DT029 - Microsoft Visio 2003 Level 2

After completing this course, students will know how to:

• Create, assign, and customise layers; modify the drawing scales; and add and modify dimension lines.
• Create complex shapes, create and edit formulas and functions by using special drawing operations, add a predefined action and custom shape behavior to a shape, specify a behavior for double-click action, and create custom stencils.
• Create block diagrams, flowcharts, organisation charts, and project management diagrams.
• Create and customise a detailed network diagram, generate a report on network data, generate a Web site map and a report of Web site links.
• Create a program window and system diagram, create a database model diagram, and reverse engineer a table from an existing database.
• Create and assign a background page, create and apply styles, create a custom template, and create a drawing based on a custom template.
• Integrate Visio drawings with other programs, such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Outlook and work with Web-enabling features

Creating technical layouts
• Layers
• Drawing scales
• Precision techniques
• Dimensioning

Advanced custom shape design
• Special drawing operations
• Shape behavior and events
• Custom stencils

Business diagrams
• Block diagrams
• Flowcharts
• Organisation charts
• Project management diagrams

Network diagrams and Web site mapping
• Detailed network diagrams
• Web site maps

Software and database diagrams
• Documenting software systems
• Database model diagrams

Templates
• Templates and styles
• Custom templates

Integrating Visio with other programs
• Integration with Microsoft Word
• Integration with PowerPoint presentations
• Integration with Microsoft Outlook
• Working with Web-enabling features

This course is designed for people who need to know and understand how to work with the more advanced features of Microsoft Visio 2003.

Completed the Microsoft Visio 2003 Level 1 course or similar experience.