Visio 2010 E-Learning Essentials Course Outline
Goals: Introduce Visio, highlight new & improved features in 2010, explain the interface, demonstrate shapes & templates, show how to create basic flowcharts, process diagrams, and how to work with data sources
Introduction
What is Visio?
New & improved features in Visio 2010
• Automatic spacing & alignment
• Dedicated mini toolbar for shapes
• Automatic alignment & spacing when adding shapes
• Expanded page size for larger diagrams
• Containers
• Formatting preview
• Consistent Office interface
• Frequently used shapes area
• Quick shapes
• Agile status bar
• SharePoint integration
• Business Process Modeling Notation
• Six Sigma integration
• Diagram validation
• Sub-processes for complex diagrams
• Integrated meaning of data in graphics
• Improved browser support for sharing and data updating
• Visual mashups for real-time dashboard updates
• SharePoint repository publishing
Understanding the Visio interface
• Templates & recently used
• Shapes window
• Worksheet
• Ribbon (consistency with other Office applications)
• Frequently used shapes
• Changing views with the status bar
• Adding shapes to the worksheet
• Getting help
NOTE: Not certain if a demonstration and quiz should be included for this section
Creating a flowchart
Selecting a template
• Working with the associated Shapes window
• Adding more shapes windows
• Customizing the worksheet/configuring printer output
Demonstration
Quiz
Adding shapes
• Drag & drop
• Adding captions
• Formatting shapes
o Aligning shapes
o Distributing shapes
o Changing text properties
Demonstration
Quiz
Connecting shapes
• Selecting connectors
• Connecting shapes
• Customizing connections
o Arrows
o Line properties
o Adding & formatting captions
Demonstration
Quiz
Creating a process diagram
Selecting a process diagram template
• Horizontal or vertical
• Number of cross-functional groups (swim lanes)
• Resizing the diagram
Demonstration
Quiz
Complex processes
• Using multiple worksheets
• Using sub-processes
• Linking multiple worksheets
Demonstration
Quiz
Working with data sources
Linking diagrams to a data source
Demonstration
Quiz
Linking data to individual shapes
Demonstration
Quiz
Conclusion
Review of key concepts
Wrap-up
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