Microsoft Visio Advanced: Move To The Next Level

Customize Shapes & Stencils, Design Styles and Templates, Create Floor Plans, Work with Other Programs and Use Macros

What you'll learn
Our VISIO ADVANCED course really takes your skills to the highest level: by putting what you learn into practice you'll become a real Power User!
The course has a workbook with exercises – downloadable within the first “General Introduction” module – so you can practice reinforce what you have learned
You'll learn how to customize shapes and stencils, design styles & templates, create floor plans, work with external data & other programs and use simple macros
Customizing Shapes and Stencils - Creating Custom Shapes - Shape Operation Commands - Creating a Custom Stencil - Editing Masters within a Stencil
Designing Styles and Templates - Creating a New Style - Creating a Template
Designing Floor Plans - Setting Up an Office Layout - Creating an Office Layout - Working with Layers
Working with External Data - Creating an Organisation Chart using External Data - Importing Gantt Charts - Linking Shapes to a Database - Importing From Excel
Visio and Other Programs - Linking to Microsoft Word - Saving as a Web Page - Saving in Other Formats
Automating Visio Tasks - Creating a Basic Macro in Visio - Editing a Basic Macro in Visio - Using ShapeSheets in Visio Diagrams
Requirements
Please note that the course assumes you have a full understanding of what's covered in the Introduction course.
If you want to do the exercises we provide, you'll need a copy of Visio on your computer (any version from 2010 is fine).
Description
Do you want to be a Power User of Visio?We teach you the skills to get there: not just in learning to do things, but in controlling your work and automating what you do.With every ZandaX Microsoft course, you get a workbook and exercises (downloadable from the short “General Introduction” module at the start of each course). These are a great addition because they enable you to practice the skills you learn.Our Microsoft instructors are seasoned professionals - they don't just know the software: they've used it commercially and taught it in a classroom environment for years. You won't be in better hands!And we don’t woffle! Do you want to sit through hours of over-explaining before you get the knowledge you need? We doubt it! So we make sure that everything is covered in easy-to-follow video lessons, and we get to the point so you make the best use of your time.You’ll learn a lot in the course, but some of the major topics include:Customizing Shapes & Stencils and Editing MastersDesigning Styles and TemplatesCreating Floor Plans and Office LayoutsWorking With External Data (including Excel and Gantt Charts)Using Other Programs (including Word and Web Pages)Using Macros to Automate TasksEach lecture is self-contained, so you don’t need to sit through them all: once you’re at a comfortable level, you’ll be able to use this as your reference library, where you can select what you want to view.The course is aimed at existing users of Microsoft Visio who want to take advantage of what the package can offer to improve the impact of their documents and reports.Upon completion (and with a little practice…) you will not only be able to create more diverse and better quality diagrams, but also work with data, other software packages and automate your tasks.We’ll say it again: don’t forget the course workbooks and exercises – downloadable with the first “General Introduction” module at the start of each course – which really enhance and deepen your learning. Remember that practice makes perfect!So this course is genuinely much more than just a set of talk-through videos. We don’t think you’ll find better value, so why not enrol with us now?

Overview

Section 1: Course Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction and Overview

Section 2: Customizing Shapes and Stencils

Lecture 2 Creating Custom Shapes

Lecture 3 Shape Operation Commands

Lecture 4 Creating a Custom Stencil

Lecture 5 Editing Masters within a Stencil

Section 3: Designing Styles and Templates

Lecture 6 Creating a New Style

Lecture 7 Creating a Template

Section 4: Designing Floor Plans

Lecture 8 Setting Up an Office Layout

Lecture 9 Working with Layers

Section 5: Working with External Data

Lecture 10 Creating an Organization Chart using External Data

Lecture 11 Importing Project Planning Data (Gantt Chart)

Lecture 12 Linking Shapes to a Database

Section 6: Visio and other Programmes

Lecture 13 Linking to Microsoft Word

Lecture 14 Saving in Other Formats

Section 7: Automating Visio Tasks

Lecture 15 Creating a Basic Macro in Visio

Lecture 16 Editing a Basic Macro in Visio

Lecture 17 Using ShapeSheets in Visio Diagrams

You may have a good understanding of Microsoft Visio and want to improve your skills in using the software and automating your tasks,Or you could be an existing advanced user who wants a "refresher" to clarify a few hazy areas, or even unlearn some bad habits!,Above all, we want you to get the most from your training, so make sure you enjoy your time doing the course, and revisit it as often as you want