Microsoft Visio 365 Beginner

Name: Microsoft Visio 365 Beginner
Author: Elissa Smith

Start with the Basics of Visio

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Hello, welcome to this KnowledgeCity course on Microsoft Visio for beginners. My name is Elissa Smith, and I've been teaching users how to optimize their journeys in Microsoft applications like Visio for over 20 years. Now, Visio is an interesting application because it's actually been around since the early 90s. It was purchased in the year 2000 by Microsoft and added to their desktop family of applications. Since that time, Visio has become an industry standard for creating flowcharts and other complex drawings to help users show the relationships between their data. Recently, Microsoft actually introduced the Visio Online application to be part of their Office 365 family of applications. Now users can use both Visio online and the Visio desktop application to increase their drawing experience within the two applications. Now, during this Visio course for beginners, we're going to look at, first of all, how to navigate in the Visio application, utilizing the backstage view and the ribbons of Visio to help you create drawings of your own. We're also going to look at how you can actually create connections between your drawings to help show the relationships between them. Now additionally, we're also going to create drawings based on existing Visio templates. Like for example, an organizational chart like this one. In addition, we'll also spend some time in the Visio online application showing you how you can also create simple drawings in the online Visio application, and also how you can share those drawings after they've been created, with co-workers inside of your organization. We'll also utilize both the Visio online application and show you how you can also take drawings done there and then open them in the desktop application to really provide you with the most robust experience utilizing both the online and the desktop application at the same time. By the end of this course you will be able to navigate in Visio effectively, create your own Visio drawings and save them. You'll be able to navigate to the online Visio application and also share drawings in the online Visio application with coworkers. Thank you so much and stay tuned, and join us on this journey through Visio for beginners.

Beginner Provider : Elissa Smith 10 chapters · 51 Lessons · 1h 53m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese

Course Description

Microsoft Visio is software application made for creating a variety of diagrams. These include flowcharts, org charts, building plans, floor plans, data flow diagrams, process flow diagrams, business process modeling, swim lane diagrams, 3D maps, and many more. Microsoft Visio is a part of the Microsoft family but sold as an addition to MS Office. The software currently comes in three editions: Visio Standard, Visio Professional, and Visio Pro for Office 365

This course is for the new users to the Microsoft Visio application. It is designed to take users who are brand new to Visio and help them gain the skills necessary to begin creating simple diagrams on their own. During the progression of this course, you will learn how to effectively navigate in the Visio diagram. You will also learn to create simple flow charts and other diagrams based on Visio’s built-in template library, provide by Microsoft. You will also learn to use the stencils of shapes available through Visio templates to add shapes to diagrams and move, size, and format those shapes. You will also create callouts and groups within your diagrams to further document and organize them. You will also build a flow chart based on Excel data and the Visio Organizational Chart template. This course also includes a section on the Visio online application. Users will learn to access Visio online via Office 365 and how to create and save simple diagrams within their web browser. They will also learn to transition a diagram from Visio online into the Visio desktop application. This course is designed to teach new users what is necessary to begin confidential navigating and creating their own basic diagrams in both the desktop and online edition of Visio.

Learning Objectives:

What You'll Learn

Navigate the Visio desktop application and use its Help functionalities
Create and save Visio drawings from blank documents and Visio templates
Add, search, move, rotate, resize, and format shapes using the Shapes pane and stencils
Add connectors and custom connection points to show relationships between shapes
Insert callouts and group shapes to document and organize diagrams
Build a basic organizational chart from a template and Excel data, then use Visio online and apply themes and page formatting

Key Takeaways

The course is designed for brand-new Visio users to gain the skills needed to begin creating simple diagrams on their own.
Microsoft Visio is used to create diagrams such as flowcharts, org charts, building and floor plans, data flow diagrams, and swim lane diagrams.
Microsoft Visio is part of the Microsoft family but is sold as an addition to MS Office and comes in three editions: Visio Standard, Visio Professional, and Visio Pro for Office 365.
Learners build an organizational chart using the Visio Organizational Chart template and Excel data.
The course covers both the Visio desktop application and the Visio online application accessed via Office 365, including transitioning a diagram from Visio online into the desktop application.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is this course for?

This course is for new users to the Microsoft Visio application. It is designed to take users who are brand new to Visio and help them gain the skills necessary to begin creating simple diagrams on their own.

What will I be able to do after completing this course?

You will be able to navigate in Visio, create simple flowcharts and other diagrams from Visio's built-in template library, add and format shapes from template stencils, create callouts and groups, build a flowchart based on Excel data and the Visio Organizational Chart template, and create and save diagrams in both the desktop and online editions of Visio.

Does this course cover the online version of Visio?

Yes. The course includes a section on the Visio online application, where you learn to access Visio online via Office 365, create and save simple diagrams in your web browser, and transition a diagram from Visio online into the Visio desktop application.

What kinds of diagrams can Microsoft Visio create?

Microsoft Visio is made for creating a variety of diagrams, including flowcharts, org charts, building plans, floor plans, data flow diagrams, process flow diagrams, business process modeling, swim lane diagrams, and 3D maps.

What skills does this course focus on?

The course focuses on diagramming software, flowcharts, and Microsoft Visio.