This training course will allow delegates to gain good working Visio skills and will be able to confidently create both simple and complex drawings.

Exploring Visio
· The Visio Work Area
· The Visio Toolbars
· Overview of Templates, Stencils and Objects
· Changing View Settings
· Navigating Pages

Basic Techniques
· Creating New Drawings
· Drawing Closed Shapes
· Drawing Open Shapes
· Using the Freeform tool
· Drawing Compound Lines
· Selection Techniques
· Scaling and Resizing Objects
· Moving and Deleting Objects
· Duplicating Objects Quickly
· Aligning Objects
· Distributing Objects
· Rotating Objects
· Grouping ObjectsCreating

Flow Diagrams
Connecting Shapes
· The Connector Tool
· The Connect Shapes Command
· Using Connector Shapes
· Automatic Connection
· Adjusting Connection Lines
· Dynamic v. Static Connection
· Snap and Glue Dialog Box
· The Connection Point Tool
· Adding Guides

Creating a Basic Flow Chart
· Flowcharting Tips
· Understanding and using Master Shapes
· The Stamp Tool
· Basic Text Features
· Adding Text To Shapes
· Adjusting Text Blocks

Simple Organisational Charts
· Creating Organisation Charts
· Adding Multiple Shapes
· Modifying Chart Layouts
Formatting Techniques
Formatting Shapes and Lines
· Using the Formatting Toolbar
· Corner Rounding
· Fill Patterns
· The Line Dialog Box
· Adding Shadows
· The Format Painter
· Dynamic Connectors

Formatting Text
· Using the Format Text Toolbar
· Text Styles
· The Text Dialog Box
· Formatting Text Blocks
· Paragraph Formatting
· Bullets

Managing Pages
· Inserting, Naming and Deleting Pages
· Page and Printer Setup
· Creating Background Pages
· Importing Graphics
· Using Borders and Titles
· Inserting Headers and Footers
· Printing Your Drawings