Visio Level 2: Advanced Diagrams & Data
Create advanced, data-connected diagrams in Visio. Build 3-D shape styles and custom stencils, link drawings to Excel and Project data for org charts and Gantt charts, and extend Visio with macros and ShapeSheets.
Scheduled dates
This course is available for private and onsite training - delivered for your team anywhere in the U.S., or virtually on your schedule. You can also ask us to add it to the public calendar, or let us know you’re interested and we’ll reach out when a date is set.
Course objective
Students will build advanced plans and 3-D shapes, create custom shapes, stencils, and templates, connect drawings to Excel and Project data, use development tools such as macros and ShapeSheets, and review, export, and share drawings.
Prerequisites
To ensure your success, we recommend that you have experience with creating and styling basic diagrams in Visio. Students can obtain this level of skill through our Visio Level 1 course.
Course outline
- Build Advanced Plans
- Build Advanced Diagrams
- Use 3-D Shapes
- Work with Shape Styles
- Define Shape Styles
- Apply Backgrounds, Borders, and Titles
- Create Simple Custom Shapes
- Create Custom Stencils
- Create Custom Templates
- Make an Organization Chart from an Excel Spreadsheet
- Generate a PivotDiagram from an Excel Spreadsheet
- Create a Gantt Chart from a Project File
- Create a Timeline from a Project File
- Create Macros
- Modify ShapeSheets
- Build Advanced Shapes
- Review Drawings
- Insert Drawings into Other Office Files
- Export Drawings
- Print Drawings