University of North Dakota

Visio 2016 for PC

Course Name

Visio 2016 for PC

Contact Hours: 10 (an estimated time frame devoted to a course of study from start to finish that can vary from student to student)

Course Description

Visio® 2016 is a diagramming and mapping program that allows you to create drawings of flowcharts, information maps, organizational charts, and even design the layout of a room or office. This Visio 2016 for PC training, presented by Dan Kuemmel, will give you the information you need to not only create a drawing or diagram in Visio, but make it look great.  You’ll learn about: navigation, templates, themes, printing, sharing, and more!

Please note: Course of study may be completed earlier than indicated and students retain access for one year from the date of enrollment.

Outcome

Upon successful completion, students will better understand how to use Visio 2016 on their PC.

Assessment

This is a fully self-directed video course and no assessments are required.

Outline

A. Getting Started

  • What you’ll learn in this training
  • What’s new in Visio 2016?
  • Tell Me
B. Navigation
  • Navigating the Ribbon
  • Opening a new document
  • Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar
  • How to use the Save and Save As commands
  • How to open a document
  • Using the zoom controls

C. Using Shapes, Connectors & Arrows

  • Understanding flowchart shapes
  • Understanding organizational chart shapes
  • Creating a shape
  • Customize the Stencils menu pt. 1
  • Customize the Stencils menu pt. 2
  • Rulers and grids
  • Resize a shape
  • Move shapes
  • Snap and Glue
  • Undo and Redo
  • Twist and rotate shapes
  • Copy and Paste
  • Bring to Front and Send to Back commands
  • Add text to a shape
  • Edit text in a shape
  • Change shape colors
  • Add gradients and effects to shapes
  • Add callouts and annotations
  • Group and Ungroup
  • Use the Change Shapes feature
  • Add connectors

Books

All training is delivered online. No additional purchase required.