Visio Professional 2003: Advanced
Second
Edition
Topic-Level Outline
Days: 1
Prerequisites: Visio
Professional 2003: Basic or equivalent
experience
Unit 1: Creating technical layouts
Topic A: Layers
A-1: Creating and assigning a layer
A-2: Customizing layers
A-3: Adding custom shapes to a layer
Topic B: 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: Precision techniques
C-1: Changing size and position settings of a shape
C-2: Creating duplicates of shapes
Topic D: 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: Special drawing operations
A-1: Creating complex shapes by using basic shapes
A-2: Creating and editing formulas
A-3: Entering functions
Topic B: 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: 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: Block diagrams
A-1: Creating a block diagram
Topic B: Flowcharts
B-1: Creating a work flow diagram
B-2: Creating a cross-functional flowchart
Topic C: Organization charts
C-1: Comparing organization charts
C-2: Creating an organization chart by importing data
Topic D: 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: Detailed network diagrams
A-1: Creating and customizing a network diagram
A-2: Generating a report on network data
Topic B: 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: Documenting software systems
A-1: Creating a program window
A-2: Drawing a system diagram
Topic B: Database model diagrams
B-1: Creating a database model diagram
B-2: Using the Reverse Engineer Wizard
Unit 6: Templates
Topic A: Templates and styles
A-1: Creating and assigning a background page
A-2: Creating and applying styles
A-3: Editing a style
Topic B: 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: 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: Integration with PowerPoint presentations
B-1: Inserting drawings in PowerPoint
B-2: Linking presentations to Visio files
Topic C: Integration with Microsoft Outlook
C-1: Creating calendars
C-2: Importing calendar data from Outlook
Topic D: Working with Web-enabling features
D-1: Linking a Visio drawing to a Word document
D-2: Converting a drawing to a Web page