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Course Description
Fully updated for the most recent version of Office, Microsoft Visio 2013 Like a Boss is a comprehensive video lecture course that takes student from complete newbie to guru with Microsoft's diagramming and flowcharting tool that's used in companies big an small throughout the world
In other words, students will be able to use Visio 2013... like a Boss.
Update: price increase coming June 1st!
Whether creating a first Visio diagram, or a veteran looking for new understanding of the applications capabilities, author and Microsoft Certified Instructor Brian Culp will give students a guided tour of the application's newest, most commonly used, and most powerful features.
Students of this course will learn:
- how to add and manage shapes in a diagram
- how to import and manage shape stencils
- how to add and edit text in shapes
- connect and group shapes
- create flowcharts, floor plans, and org charts
- document business processes
- link Visio with external data sources
- create custom Visio shapes
- and much, much more
What's more, students will learn the Visio application by doing. By simply following along with the hands-on exercises, viewers will be able to start from scratch. They will create and edit Visio shapes, text, and connectors to build out diagrams - all without the need to download course or demo files.
You'll use the application just like you would at work or at school. So don't get frustrated fumbling around when it's so easy to learn the right way to use Visio.
The course includes roughly 7 hours of video instruction, delivered in more than 100 individual, bite-sized lessons, making it perfect for learning the application from the ground up, or for going back to review/refresh on a specific skill.
What's more, the results are guaranteed!
You'll have a better understanding of projects and Microsoft Visio than ever before, or your money back. If you need to learn Visio, and need to learn it fast, please enroll or watch a couple of sample lessons - there are no side effects. 🙂
What are the requirements?
- In order to follow along with the exercises, students will need a copy of Microsoft's Visio 2013.
- Either the Standard or Professional editions will work for this course.
What am I going to get from this course?
- Over 100 lectures and 7 hours of content!
- create new diagrams from scratch
- quickly navigate and customize the Visio interface
- add and connect shapes
- format shapes and use diagram themes
- add shape and diagram text
- create a flowchart
- create an org chart
- group shapes and use layers
- insert pictures
- generate reports
- use data from external applications
- and much more
What is the target audience?
- This course is for beginning to intermediate students who want to make charts, document processes, or create diagrams with confidence and ease.
Curriculum
| Section 1: Visio Basics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Intro and Course Overview
|
05:07 | |
| 2 |
The Visio Window
|
04:03 | |
| 3 |
Navigating the Ribbon
|
05:31 | |
| 4 |
A look Backstage
|
03:32 | |
| 5 |
Navigate the Drawing Window
|
04:57 | |
| 6 |
Understanding Shapes and Stencils
|
04:56 | |
| Section 2: Create a Visio Diagram | |||
| 7 |
Create a new Visio diagram
|
05:05 | |
| 8 |
Select a Shape
|
04:09 | |
| 9 |
Position Shapes
|
04:45 | |
| 10 |
Cut. Copy. Duplicate
|
03:27 | |
| 11 |
Connect Shapes
|
03:51 | |
| Section 3: Text in Visio Diagrams | |||
| 12 |
Add Text to a Shape
|
04:00 | |
| 13 |
Create a Text Box
|
04:02 | |
| 14 |
Label a Connector
|
05:24 | |
| 15 |
Orient Shape text
|
03:44 | |
| 16 |
Position Shape text
|
04:59 | |
| 17 |
Grouping Visio Shapes
|
03:16 | |
| Section 4: Fine-tune Shapes and Text | |||
| 18 |
Insert Pictures
|
03:39 | |
| 19 |
Use ScreenTips
|
03:17 | |
| 20 |
Use Dynamic Connectors
|
04:49 | |
| 21 |
Auto Add and Auto Delete
|
03:30 | |
| 22 |
AutoConnect
|
05:40 | |
| 23 |
Replace a Shape
|
03:58 | |
| Section 5: Creating Charts with Visio | |||
| 24 |
Create a flowchart
|
05:26 | |
| 25 |
Add a label
|
03:18 | |
| 26 |
Swimlanes
|
05:10 | |
| 27 |
Create an Org Chart
|
05:09 | |
| 28 |
The Org Chart Wizard
|
05:45 | |
| 29 |
Change Org Chart Appearance
|
03:55 | |
| 30 |
Add photos to an Org Chart
|
05:37 | |
| 31 |
Update Org Chart Data
|
03:46 | |
| 32 |
Use Visio Layers
|
04:43 | |
| 33 |
Lock a Layer
|
04:21 | |
| 34 |
Layer Assignments
|
03:48 | |
| 35 |
Manage Layers
|
03:59 | |
| Section 6: Format Charts and Reports | |||
| 36 |
Working with Shape data
|
04:49 | |
| 37 |
Edit shape data
|
04:21 | |
| 38 |
Define data fields
|
03:27 | |
| 39 |
Autosize Visio pages
|
04:19 | |
| 40 |
Manage Page Setup
|
04:05 | |
| 41 |
Use Background Pages
|
05:12 | |
| 42 |
Manage Backgrounds
|
04:24 | |
| 43 |
Link to external data
|
05:08 | |
| 44 |
Auto refresh data
|
02:21 | |
| 45 |
Manage and refresh linked data
|
04:47 | |
| 46 |
Run a report
|
04:34 | |
| 47 |
Create a new report
|
04:19 | |
| 48 |
Edit a report
|
04:06 | |
| Section 7: Advanced Shape Formatting | |||
| 49 |
Spacing and Alignment
|
04:57 | |
| 50 |
AutoAlign
|
02:57 | |
| 51 |
AutoSpace
|
02:52 | |
| 52 |
Add a Connection
|
03:43 | |
| 53 |
Connection point types
|
02:21 | |
| 54 |
Center on zoom
|
02:06 | |
| 55 |
Pan and zoom panel
|
03:08 | |
| 56 |
Resize and rotate
|
05:20 | |
| 57 |
Resize and Rotate options
|
03:41 | |
| 58 |
Visio Themes
|
04:05 | |
| 59 |
Custom Themes
|
03:52 | |
| 60 |
Theme options
|
04:38 | |
| 61 |
Shape Styles
|
05:35 | |
| 62 |
Shape Effects
|
03:15 | |
| 63 |
Format Painter
|
04:13 | |
| Section 8: Use Shape Containers and Links | |||
| 64 |
Use Shape Containers
|
06:14 | |
| 65 |
Manage Containers
|
04:54 | |
| 66 |
Format Containers
|
05:01 | |
| 67 |
Lock and Resize Containers
|
04:53 | |
| 68 |
Add Callouts to a shape
|
04:23 | |
| 69 |
Annotate Shapes, advanced use of Callouts
|
04:26 | |
| 70 |
Create hyperlinks
|
03:07 | |
| 71 |
Link to documents
|
04:10 | |
| 72 |
Link to other Visio diagrams
|
04:44 | |
| 73 |
Edit hyperlink info
|
03:00 | |
| Section 9: Advanced diagrams for specific business needs | |||
| 74 |
Create a computer network diagram
|
02:41 | |
| 75 |
Create a BPMN diagram
|
04:54 | |
| 76 |
Search and replace text
|
02:14 | |
| 77 |
Process Validation
|
03:43 | |
| 78 |
Creat subprocesses
|
03:18 | |
| Section 10: Use Visio to collaborate with people and programs | |||
| 79 |
Print a Visio diagram
|
04:06 | |
| 80 |
Edit header and footer information
|
03:55 | |
| 81 |
Remove personal info from a Visio diagram
|
04:03 | |
| 82 |
Create a graphic
|
03:50 | |
| 83 |
Create a template
|
04:58 | |
| 84 |
Publish Visio diagrams to the Web
|
03:35 | |
| 85 |
Export Visio data to other file formats
|
03:36 | |
| 86 |
Enter a comment on a diagram
|
04:20 | |
| 87 |
Make a handwritten note
|
04:40 | |
| 88 |
Coauthor a Visio diagram
|
04:18 | |
| Section 11: Customization of the Visio experience | |||
| 89 |
Create a custom shape
|
05:34 | |
| 90 |
Search for shapes
|
04:12 | |
| 91 |
Use favorite shapes
|
03:10 | |
| 92 |
Manage stencils
|
04:31 | |
| 93 |
Import a stencil
|
04:08 | |
| 94 |
Manage imported stencils
|
03:48 | |
| 95 |
Change the default font
|
04:38 | |
| 96 |
Use a custom drawing scale
|
04:40 | |
| 97 |
Customize the ribbon
|
03:50 | |
| 98 |
Customize the Quick Access toolbar
|
04:16 | |
| Section 12: Course Summary and author info | |||
| 99 |
Course Summary and wrap up
|
02:52 | |
| 100 |
Author contact info
|
01:08 | |
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