Online Class: Microsoft Visio 2021

Name: Microsoft Visio 2021
Price: 95.00 USD

This course will teach you everything you need to know to create amazing and professional looking charts and diagrams using Microsoft's comprehensive software solution: Visio 2021 (the latest version).

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13

Lessons
15

Exams &
Assignments
499

Students
have taken this course
6

Hours
average time
0.6

CEUs

Course Description

Mastering Visio: Unleash Your Diagramming Potential

Dive deep into the world of Visio, Microsoft's powerful diagramming tool, and unleash your potential to create stunning, professional-grade diagrams with ease.

Why Visio? Why Diagramming?

At the heart of effective project management and logical design is the ability to communicate complex processes clearly. Diagramming plays a pivotal role in this, turning intricate workflows into visual masterpieces. With Visio's vector-based approach, say goodbye to pixelated graphics. Scale, reshape, and reimagine without compromising quality, thanks to the power of SVG vector format.

Journey from Basics to Mastery

Start your Visio journey by familiarizing yourself with its intuitive interface, menus, and the indispensable Quick Access bar. Progress to harnessing intermediate features: dive into templates, explore stencils, and seamlessly add shapes to your canvas. And those shapes? They're not mere static visuals. Connect them dynamically with Visio Connectors, infusing life and flow into your diagrams.

Enrich Your Diagrams

Beyond basic shapes, Visio empowers you to integrate images, graphics, and critical data. Learn to embed other files, create rich data sets, and link them to shapes. As you advance, discover how to craft custom shapes, save them as master templates, and even share your masterpieces. Whether you're printing, sharing via OneDrive, or presenting, your diagrams will captivate, inform, and impress.

Endless Possibilities Await

From IT layouts and rack diagrams to intricate flowcharts, Visio offers a canvas for every need. This course equips you with the skills to become not just a Visio user, but a Visio master. Ready to transform abstract ideas into visual stories? Dive in and chart your path to diagramming excellence.

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Self-Paced
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Full HD Video
6 Months to Complete
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PC & Mac Compatible
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Course Lessons

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Lesson 1: Why Use Microsoft Visio 2021?

20 Points

Microsoft Visio and Diagramming: Computer diagramming is the process of using basic shapes and text to display a project workflow or logic design. Additional lesson topics: Important Features of Microsoft Visio; VISIO a Complete Guide; The Pros of Using Viso

Lesson 1 Video
Lesson discussions: Reasons to Learn Microsoft Visio
Complete Assignment: Why do you want to learn Visio?
Assessment: Lesson 1 Quiz

Lesson 2: Familiarizing Yourself with Microsoft Visio

20 Points

Familiarizing yourself with the Visio interface will make creating diagrams faster and easier. This lesson will show you all the important features and ways to access these features on the Visio user interface. Additional lesson topics: Understanding the Shapes Interface; Visio Basic Navigation

Lesson 2 Video
Assessment: Lesson 2 Quiz

Lesson 3: Using the Building Blocks of Visio Diagrams - Shapes

20 Points

The main component of every Visio diagram is shapes. Visio includes dozens of shapes and each one represents a process, decision or action step in the diagram's workflow. Additional lesson topics: Visio Step-By-Step Guide; Adding and Connecting Shapes

Lesson 3 Video
Assessment: Lesson 3 Quiz

Lesson 4: Creating, Organizing and Grouping Shapes and Containers

20 Points

Grouping is valuable when you have a section of your diagram that will never be moved away from each other because they represent a section of the workflow as one group. You know that you can group items using the mouse and then resize shapes as a group, but after these shapes are no longer selected, they are no longer treated as a group. Using the grouping tool, you can permanently combine shapes. Additional lesson topics: Diagrams, Contains, and Lists; Visio Floor Plans; Using Shapes and Layers

Lesson 4 Video
Assessment: Lesson 4 Quiz

Lesson 5: Using Callout Structures and Text Objects

20 Points

A callout structure is one way to add detail to a shape's purpose, but a diagram's shape should have text within the drawing that explains the step in the process. After you add text to a shape, you can then group the two objects together so that they act as one unit. Additional lesson topics: Formatting Text in Visio; Adding, Editing, Moving Text in Video; Visio Drawings and Formatting Text

Lesson 5 Video
Assessment: Lesson 5 Quiz

Lesson 6: Using and Applying Data to Shapes and Diagrams

20 Points

The type of data that you can add to a shape depends on the shape type. Users reading your diagram will be able to understand each step in your workflow better using standard shapes, but the data you can assign to a shape depends on the shape type, which is another reason why you should use standard shapes to represent a workflow step. Additional lesson topics: Shape Data; Visio Text Fields

Lesson 6 Video
Assessment: Lesson 6 Quiz

Lesson 7: Using Advanced Data Functions in Visio

20 Points

Before you work with data sets, you first need to enable the shape data pane. This pane is not displayed by default. It displays all information linked to a shape. These fields can be printed and viewed, but you must enable the pane to edit data fields and add new ones to shapes. Additional lesson topics: Shapes and their Data Sets; Sizing Shapes in Visio

Lesson 7 Video
Assessment: Lesson 7 Quiz

Lesson 8: Using Images and Inserting Files to Enhance Your Visio Diagrams

20 Points

Visio has two types of image insertion tools. The first one lets you insert an image stored on your local drive. The second lets you search images online using Microsoft's Bing search engine to find images that can be inserted into a diagram. Additional lesson topics: Visio Drawing and Pictures; Using AutoCAD Drawings in Visio; Visio and AutoCAD

Lesson 8 Video
Assessment: Lesson 8 Quiz

Lesson 9: How to Create and Edit Flowcharts and Organization Charts

20 Points

A flowchart is a diagram that can explain the workflow of many different procedures. You can use a simple flowchart for almost any procedure within your organization. Organization charts are much more precise and define a hierarchy chart for employees and customers to understand who to contact in specific situations. Additional lesson topics: Visio Flowcharts How To; Creating an Organization Chart in Visio

Lesson 9 Video
Assessment: Lesson 9 Quiz

Lesson 10: How to Create and Edit Network and Rack Diagrams Using Visio

20 Points

A network diagram explains the working relationship between computers and hardware within an organization. The internet cloud can be a part of the diagram, but it mainly focuses on workstations, servers, routers and switches, cabling, printers and any other components that comprise the local environment. It can take some time to create a network diagram in a large enterprise, so administrators should create the first diagram when the organization is new and continually expanding on it as the corporation grows. Additional lesson topics: Using Network Diagrams and Linked External Data Sources; How to Create a Rack Diagram

Lesson 10 Video
Assessment: Lesson 10 Quiz

Lesson 11: Advanced Customization Techniques

20 Points

To make a procedural diagram easier to read for other people, a custom shape can be created so that readers associate a specific workflow step with your own customized shape. Additional lesson topics: Advance Shapes Techniques in Visio; Line Drawing in Visio; Using the Pencil, Line, Arc, and Freeform tools

Lesson 11 Video
Assessment: Lesson 11 Quiz

Lesson 12: Working with Data Sets and Data Graphics

20 Points

Data Graphics make a diagram easier to read when there is multiple data points behind each process step and readers must be able to understand how data plays into each step. Additional lesson topics: Tips and Techniques for Linking Data; Understanding Data Graphics; Enhancing Data Graphics

Lesson 12 Video
Assessment: Lesson 12 Quiz

Lesson 13: File, Sharing, Printing, and Other Functions in Microsoft Visio

138 Points

In this lesson we'll review Visio file functions, project sharing, printing, and other important functions you will need to know in order to make the most of your Microsoft Visio projects.

Lesson 13 Video
Lesson discussions: Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course); Course Improvement Feedback
Assessment: Lesson 13 Quiz
Assessment: The Final Exam

378

Total Course Points

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Course Title: Microsoft Visio 2021

Course Number: 57700133

Lessons Rating: 4.94 / 5 Stars (68 votes)

Languages: English - United States, Canada and other English speaking countries

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Availability: Accessible from any state in the U.S., this course covers key areas such as California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, and Georgia. The course is also offered in English-speaking nations like Australia, Canada, the UK, and South Africa.

Last Updated: April 2024

Course Type: Self-Paced, Online Class

CEU Value: 0.6 IACET CEUs (Continuing Education Units)

CE Accreditation: Universal Class, Inc. has been accredited as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).

Grading Policy: Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive an online/downloadable CEU Certification documenting CEUs earned.

Assessment Method: Lesson assignments and review exams

Instructor: UniversalClass Instructional Team

Syllabus: View Syllabus

Course Fee: $120.00 U.S. dollars