Why book this course?

Data visualisation is an increasingly important tool for many businesses, both in organisation and decision-making. With more and more data being recorded and stored, the value of processing it into attractive and easily-parsed diagrams, graphs and other graphics is obvious - and the skills to do it are increasingly valuable.

Our Introduction/Intermediate Combined course is a highly practical introduction to the Visio application from the Microsoft Office suite.  You’ll become familiar with the essentials of Visio, learning how to create impressive graphics with maximum hands-on time and tutor-led instruction.

Who is the course for?

This course is ideal for anyone who needs to produce professional flowcharts, hierarchies and other diagrams, particularly in environments where there is a large amount of unprocessed data.  

There are no prerequisites for this course, although it is preferred that you have some basic keyboard and mouse skills. 

What content will the course cover?

Essentials and Shortcuts

• Adding, Sizing, Stretching, Copying and Rotating Shapes

• Selecting Shapes, Zooming the Page

• Adding Text to Shapes, Working with the Text Tool

• Adding Text to the page

• Working with Connectors 

• Aligning and Distributing Shapes

• Creating a Flowchart/Process Map

Creating a Flowchart/Process Mapping

• Creating and editing a Flowchart diagram

Working with Visio Pages

• Adding, renaming, re-ordering and deleting drawing pages

• Working with Background pages

• Changing the drawing page size

• Scaling pages

• Explaining the Drawing Page and the Printed Page  

Printing and Page Setup

• Options for printing large drawings

• Printing a Drawing on multiple pages

• Shrinking a Drawing to fit the page

• Printing an A4 Drawing on A3

• Headers and Footers

Organisation Chart

• Drawing an Org Chart with the Organisational Chart Template

• Creating an Org Chart from a list in an Excel workbook and Outlook Global Address Book 

• Changing Options for the entire chart

• Adding Boxes and editing an Org Chart

• Working with Connectors in an Org Chart 

• Splitting an Org Chart into separate pages

• Synchronising Org Chart pages

• Working with very large Org Charts

• Increasing the size of the drawing beyond the printed page

What will I get out of the training?

You will understand the many benefits of using Microsoft Visio to visualise data, and harness the key features of the software. Delegates will learn how to create, edit, format and print professional diagrams quickly and easily, and use all of the drawing/stencil facilities available.

At Kent Trainers, we’re proud to teach our courses in a way that’s tailored to all businesses. Our Introduction to Microsoft Visio course empowers delegates to ask questions that pertain to their own needs. By the end of the course, you’ll have a set of skills that will help you harness your company’s data better, and improve your business’ outcomes.

What is the duration of this course?

This is a 1 day course.

The timings and format for our courses are as follows:

• Scheduled training courses held virtually

Unless specified, courses commence at 9:30am and finish at approximately 4:00pm.  The day is broken up into modules, both online and offline to ensure engagement and interaction.  We also ensure that there are plenty of comfort breaks throughout the day.

• Scheduled training courses held at one of our venues

Courses commences at 9:30am and finish at approximately 4:30pm. On all our scheduled courses, a hot lunch is included, and refreshments are provided throughout the day.

• In-house & bespoke courses, held virtually or at a venue of your choice

For all in-house training courses, we will adapt the timings and format for the day around the needs of your team and business. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.