USING Microsoft Visio 2010

USING Microsoft Visio 2010

Released June 2011
Publisher(s): Pearson
ISBN: 9780132378192

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Get comfortable with Microsoft Visio 2010, the latest version of Microsoft Visio. Don’t just read about it: see it and hear it with over four hours of step-by-step video tutorials and valuable audio sidebars delivered through the Free Web Edition that comes with every USING book.

Chapter 1: Introducing Visio 2010

Tell Me More Media 1.1—About the Author and Why He Loves Visio

Show Me Media 1.2—Creating a Simple Visio Flowchart

Show Me Media 1.3—Panning and Zooming a Diagram Using the Status Bar and Pan & Zoom Window

Show Me Media 1.4—A Whirlwind Tour of Visio Shape Handles

Chapter 2: Working Around the Diagram

Show Me Media 2.1—Quickly Sketching with Blank Drawings

Show Me Media 2.2—Understanding External Stencils, Local Masters, and the Document Stencil

Show Me Media 2.3—Adding and Manipulating New Pages

Show Me Media 2.4—Adding Background Pages Manually

Tell Me More Media 2.5—Making PowerPoint-Style Presentations with Visio

Chapter 3: Organizing and Annotating Diagrams

Show Me Media 3.1—Organizing Shapes with Containers

Show Me Media 3.2—Creating Grouped Shapes

Tell Me More Media 3.3—When to Use Groups

Show Me Media 3.4—Adding Callouts to Shapes

Show Me Media 3.5—Cool Tricks with Legacy Callout Shapes

Chapter 4: Connecting Shapes

Show Me Media 4.1—Basic Connecting in Visio 2010

Show Me Media 4.2—Grand Tour of Connection Options

Tell Me More Media 4.3—Connector Begins and Ends: Structure vs. Cosmetics

Chapter 5: Aligning, Arranging, and Laying Out Shapes

Show Me Media 5.1—Using the Dynamic Grid to Align Shapes in Visio 2010

Tell Me More Media 5.2—Tricking Auto Align & Space into Tidying-up Non-connected Shapes

Tell Me More Media 5.3—Figure 5.8 is a Visio Drawing!

Show Me Media 5.4—Experimenting with Layout in Visio 2010

Show Me Media 5.5—More Layout Settings

Chapter 6: Working with Individual Shapes

Show Me Media 6.1—Quickly Copying Shapes to Create a Matrix in Visio 2010

Tell Me More Media 6.2—Tabbing Between Shapes

Show Me Media 6.3—Formatting Shapes in Visio 2010

Show Me Media 6.4—Modifying the Text Block of a Shape

Chapter 7: Working with Data

Tell Me More Media 7.1—Turning Many Symbols into One Shape Using Shape Data

Show Me Media 7.2—Creating Shape Data Fields in Visio 2010

Show Me Media 7.3—Linking Shape Data Fields to External Data Using the Database Wizard

Show Me Media 7.4—Using Link Data to Link Data to Shapes

Show Me Media 7.5—Creating and Applying Data Graphics

Chapter 8: Tips for Creating Specific Types of Diagrams

Show Me Media 8.1—Creating a Subprocess Using Visio Standard and Pro

Show Me Media 8.2—Using the UI Enhancements for Cross-functional Flowcharts

Show Me Media 8.3—Using Walls, Windows, and Doors in a Visio 2010 Office Plan

Show Me Media 8.4—Using Dimension Lines

Chapter 9: Printing

Show Me Media 9.1—Exploring Print Preview

Show Me Media 9.2—Testing Print Settings by Printing to PDF or XPS Files

Tell Me More Media 9.3—Don’t Resize Shapes, Configure Printer Settings!

Show Me Media 9.4—Creating a “Proof Sheet” for a Multi-page Document

Chapter 10: Sharing, Publishing, and Exporting Visio Diagrams

Show Me Media 10.1—Saving a Visio Document as a Web Page

Show Me Media 10.2—Searching Web Pages

Show Me Media 10.3—Matching Themes When Copying Visio Graphics to PowerPoint

Tell Me More Media 10.4—Unremoved Personal Information Horror Stories

Chapter 11: Developing Custom Visio Solutions

Show Me Media 11.1—Exploring the ShapeSheet

Show Me Media 11.2—Creating the Smart Pointy Box using the ShapeSheet

Show Me Media 11.3—Adding Smart Resizing Behavior to Subshapes of a Group

Tell Me More Media 11.4—Extending the CreateNewNote Subroutine

Show Me Media 11.5—Displaying Custom Templates in Choose a Template with Custom Preview Images

Table of contents

  1. Chapter 1: Introducing Visio 2010
    1. Tell Me More Media 1.1—About the Author and Why He Loves Visio 00:04:59
    2. Show Me Media 1.2—Creating a Simple Visio Flowchart 00:06:23
    3. Show Me Media 1.3—Panning and Zooming a Diagram Using the Status Bar and Pan and Zoom Window 00:07:34
    4. Show Me Media 1.4—A Whirlwind Tour of Visio Shape Handles 00:13:36
  2. Chapter 2: Working Around the Diagram
    1. Show Me Media 2.1—Quickly Sketching with Blank Drawings 00:05:43
    2. Show Me Media 2.2—Understanding External Stencils, Local Masters, and the Document Stencil 00:06:07
    3. Show Me Media 2.3—Adding and Manipulating New Pages 00:05:19
    4. Show Me Media 2.4—Adding Background Pages Manually 00:05:20
    5. Tell Me More Media 2.5—Making PowerPoint-Style Presentations with Visio 00:04:14
  3. Chapter 3: Organizing and Annotating Diagrams
    1. Show Me Media 3.1—Organizing Shapes with Containers 00:05:24
    2. Show Me Media 3.2—Creating Grouped Shapes 00:05:09
    3. Tell Me More Media 3.3—When to Use Groups 00:04:08
    4. Show Me Media 3.4—Adding Callouts to Shapes 00:05:48
    5. Show Me Media 3.5—Cool Tricks with Legacy Callout Shapes 00:07:52
  4. Chapter 4: Connecting Shapes
    1. Show Me Media 4.1—Basic Connecting in Visio 2010 00:05:29
    2. Show Me Media 4.2—Grand Tour of Connection Options 00:06:04
    3. Tell Me More Media 4.3—Connector Begins and Ends: Structure vs. Cosmetics 00:02:28
  5. Chapter 5: Aligning, Arranging, and Laying Out Shapes
    1. Show Me Media 5.1—Using the Dynamic Grid to Align Shapes in Visio 2010 00:05:26
    2. Tell Me More Media 5.2—Tricking Auto Align and Space into Tidying-up Non-connected Shapes 00:05:07
    3. Tell Me More Media 5.3—Figure 5.8 is a Visio Drawing! 00:02:14
    4. Show Me Media 5.4—Experimenting with Layout in Visio 2010 00:08:14
    5. Show Me Media 5.5—More Layout Settings 00:10:27
  6. Chapter 6: Working with Individual Shapes
    1. Show Me Media 6.1—Quickly Copying Shapes to Create a Matrix in Visio 2010 00:05:06
    2. Tell Me More Media 6.2—Tabbing Between Shapes 00:03:06
    3. Show Me Media 6.3—Formatting Shapes in Visio 2010 00:07:10
    4. Show Me Media 6.4—Modifying the Text Block of a Shape 00:05:44
  7. Chapter 7: Working with Data
    1. Tell Me More Media 7.1—Turning Many Symbols into One Shape Using Shape Data 00:04:14
    2. Show Me Media 7.2—Creating Shape Data Fields in Visio 2010 00:09:52
    3. Show Me Media 7.3—Linking Shape Data Fields to External Data Using the Database Wizard 00:13:08
    4. Show Me Media 7.4—Using Link Data to Link Data to Shapes 00:10:17
    5. Show Me Media 7.5—Creating and Applying Data Graphics 00:12:12
  8. Chapter 8: Tips for Creating Specific Types of Diagrams
    1. Show Me Media 8.1—Creating a Subprocess Using Visio Standard and Pro 00:06:15
    2. Show Me Media 8.2—Using the UI Enhancements for Cross-functional Flowcharts 00:07:20
    3. Show Me Media 8.3—Using Walls, Windows, and Doors in a Visio 2010 Office Plan 00:10:12
    4. Show Me Media 8.4—Using Dimension Lines 00:16:10
  9. Chapter 9: Printing
    1. Show Me Media 9.1—Exploring Print Preview 00:07:12
    2. Show Me Media 9.2—Testing Print Settings by Printing to PDF or XPS Files 00:05:59
    3. Tell Me More Media 9.3—Don't Resize Shapes, Configure Printer Settings! 00:01:58
    4. Show Me Media 9.4—Creating a "Proof Sheet" for a Multi-page Document 00:05:51
  10. Chapter 10: Sharing, Publishing, and Exporting Visio Diagrams
    1. Show Me Media 10.1—Saving a Visio Document as a Web Page 00:07:14
    2. Show Me Media 10.2—Searching Web Pages 00:06:01
    3. Show Me Media 10.3—Matching Themes When Copying Visio Graphics to PowerPoint 00:05:31
    4. Tell Me More Media 10.4—Unremoved Personal Information Horror Stories 00:03:05
  11. Chapter 11: Developing Custom Visio Solutions
    1. Show Me Media 11.1—Exploring the ShapeSheet 00:07:31
    2. Show Me Media 11.2—Creating the Smart Pointy Box using the ShapeSheet 00:04:34
    3. Show Me Media 11.3—Adding Smart Resizing Behavior to Subshapes of a Group 00:09:49
    4. Tell Me More Media 11.4—Extending the CreateNewNote Subroutine 00:07:41
    5. Show Me Media 11.5—Displaying Custom Templates in Choose a Template with Custom Preview Images 00:06:48

Product information

  • Title: USING Microsoft Visio 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Release date: June 2011
  • Publisher(s): Pearson
  • ISBN: 9780132378192