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Some of the course materials include:
- Using toolbars
- Creating drawing
- Working with templates
- Basic editing commands
- Adding and formatting text
- Working with shapes
- Working with objects
Section 1: Getting Started.
Lesson 1.1: Starting Out
What is Microsoft Visio?
Visio Standard VS Visio Professional
What's New in Visio 2007
Opening Microsoft Visio
Interface Overview
Closing Visio
Step-By-Step
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Lesson 1.2: Interacting with Visio
Using Visio's Menus
Using the Standard Toolbar
Using the Formatting Toolbar
Moving Toolbars
Hiding and Showing Toolbars
Using the Status Bar
Step-By-Step
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Lesson 1.3: Working With Files
Saving Files
Opening Files
Switching Between Open Files
Closing Drawings
Step-By-Step
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Lesson 1.4: Using the Getting Started Window.
Choosing a Template Category
Choosing a Template
Searching for a Template
Opening a Recent Template or Drawing
Using a Sample
Templates, Stencils, and Shapes
Step-By-Step
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Lesson 1.5: Getting Help in Visio
Using the Help Window
Using the Help Screen
Type a Question for Help
Getting Help in a Task Pane or Dialog Box
Step-By-Step
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Section 1: Case Study
Section 1: Review Questions
Section 2: Creating a Basic Drawing
Lesson 2.1: Creating a Basic Drawing
Using the Shapes Pane
Adding Backgrounds
Adding Borders and Titles
Adding Shapes
Step-By-Step
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Lesson 2.2: Basic Editing Commands
Selecting Shapes
Using Cut, Copy, and Paste
Undo and Redo
Resizing Shapes
Moving Shapes
Duplicating Shapes
Step-By-Step
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Lesson 2.3: Formatting Shapes
Changing Line Style
Changing Fill Color
Adding Shadows
Modifying Corners
Using Themes
Using the Format Painter
Step-By-Step
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Lesson 2.4: Adding Text
Using the Text Box Tool
Using the Text Block Tool
Typing and Editing Text
Inserting Symbols
Step-By-Step
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Lesson 2.5: Formatting Text
Adding Basic Effects
Changing Text Color
Changing Font Type and Size
Aligning Text
Step-By-Step
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Lesson 2.6: Working with Pages
Adding Pages
Switching Between Open Pages
Removing Pages
The Page Setup Dialog
Step-By-Step
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Section 2: Case Study
Section 2: Review Questions
Section 3: Doing More with Your Drawing
Lesson 3.1: Other Ways to Add Shapes
Adding Shapes from the File Menu
Accessing Shapes from the Standard Toolbar
Using the Drawing Tools Toolbar
Adding Shape Screen Tips
Step-By-Step
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Lesson 3.2: Working With Shapes
Grouping Shapes
Layering Shapes
Rotating and Flipping Shapes
Aligning and Distributing Shapes
Snap and Glue
Double Click Behaviors
Step-By-Step
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Lesson 3.3: More Shape Tasks
Connecting Shapes
Configuring a Layout
Using the Re-Layout Command
Adding Data to Shapes
Other Shape Operations
Step-By-Step
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Lesson 3.4: Using Layers
Adding a Layer
Showing and Hiding Layers
Activating a Layer
Preserving Group Member Properties
Coloring (and Locking) Layers
Step-By-Step
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Lesson 3.5: Adding Objects
Inserting a Comment
Inserting an Image
Formatting a Picture
Adding Charts
Adding Equations
Step-By-Step
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Lesson 3.6: Adding Advanced Objects
Adding a Hyperlink
Inserting an External Object
Inserting a CAD Drawing
Inserting a Control
Step-By-Step
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Section 3: Case Study
Section 3: Review Questions
Section 4: Working With Visio Files
Lesson 4.1: Using Templates
Opening Templates
Using a Template
Creating a Template
Step-By-Step
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Lesson 4.2: Using Stencils
Creating a New Stencil
Adding Shapes to Stencils
Copying Shapes from One Stencil to Another
Removing Shapes from Stencils
Saving Stencils
Step-By-Step
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Lesson 4.3: Saving Visio Files
Saving a File for the First Time
Saving a File for the Second Time
Changing File Extensions
Saving a File as a Web Page
Step-By-Step
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Lesson 4.4: Advanced File Tasks
Using AutoRecover
Accessing File Properties
Removing Hidden Information
E-Mailing a Drawing
Saving as PDF or XPS
Step-By-Step
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Section 4: Case Study
Section 4: Review Questions
Section 5: Viewing and Printing your Drawings
Lesson 5.1: Managing your Drawings
Using Minimize, Maximize, and Restore
Using Zoom
Using Guides
Using the Dynamic Grid
Viewing or Hiding Rulers, Grids, Guides, and Connection Points
Step-By-Step
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Lesson 5.2: Managing Windows
Creating a New Window
Cascading Windows
Tiling Windows
Using the ShapeSheet
Step-By-Step
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Lesson 5.3: More Visio Window Commands
Using the Pan and Zoom Window
Using the Shape Data Window
Using the Size and Position Window
Using the Drawing Explorer Window
The External Data Window and External Data Features
Step-By-Step
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Lesson 5.4: Using Print Preview.
Opening Print Preview
Using the Print Preview Toolbar
Zooming In and Out
Changing View Options
Navigating Print Preview
Setting Print Options
Step-By-Step
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Lesson 5.5: Printing a Drawing
Print Commands
Using the Print Dialog
Setting Printer Options
Copies and Page Ranges
Step-By-Step
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Section 5: Case Study
Section 5: Review Questions
Index