Topic 1

Getting Started with Visio 2016

• TOPIC A: Navigate the Visio Environment
• About Visio
• What are Stencils, Shapes, Connectors, and Templates?
• Using the Visio Interface
• The Ribbon
• The Backstage View
• Activity 1-1
• TOPIC B: Create a Basic Drawing
• Create a New Blank Drawing
• Create a New Drawing from a Template
• Visio 2016 File Formats
• Saving Files
• Activity 1-2
• TOPIC C: Use the Help System
• Using Tell Me
• Accessing Advanced Help Options
• Activity 1-3

Topic 2

Creating a Workflow Diagram

• TOPIC A: Use Drawing Components
• About the Shapes Pane
• Adding Shapes to a Drawing
• Connecting Shapes
• Location
• Stencil and Shape Management
• Searching for Shapes
• Activity 2-1
• TOPIC B: Modify a Drawing
• Selecting Shapes
• Moving and Rotating Shapes
• Resizing Shapes
• Duplicating Shapes
• Deleting Shapes
• Activity 2-2
• TOPIC C: Work with Callouts and Groups
• About Callouts and Groups
• Inserting a Callout
• Moving a Callout
• Resizing a Callout
• Changing the Callout Style
• Creating a Group
• Activity 2-3

Topic 3

Creating an Organisation Chart

• TOPIC A: Create a Basic Organisation Chart
• About a Basic Organisational Chart
• Creating an Organisation Chart using the Wizard
• Adding Images116
• Activity 3-1
• TOPIC B: Do More with Organisation Charts
• Modifying the Layout
• Changing the Spacing
• Modifying Positioning
• Creating and Using a Synchronised Copy
• Comparing Charts
• Activity 3-2

Topic 4

Making a Floor Plan

• TOPIC A: Make a Basic Floor Plan
• Create a Basic Floor Plan
• Drawing Scale
• Create Custom Room Shapes
• Activity 4-1
• TOPIC B: Model a Room Layout
• Using Visio as a Modeling Tool
• Modeling a Room Layout

Topic 5

Creating a Cross-Functional Flowchart

• TOPIC A: Create a Cross-Functional Flowchart
• About Cross-Functional Flowcharts
• Creating a Cross-Functional Flowchart
• Adding Swimlanes and Separators
• Adding Shapes
• Activity 5-1
• TOPIC B: Modify a Cross-functional Flowchart
• Changing Diagram Orientation and Direction
• Modifying Swimlane Margins
• Choosing a Flowchart Style
• Activity 5-2

Topic 6

Creating a Network Diagram

• TOPIC A: Create Network Diagrams
• About Network Diagrams
• Creating a Network Diagram
• Additional Network Shapes
• Activity 6-1
• TOPIC B: Use Shape Data
• About Shape Data
• How to use Shape Data
• Activity 6-2
• TOPIC C: Use LayersHow to use Shape Data
• Activity 6-2
• About Layers
• Adding a Layer
• Assigning Shapes to a Layer
• Showing and Hiding Layers
• Activating a Layer
• Preserving Group Member Layers
• Coloring Layers
• Locking Layers
• Activity 6-3

Topic 7

Styling a Diagram

• TOPIC A: Work with Shape and Connector Styles
• Visio Design Tools Changing the Shape Style
• Connector Styles
• Modifying Connector Path Styles
• Activity 7-1
• TOPIC B: Work with Themes and Variants
• Design Themes and Variants
• Changing the Theme of the Current Page
• Choosing a Variant for the Current Page
• Applying a Page Background
• Adding Borders and Titles
• Activity 7-2
• TOPIC C: Work with Containers
• Adding a Container
• Adding and Removing Shapes
• Formatting the Container Style
• Resizing a Container
• Disbanding a Container
• Activity 7-3