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Part 1: Create Visio diagrams
1. Get started with Visio 2016
Identify the editions of Visio 2016
Discover new features in Visio 2016
Get started in Visio 2016
Explore the Backstage view
The Info page
The New page
The Open page
The Save command
The Save As page
The Print page
The Share page
The Export page
The Close command
The Account page
The Visio Options dialog box
Understand tool tabs and add-in tabs
Use tool tabs
Use add-in tabs
Begin quickly by using starter diagrams
Explore the drawing window
Manage the Shapes window
Pan and zoom in the drawing window
Skills review
Practice tasks
Identify the editions of Visio 2016
Discover new features in Visio 2016
Get started in Visio 2016
Explore the Backstage view
Understand tool tabs and add-in tabs
Begin quickly by using starter diagrams
Explore the drawing window
Manage the Shapes window
Pan and zoom in the drawing window
2. Create diagrams
Place shapes by using the Dynamic Grid
Select shapes
Copy, paste, and duplicate shapes
Position shapes by using rulers and guides
Use rulers to align and size shapes
Use guides to align and size shapes
Resize, reposition, and reorient shapes
Use control handles
Use the Size & Position window
Connect shapes by using lines
Connect shapes by using dynamic connectors
Connect to shapes that contain connection points
Connect to shapes that do not contain connection points
Change connector style and segmentation
Use AutoConnect and Quick Shapes
Use AutoAdd and AutoDelete
Use AutoAdd
Use AutoDelete
Skills review
Practice tasks
Place shapes by using the Dynamic Grid
Select shapes
Copy, paste, and duplicate shapes
Position shapes by using rulers and guides
Resize, reposition, and reorient shapes
Connect shapes by using lines
Connect shapes by using dynamic connectors
Use AutoConnect and Quick Shapes
Use AutoAdd and AutoDelete
3. Manage text, shapes, and pages
Manage shape text
Add text to shapes
Reposition and resize shape text
Orient shape text
Create and format text boxes
Add ScreenTips and comments
Insert pictures
Replace shapes
Group shapes
Understand and use layers
Manage pages
Work with foreground pages
Configure foreground pages
Manage Auto Size
Work with background pages and borders
Skills review
Practice tasks
Manage shape text
Create and format text boxes
Add ScreenTips and comments
Insert pictures
Replace shapes
Group shapes
Understand and use layers
Manage pages
4. Create business process diagrams
Select a flowchart template
Visio Standard
Visio Professional
Create flowcharts
Understand swimlane diagrams
Build swimlane diagrams
Understand BPMN
Design BPMN diagrams
Create subprocesses
Skills review
Practice tasks
Select a flowchart template
Create flowcharts
Understand swimlane diagrams
Build swimlane diagrams
Understand BPMN
Design BPMN diagrams
Create subprocesses
5. Create organization charts
Understand organization charts
Review new features
Use org chart templates
Build organization charts manually
Use existing data to create an organization chart
Use the Organization Chart Wizard with new data
Alter layout and appearance
Change the layout
Arrange shapes
Change shape appearance
Work with pictures
Apply themes
Import photographs as you create organization charts
Skills review
Practice tasks
Understand organization charts
Build organization charts manually
Use existing data to create an organization chart
Use the Organization Chart Wizard with new data
Alter layout and appearance
Import photographs as you create organization charts
6. Add style, color, and themes
Align and space shapes
Align shapes
Space and orient shapes
Align and space shapes automatically
Understand theme concepts
Apply themes and variants
Choose themes and variants
Customize themes and variants
Use effects and Quick Styles
Highlight shapes by using effects
Embellish shapes by using Quick Styles
Apply solid, gradient, and pattern fills
Apply line colors and patterns
Use the Format Painter
Skills review
Practice tasks
Align and space shapes
Understand theme concepts
Apply themes and variants
Use effects and Quick Styles
Apply solid, gradient, and pattern fills
Apply line colors and patterns
Use the Format Painter
7. Create network and datacenter diagrams
Build basic network diagrams
Build detailed network diagrams
Use 3-D equipment shapes
Create rack diagrams
Change the drawing scale
Run computer and network reports
Skills review
Practice tasks
Build basic network diagrams
Build detailed network diagrams
Use 3-D equipment shapes
Create rack diagrams
Change the drawing scale
Run computer and network reports
Part 2: Add data to your diagrams
8. Work with shape data
Understand shape data
View shape data
Edit shape data
Modify shape data field attributes
View shape data field attributes
Change shape data field attributes
Define shape data fields
Insert fields
Run predefined reports
Create or modify reports
Skills review
Practice tasks
Understand shape data
View shape data
Edit shape data
Modify shape data field attributes
Define shape data fields
Insert fields
Run predefined reports
Create or modify reports
9. Visualize your data
Enhance diagram effectiveness
View network and datacenter performance
Improve processes
Manage casino operations
Manage employee performance
Assess risks
Create data graphics
Apply data graphics
Edit data graphics
Create data graphic legends
Skills review
Practice tasks
Enhance diagram effectiveness
Create data graphics
Apply data graphics
Edit data graphics
Create data graphic legends
10. Link to external data
Understand data linking
Use Quick Import
Use Custom Import
Link your diagram to data
Link data to your shapes
Manage linked data
Identify links
Change column settings
Unlink data from shapes and diagrams
Use data graphic options for linked data
Refresh linked data
Skills review
Practice tasks
Understand data linking
Use Quick Import
Use Custom Import
Manage linked data
Use data graphic options for linked data
Refresh linked data
Part 3: Enhance and share diagrams
11. Add and use hyperlinks
Follow hyperlinks
Enhance diagrams by adding hyperlinks
Open the Hyperlinks dialog box
Link to another Visio page
Link to a website
Link to a document
Link to a specific location in a document
Edit and delete existing hyperlinks
Add multiple hyperlinks
Understand relative and absolute hyperlinks
Set the hyperlink base
Skills review
Practice tasks
Follow hyperlinks
Enhance diagrams by adding hyperlinks
Understand relative and absolute hyperlinks
Set the hyperlink base
12. Print, reuse, and share diagrams
Preview and print drawings
Remove personal information
Create graphics
Save drawings in other file formats
Create templates
Share diagrams by using the Visio Viewer
Publish diagrams to the web
View web-published diagrams
Set publishing options
Skills review
Practice tasks
Preview and print drawings
Remove personal information
Create graphics
Save drawings in other file formats
Create templates
Share diagrams by using the Visio Viewer
Publish diagrams to the web
13. Add structure to your diagrams
Understand containers, lists, and callouts
Compare groups and containers
Organize shapes by using containers
Use containers
Format containers
Control container size
Organize shapes by using lists
Add shapes to lists
Format and size lists
Find containers and lists in Visio
Explore swimlanes
Build wireframes
Insert data graphic legends
Annotate shapes by using callouts
Skills review
Practice tasks
Understand containers, lists, and callouts
Compare groups and containers
Organize shapes by using containers
Organize shapes by using lists
Find containers and lists in Visio
Annotate shapes by using callouts
14. Validate diagrams
Understand Visio rules
Validate flowcharts and swimlane diagrams
Validate flowcharts
Validate swimlane diagrams
Validate BPMN diagrams
Reuse existing validation rule sets
List the rules in a rule set
Create new validation rules
Skills review
Practice tasks
Understand Visio rules
Validate flowcharts and swimlane diagrams
Validate BPMN diagrams
Reuse existing validation rule sets
List the rules in a rule set
Create new validation rules
15. Collaborate and publish diagrams
Understand Visio Services in SharePoint
Store diagrams in SharePoint
View diagrams by using a web browser
Refresh diagrams saved in SharePoint
Collaborate on diagrams
Comment on diagrams
Coauthor diagrams
Skills review
Practice tasks
Understand Visio Services in SharePoint
Store diagrams in SharePoint
View diagrams by using a web browser
Refresh diagrams saved in SharePoint
Collaborate on diagrams
Comment on diagrams
Coauthor diagrams
Appendix A. Look behind the curtain
Customize the Visio user interface
Customize the ribbon
Customize the Quick Access Toolbar
Create custom shapes and stencils
Run in developer mode
Control shape properties and behavior
View and modify the ShapeSheet
Record and run macros
Program Visio by using Visual Basic for Applications
Create containers and lists
Insert fields: advanced topics
Understand the Visio 2016 file formats
Appendix B. Keyboard shortcuts for Visio
Zoom, pan, and navigate
Zoom
Pan
Move around in the drawing window
Move around in full-screen view
Move around a webpage
Navigate the Ribbon
Visio shapes and windows
Edit shape text
Use the Snap & Glue features
Move, group, rotate, and flip shapes
Arrange drawing windows
Visio-specific toolbars
Select tools
Select the drawing tools
Visio masters and stencils
Work with masters in a stencil
Work with stencils in edit mode
Text
Edit text
Format text
Align text
The Help window
Glossary
Index
About the author
Survey