An Overview of Visio

Visio Documents

Templates and Documents

Elements of the Visio Window

Visio Navigation

Scrolling and Zooming

Using the Pan & Zoom Window

Anchor and Autohide

Basic Skills: Creating a

Directional Map

Using Stencils

Dragging Shapes from Stencils

Managing Stencils and Finding Shapes

Saving Files

Drawing Properties

Viewing Drawing Properties

Manipulating Shapes

Resizing Shapes

Resizing and Relocating with Precision

Rotating Shapes

Copying Shapes

Connecting Roads

Using Connector Roads

Changing Road Thickness

Adding Text

Adding Text to Shapes

Rotating Text Separately

Editing Text

Formatting Shape Text

Adding Stand-Alone Text

Stacking Order

Changing the Stacking Order

Stacking Order

Completing the Directional Map

Basic Diagram Skills

Enhancing Productivity

Hiding Connection Points and the Grid

Repeat Duplication

Manual Numbering with the Number Shapes Macro

Automatically Numbering New Shapes

Managing Shapes

Grouping

Aligning Shapes

Distributing Shapes

Applying Styles

Changing Line Styles

Text and Fill Colors

Creating Custom Colors

Adding Patterns

Adding Drop Shadows

Applying Styles

Completing the Block Diagram