• An appreciation of drawing applications and design concepts
• Familiarity with mouse and keyboard
• Navigate through Windows files and folders
• Work with Windows - minimise, maximise, open and close

Please Note: If you attend a course and do not meet the prerequisites you may be asked to leave.

• Navigate drawings in Microsoft Visio
• Customise the Visio environment
• Work with templates
• Create and modify shapes
• Create organisation charts ad flowcharts
• Enhance diagrams through formatting
• Work with other applications to import and export data
• Customise shapes and stencils

• Module 1 - Getting Started with Visio
• Exploring the Visio Interface
• Customising the Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar
• Using Backstage Commands

Module 2 - Shape and Drawing Basics

• Template Selection
• Adding Basic Shapes
• Open and Closed Shapes
• Manipulating Shapes
• Connecting Shapes

Module 3 - Building Organisation Charts

• Manually Creating an Organisation Chart
• Creating Organisation Charts with the Wizard
• Breaking the Organisation Chart across Pages
• Modifying the Layout of an Organisation Chart

Module 4 - Creating a Flowchart

• Creating a Basic Flowchart
• 3D Workflow Diagrams
• Cross-Functional Flowchart
• Hyperlinks

Module 5 - Formatting Diagrams

• Shape Formatting
• Applying Themes and a Background
• Creating a Style
• Adding Borders and Titles
• Working with Layers

Module 6 - Working with External Data

• PivotDiagrams (Visio Professional edition only)
• Linking Shapes to External Data (Visio Professional edition only)
• Linking a Drawing to another Application

Module 7 - Custom Stencils and Shapes

• Introduction to Custom Shapes
• Creating a Custom Shape
• Creating a Custom Stencil
• Creating a Custom Template
• Working with the ShapeSheet