lines and dynamic glue.

How to resize, position and connect shapes.

Discover how to work with themes.

Create an organization chart.

Using external shape data.

Creating a cross-functional flowchart.

Requirements

Microsoft Visio 2013

Description

Master the Ins and Outs of Microsoft Visio and Create Incredible Diagrams.
In Master Microsoft Visio 2013, get up to speed using Microsoft's handy diagramming program. Great for building both org charts and flowcharts, Visio 2013 is a simple way to map out technology assets, process enhancements, networks, and other business functions. It's also an ideal way to generate seating charts and floor plans for events.
Contents and Overview
The course is designed for individuals and office professionals who need to master the capabilities of the latest edition of Microsoft Visio.
Through over 10 hours of video lectures, exercise files, and an optional quiz, you'll learn everything you need to know to create sophisticated Visio diagrams using Visio 2013.
Find out how to manipulate and connect shapes, add pictures, and ensure perfect object alignment. Discover how to create sophisticated diagrams that impress your clients and co-workers and make you look like a diagramming pro.
When you complete this course, you'll be well on your way to becoming a master of using Visio with the tools available in Microsoft Visio 2013.
This course includes:
Exercise filesAn optional quiz to test what you've learnedCertificate of completion
All of our videos are high-definition videos, therefore, they are best viewed with the HD setting on, and the videos enlarged.
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Overview

Section 1: Introduction to Visio 2013 Course

Lecture 1 What is Visio and the Course Structure

Lecture 2 WATCH ME: Essential Information for a Successful Training Experience

Lecture 3 Course Exercise Files

Lecture 4 Course Demo Files

Lecture 5 Help

Lecture 6 Course Files and Exercise Files

Section 2: Workspace

Lecture 7 Start Screen

Lecture 8 The Ribbon

Section 3: Touchscreen

Lecture 9 Using Touch

Section 4: Creating a Drawing

Lecture 10 Stencils, Masters, and Templates

Lecture 11 Excercise 01: Creating Your Own Drawing

Section 5: Visio Options

Lecture 12 Enabling and Disabling Features, and Customizing Settings

Section 6: The Shapes Window

Lecture 13 Managing the Shapes Window

Section 7: The Status Bar

Lecture 14 Customizing the Status Bar

Section 8: Working with Rulers, Grids, Guides, Drawing Tools, and Shapes

Lecture 15 Aligning Shapes using Dynamic Grid

Lecture 16 Rulers, Grids, and Guides

Lecture 17 Using the Drawing Tools

Lecture 18 Selecting and Duplicating Shapes

Lecture 19 Resizing Shapes

Lecture 20 Connecting Shapes using Lines and Dynamic Glue

Lecture 21 Exercise 02: Resizing, Positioning and Connecting Shapes

Section 9: Pan and Zoom

Lecture 22 Different Ways of Panning and Zooming In/Out

Section 10: Auto Features

Lecture 23 Autoconnect and Quick Shapes

Lecture 24 Auto-add and Auto-delete

Lecture 25 Shape Replacement

Section 11: Text

Lecture 26 Text Basics

Lecture 27 Text Orientation, Alignment and Position

Lecture 28 Proofing

Section 12: Exercise 03

Lecture 29 Drawing a Home or Office Network Diagram

Section 13: Backstage View

Lecture 30 More About Backstage View

Section 14: Page Setup

Lecture 31 Page Setup

Lecture 32 Background Pages and Borders

Lecture 33 Multi-Page Drawings

Section 15: Exercise 04

Lecture 34 Creating your Multi-Page Drawings and Exporting as PDF

Section 16: Customization

Lecture 35 Fill and Color

Lecture 36 Themes

Lecture 37 Lines and Effects

Lecture 38 Format Painter

Lecture 39 Theme Customization and Variants

Lecture 40 Shape Styles

Section 17: Exercise 05

Lecture 41 Changing the Theme and Effect of a Diagram

Section 18: Shape Data

Lecture 42 Shape Data Basics

Lecture 43 Shape Data Types

Lecture 44 Adding Shape Data Fields

Lecture 45 Shape Data Sets

Lecture 46 External Shape Data - Part 1

Lecture 47 External Shape Data - Part 2

Section 19: Exercise 06

Lecture 48 Assigning Data on the Objects and Populating in the Drawing

Section 20: Pictures

Lecture 49 Inserting Pictures in Drawings

Section 21: Organization Charts

Lecture 50 Manually Creating an Organizational Chart

Lecture 51 Automatically Creating an Organizational Chart using External Data

Lecture 52 Customizing an Organizational Chart

Section 22: Exercise 07

Lecture 53 Drawing Your Own Organizational Chart

Section 23: Groups, Containers, Lists and Cross-Fuctional Flowcharts

Lecture 54 Grouping Shapes

Lecture 55 Containers and Lists

Lecture 56 Cross-Functional Flowcharts

Section 24: Layers

Lecture 57 Basics of Layers and Layer Properties

Section 25: Shape Alignment

Lecture 58 Zed Order, Aligning and Spacing Shapes

Section 26: Exercise 08

Lecture 59 Drawing a Cross-Functional Flowchart

Section 27: Hyperlinks

Lecture 60 Linking Pages and Shapes

Lecture 61 Differences of Relative and Absolute Links, and Linking to an External Object

Lecture 62 Web Hyperlinks

Section 28: Screen Tips, Comments and Callouts

Lecture 63 Adding Screen Tips to a Drawing

Lecture 64 Inserting, Replying and Deleting Comments

Lecture 65 Adding, Moving and Editing Callouts

Section 29: Printing

Lecture 66 Printing a Visio Drawing and Solving Printing Issues

Section 30: Reports

Lecture 67 Use of Video Reports

Section 31: Exercise 09

Lecture 68 Creating a Visio Report Definition File

Section 32: Saving

Lecture 69 Saving Drawings in Different Formats

Section 33: Collaboration

Lecture 70 One Drive, Coauthoring and Collaboration

Section 34: Sharing and Publishing

Lecture 71 Invite People and Email, Visio Viewer, and Web Page Publishing

Section 35: Custom Templates

Lecture 72 How to Create and Use a Custom Template

Section 36: Exercise 10

Lecture 73 Saving Part of an Organizational Chart as a Graphic

Section 37: Other Topics and Conclusion

Lecture 74 Data Visualization, Diagram Validation, Macro Recorder, and Trust Center

Section 38: Course Quiz

The course is designed for individuals and office professionals who need to master the capabilities of Microsoft Visio 2013.