Online Class: Microsoft Visio 2016

Both the beginner and seasoned Visio user can benefit from this course, starting with the basics of the program and continuing on to more advanced features.

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Hours
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CEUs

Course Description

Microsoft Visio 2016 is a program used to create diagrams and drawings of all types and for all purposes. Unlike the basic diagram functions found in other Office programs, such as Word or Excel, Visio offers advanced drawing and diagram functions that can be useful for almost anyone, from home based users, to businesses, and including people such as architects and interior designers.

This course will teach you how to:

· Navigate Visio 2016 so you can find what you need, when you need to use it.

· Work with stencils and shapes to create diagrams, flowcharts, rack diagrams, and more.

· Add text labels to shapes and text headers to drawings.

· Enter detailed data into shapes and customizing the data.

· Insert images into drawings.

· Work with layers and grouped shapes.

· Create flowcharts, organization charts, and swimlane diagrams

· Validate flowcharts and diagrams to check for errors.

· Customize drawings with themes, variants, and special effects.

· Print and share diagrams.

· Visualize your data in your drawings with data graphics.

· Work with containers and callouts to add structure to your drawings.

· And more.

This course will teach you how to successfully use MS Visio 2016, no matter if you've ever used the program before or not. Both the beginner and seasoned Visio user can benefit from this course, starting with the basics of the program and continuing on to more advanced features. You do not need to have access to MS Visio 2016 to take or complete this course. However, it is recommended.

What to Expect from This Course

This course was designed to teach you how to successfully use MS Visio 2016, no matter if you've ever used the program before or not. Both the beginner and seasoned Visio user can benefit from this course, starting with the basics of the program and continuing on to more advanced features. You do not need to have access to MS Visio 2016 to take or complete this course. However, it is recommended.

We've broken this course down into multiple lessons to make it easier for students to study and practice the program. Each lesson details different features of Visio 2016 and provides step-by-step instructions on how to use them. At the end of each lesson, you will find a lesson exercise and lesson assignment.

The lesson exercises were designed to test you on the material presented in that lesson. Lesson exercises are graded; therefore, they are mandatory. Lesson assignments give you a chance to practice what you've learned in the lesson by using Visio 2016. These are optional and do not affect your grade, but it is encouraged that every student tries to complete them.

There is also a course project included with the course. As with lesson assignments, the course project is optional. It was created to help you tie everything you will learn in the course together, and use those skills to create a complete presentation. You will find instructions for the course project after lessons four, eight, and twelve.

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Self-Paced
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6 Months to Complete
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PC & Mac Compatible
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Course Lessons

Average Lesson Rating:

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Lesson 1: Introduction to Microsoft Visio 2016

Microsoft Visio 2016 is a program used to create diagrams and drawings of all types and for all purposes. Additional lesson topics: Microsoft Visio Step By Step; What's new in Visio 9 Total Points

Lesson 1 Video
Lesson discussions: Reasons for Taking this Course
Complete Assignment: Motives for Taking this Course
Assessment: Exam 1

Lesson 2: Navigating Microsoft Visio 2016

Because navigation is indeed so critical, we’re going to devote this entire lesson to teaching you to navigate through Visio 2016. Additional lesson topics: Tutorial for Visio 10 Total Points

Lesson 2 Video
Assessment: Exam 2

Lesson 3: Working with Shapes

In this lesson, we’re going to use a blank template to show you some basic skills you will need to work with shapes in Visio 2016. Additional lesson topics: A beginner's guide to Visio; Find more shapes and stencils; Use the Shapes window to organize and find shapes 10 Total Points

Lesson 3 Video
Assessment: Exam 3

Lesson 4: Creating Invisible and Visible Structure in Drawings

Visio 2016 offers you the ability to group shapes so that you can add structure to your drawings. Additional lesson topics: Review and add comments to Visio diagrams; Shape protection 10 Total Points

Lesson 4 Video
Assessment: Exam 4

Lesson 5: Working with Text

Visio 2016 offers you all the formatting tools that you’re already familiar with from other Office programs, plus it makes inserting text onto shapes or directly on to the page a snap. Additional lesson topics: Add, edit, move, or rotate text in Visio 10 Total Points

Lesson 5 Video
Assessment: Exam 5

Lesson 6: Moving Beyond Basic Drawings

While it’s true that Visio 2016 gives you all the tools you need to create all types of drawings, then customize the look and feel of each, the true benefit if Visio lies in the data tools that it provides. 10 Total Points

Lesson 6 Video
Assessment: Exam 6

Lesson 7: Continuing to Work with Shape Data

While data linking to external sources was complicated and confusing with prior versions of Visio, Visio 2016 makes it a lot easier. Additional lesson topics: Add data to shapes; Formatting Shape Data in Visio 9 Total Points

Lesson 7 Video
Assessment: Exam 7

Lesson 8: Inserting Images and Other Files into Visio 2016

Images you insert into Visio do not appear as regular images as they do with Microsoft Word. Instead, they are shapes. Additional lesson topics: Insert pictures into a Visio diagram; Create an organization chart automatically from employee data 10 Total Points

Lesson 8 Video
Assessment: Exam 8

Lesson 9: Creating Flowcharts and Organization Charts

Visio Standard 2016 has four flowchart templates. Visio Professional contains nine flowchart templates. This includes the four from Visio Standard plus five more. Additional lesson topics: Microsoft Visio Tutorial; Add swimlanes to a flowchart; Create a cross-functional flowchart 10 Total Points

Lesson 9 Video
Assessment: Exam 9

Lesson 10: Creating Network and Rack Diagrams

If you do not have access to a detailed network diagram, don’t worry. The only difference is the detailed network diagram contains more stencils, but you can still create the network diagram you need with the basic template. 10 Total Points

Lesson 10 Video
Assessment: Exam 10

Lesson 11: Customizing Shapes

Visio provides you with all the methods you’ll need to work with shapes to create successful drawings. In this lesson, we’re going to learn more of those methods. Additional lesson topics: Change the drawing scale 5 Total Points

Lesson 11 Video
Assessment: Exam 11

Lesson 12: Creating Data Graphics

In this lesson, we’re going to talk about creating data graphics, which give you a way to show your shape data in your drawings in several different ways. Additional lesson topics: Create, save, and share custom stencils; Edit a master shape; Format a shape in Visio 10 Total Points

Lesson 12 Video
Assessment: Exam 12

Lesson 13: Printing and Sharing Diagrams

Knowing how to properly print or share the diagrams and flowcharts you create will be just as important as knowing how to create them. 73 Total Points

Lesson 13 Video
Lesson discussions: End of Course Poll; Course Comments; Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course)
Assessment: Exam 13
Assessment: The Final Exam

186

Total Course Points

Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

Describe what MS Visio is and what its capabilities are.
Recognize how to perform basic navigation techniques in Visio.
Demonstrate working with shapes.
Demonstrate creating invisible and visible structure in drawings.
Demonstrate working with text.
Demonstrate inserting images and other files into visio 2016.
Demonstrate creating flowcharts and organization charts.
Demonstrate creating network and rack diagrams.
Demonstrate creating data graphics.
Summarize printing and sharing diagrams.
Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.

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Course Title: Microsoft Visio 2016

Course Number: 9770437

Lessons Rating: 4.8 / 5 Stars (437 votes)

Languages: English - United States, Canada and other English speaking countries

Category:

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Availability: This course is online and available in all 50 states including: California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Texas.

Last Updated: March 2023

Course Type: Self-Paced, Online Class

CEU Value: 0.7 IACET CEUs (Continuing Education Units)

CE Accreditation: Universal Class, Inc. has been accredited as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).

Grading Policy: Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive an online/downloadable CEU Certification documenting CEUs earned.

Assessment Method: Lesson assignments and review exams

Instructor: UniversalClass Instructional Team

Syllabus: View Syllabus

Course Fee: $95.00 U.S. dollars