Visio Professional 2003:
Advanced

Topic-Level Outline

Days: 1

Prerequisites: Visio Professional 2003: Basic or equivalent experience

Unit 1 : Creating technical layouts

Topic A: 0 Layers

A-1: Creating and assigning a layer

A-2: Customizing layers

A-3: Adding custom shapes to a layer

Topic B: 0 Drawing scales

B-1: Using and changing the drawing scale

B-2: Manually adding and adjusting shapes

B-3: Using the Custom Properties dialog box

Topic C: 0 Precision techniques

C-1: Changing size and position settings of a shape

C-2: Creating duplicates of shapes

Topic D: 0 Dimensioning

D-1: Adding and adjusting dimension connectors

D-2: Setting display units

D-3: Calculating and adjusting the area of a room

Unit 2 : Advanced custom shape design

Topic A: 0 Special drawing operations

A-1: Creating complex shapes by using basic shapes

A-2: Creating and editing formulas

A-3: Entering functions

Topic B: 0 Shape behavior and events

B-1: Adding a predefined action to a shape

B-2: Specifying a behavior for double-click action

B-3: Adding a lock behavior to an image

Topic C: 0 Custom stencils

C-1: Creating shapes for a stencil

C-2: Adding and editing stencil shapes

C-3: Customizing stencil shapes

C-4: Saving a stencil

Unit 3 : Business diagrams

Topic A: 0 Block diagrams

A-1: Creating a block diagram

Topic B: 0 Flowcharts

B-1: Creating a work flow diagram

B-2: Creating a cross-functional flowchart

Topic C: 0 Organization charts

C-1: Comparing organization charts

C-2: Creating an organization chart by importing data

Topic D: 0 Project management diagrams

D-1: Creating timelines

D-2: Creating a PERT chart

D-3: Creating a Gantt chart

Unit 4 : Network diagrams and Web site mapping

Topic A: 0 Detailed network diagrams

A-1: Creating and customizing a network diagram

A-2: Generating a report on network data

Topic B: 0 Web site maps

B-1: Generating a Web site map

B-2: Generating a report of Web site links

Unit 5 : Software and database diagrams

Topic A: 0 Documenting software systems

A-1: Creating a program window

A-2: Drawing a system diagram

Topic B: 0 Database model diagrams

B-1: Creating a database model diagram

B-2: Using the Reverse Engineer Wizard

Unit 6 : Templates

Topic A: 0 Templates and styles

A-1: Creating and assigning a background page

A-2: Creating and applying styles

A-3: Editing a style

Topic B: 0 Custom templates

B-1: Creating a custom template

B-2: Creating a drawing based on a custom template

Unit 7 : Integrating Visio with other programs

Topic A: 0 Integration with Microsoft Word

A-1: Embedding a Visio drawing in a Word document

A-2: Linking a drawing

A-3: Using the drag-and-drop feature

Topic B: 0 Integration with PowerPoint presentations

B-1: Inserting drawings in PowerPoint

B-2: Linking presentations to Visio files

Topic C: 0 Integration with Microsoft Outlook

C-1: Creating calendars

C-2: Importing calendar data from Outlook

Topic D: 0 Working with Web-enabling features

D-1: Linking a Visio drawing to a Word document

D-2: Converting a drawing to a Web page