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Microsoft 365: Visio Beginner (2023)
Create and visualize your ideas with diagrams, flowcharts, and organization chartsPreview the first lesson free — get full access to all 20 lessons.
Beginner Provider : Ali Green 8 chapters · 20 Lessons · 1h 27m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese
Course Description
In our interconnected world, it is important to develop plans and processes visually. It is also useful to develop layouts of the people within our organizations. Microsoft 365: Visio is an application for expressing visual ideas and showing processes in an organized manner. In this course, you will learn how to visualize and process your ideas by creating workflows, organizational charts, and basic computer diagrams. These visualizations can help you map out your plans and achieve your desired results in the real world.
You will become familiar with the Visio environment by learning how to navigate its various tabs and panes. You will also get acquainted with the Backstage View and some of the helpful templates that are available. This course uses Visio for the web. You will get to know the web-based interface and see how it differs from the desktop version.
You will use the basic flowchart template to create a process drawing for a plan or idea. The example will lay out the steps for hiring a candidate for a job position and walk through the steps that determine whether a candidate is hired or not. One of the main features of Visio is the organization chart. You will create an organization chart to help with the hierarchical structure of a company, showing where each employee sits within the organization.
You will also create hyperlinks to connect to an external URL, as well as internal hyperlinks to navigate between pages. By the end of this course, you will be able to create various types of diagrams with ease.
What You'll Learn
- Recognize the basics of creating diagrams and navigate the Visio environment, including its tabs, panes, and Backstage View
- Create a basic flowchart using the flowchart template to lay out the steps of a process, such as hiring a candidate
- Create an organization chart to show the hierarchical structure of a company and where each employee sits within it
- Build a basic network diagram and work with AutoConnect, connection points, and the various types of connectors
- Add and format content by inserting graphics, formatting shapes and text, applying colors, and using the Format Painter
- Create hyperlinks to an external web page and internal hyperlinks to navigate between pages, then save and export diagrams
Key Takeaways
- Microsoft 365: Visio is an application for expressing visual ideas and showing processes in an organized manner, using workflows, organizational charts, and basic computer diagrams.
- This course uses Visio for the web, so learners get to know the web-based interface and see how it differs from the desktop version.
- The basic flowchart example lays out the steps for hiring a candidate and walks through the steps that determine whether a candidate is hired or not.
- The organization chart helps map a company's hierarchical structure, showing where each employee sits within the organization.
- By the end of the course, learners are able to create various types of diagrams with ease, and can save and export diagrams in formats including PDF.
Frequently Asked Questions
What will I learn in this beginner Visio course?
You will learn the basics of creating diagrams, how to create a basic flowchart, and how to create an organization chart, along with navigating the Visio environment, using connectors, formatting shapes and text, and saving or exporting your diagrams.
Does this course use the desktop or web version of Visio?
This course uses Visio for the web. You get to know the web-based interface and see how it differs from the desktop version.
What kinds of diagrams does the course cover?
It covers basic flowcharts, organization charts, and basic network diagrams, helping you create various types of diagrams with ease.
What practical example is used to teach flowcharts?
The course uses the basic flowchart template to create a process drawing that lays out the steps for hiring a candidate for a job position and walks through the steps that determine whether a candidate is hired or not.
Will I learn how to save and share my Visio diagrams?
Yes. The course covers saving a diagram, saving a diagram as a PDF, and exporting a diagram in various formats, as well as creating hyperlinks to a web page and to navigate between pages in Visio.
