In this clinic with hands-on labs, you will gain fundamental knowledge and skills of the features and functionality of Microsoft Visio 2010.

What You'll Learn

• Create, open, close, and save drawing files, and work with stencils and drawing pages
• Drawing features, including the drawing tools, master shapes, and formatting tools
• Text editing and formatting tools
• Shape connectors and methods of connecting shapes, glue types, and connecting organization charts
• Add headers and footers to a drawing, create and apply background pages, and preview drawing files
• Find Shape command to locate shapes on stencils
• Spelling dialog box to check for and correct spelling errors

Who Needs to Attend

New Microsoft Visio 2010 users

Prerequisites

Users of Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7

Follow-On Courses

• Microsoft Visio 2010 - Level 2 (F102)

Course Outline

1. Getting Started with Visio 2010

• Visio Concepts
• Window Components
• Creating Drawings
• Opening and Closing Drawing Files
• Working with Stencils and Shapes
• Working with Drawing Pages
• Viewing Drawings

2. Creating Drawings

• Understanding Drawings
• Drawing Shapes
• Editing Shapes
• Formatting Shapes
• Arranging Shapes
• Using Advanced Drawing Tools
• Using Themes

3. Working with Text

• Text Basics
• Working with Text and Shapes
• Editing Text
• Formatting Text

4. Connectors and Glue

• Using Connectors
• Choosing the Type of Connectors
• Choosing the Method of Connecting Shapes
• Using Glue
• Connecting Organization Chart Shapes

5. Previewing and Printing

• Setting Up Pages
• Setting Up Headers and Footers
• Defining Background Pages
• Printing and Previewing

6. Visio Tools

• Searching for Shapes
• Checking Spelling