Table of Contents......Page 3
Courseware Introduction......Page 6
What You Get......Page 7
Features......Page 8
The Fundamentals......Page 9
Starting Visio......Page 10
What’s New in Visio 2003?......Page 12
Understanding the Visio 2003 Program Screen......Page 14
Opening a Diagram......Page 16
Moving Around in a Diagram......Page 18
Using the Zoom Controls......Page 20
Viewing a Diagram in Full Screen Mode......Page 22
Saving and Closing a Diagram......Page 24
Previewing and Printing a Diagram......Page 26
Getting Help......Page 28
Review......Page 30
Creating a Diagram......Page 35
Planning a Diagram......Page 36
Creating a Diagram from a Template......Page 38
Diagram Types......Page 40
Creating a Diagram from Scratch......Page 42
Changing Page Orientation......Page 43
Inserting and Deleting Pages......Page 44
Review......Page 46
Working with Shapes......Page 49
Inserting a Shape and Using Stencils......Page 50
Searching for Shapes......Page 52
Selecting and Resizing Shapes......Page 54
Moving, Copying, and Deleting Shapes......Page 56
Aligning, Distributing, and Grouping Shapes......Page 58
Connecting Shapes......Page 60
Layering Shapes......Page 62
Adding Text to a Shape......Page 63
Flipping and Rotating Shapes......Page 64
Review......Page 66
Formatting a Diagram......Page 71
Formatting Shapes......Page 72
Using the Format Painter......Page 74
Setting Custom Properties for a Shape......Page 76
Changing the Color Scheme of a Diagram......Page 78
Changing the Background of a Diagram......Page 80
Inserting a Border and Title......Page 81
Inserting a Clip Art Image......Page 82
Inserting a Picture......Page 84
Adjusting the Layout of a Diagram......Page 86
Review......Page 88
Other Features......Page 93
Customizing Visio’s Default Options......Page 94
Creating a Custom Stencil......Page 96
Creating a Custom Template......Page 98
Using Visio with Other Programs......Page 100
Hiding, Displaying, and Moving Toolbars......Page 102
Customizing Visio’s Toolbars......Page 104
Saving a Diagram as a Web Page......Page 106
Review......Page 108
Index......Page 114