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: 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