1 Day Course

Performance-based objectives

• Open and manipulate toolbars and stencil windows in the work area.
• Change background settings to enhance specific drawings.
• Use the drawing tools and Operation command features to create new custom shapes.
• Integrate both simple and complex custom shapes in a drawing.
• Integrate both simple and complex custom shapes in a drawing.
• Use the Document stencil to quickly take inventory of all the shapes used in a drawing.
• Create a new custom template and use it to quickly create a drawing.
• Create and use styles to quickly format multiple shapes in a drawing.
• Use layers to organize and control shapes in a drawing.
• Link a Visio drawing within a Microsoft Word document and update any changes.
• Link shapes in a drawing to information contained in an external database.
• Convert a drawing to a Web page.
• Use several techniques for preparing a drawing for printing.

Prerequisites

To ensure your success, we recommend you first take Visio 2003 Professional: Level 1 for Windows.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Customizing Visio

• 1A: Working with Toolbars
• 1B: Working with Windows
• 1C: Visio Navigation

Lesson 2: Using the Drawing Tools

• 2A: Drawing Basics
• 2B: Advanced Drawing Techniques

Lesson 3: Custom Shapes

• 3A: Using Custom Shapes
• 3B: Using Custom Shapes in a Drawing

Lesson 4: Advanced Stencil Techniques

• 4A: Custom Stencils
• 4B: Customizing Stencil Masters
• 4C: The Document Stencil

Lesson 5: Templates, Styles, and Layers

• 5A: Working with Templates
• 5B: Formatting and Linking Shapes
• 5C: Layers

Lesson 6: Sharing Your Work

• 6A: Object Linking and Embedding
• 6B: Working with External Data
• 6C: Creating HTML Documents
• 6D: Printing Techniques

For more information on Acumen Classes
Please contact Deb Wagnon 314.333.3330
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1750 South Brentwood Blvd.
Suite 200
Saint Louis, MO 63119