Visio Desktop: Tips and Tricks

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Scott Helmers

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01 - Introduction

01 - Supercharge Visio with power user tips.mp4

00:33

02 - What you should know before watching this course.mp4

01:28

03 - Using the exercise files.mp4

00:29

02 - 1. Make Visio Your Own

01 - Decode Visio versions and editions.mp4

02:36

02 - Set Visio options.mp4

02:19

03 - Manage the Drawing window.mp4

05:29

04 - Manage secondary Visio windows.mp4

05:59

05 - Customize the ribbon.mp4

04:23

06 - Customize the Quick Access Toolbar.mp4

03:10

07 - Use the Developer tab.mp4

05:14

03 - 2. Navigate Like a Pro

01 - Be more selective.mp4

04:13

02 - Select with layers.mp4

03:47

03 - Zoom and position the drawing page.mp4

04:25

04 - Navigate in a multi-page diagram.mp4

03:36

05 - Navigate page to page with hyperlinks.mp4

05:16

04 - 3. Master Use of Text and Annotations

01 - Manage text on shapes.mp4

06:13

02 - Insert text display fields.mp4

05:44

03 - Annotate diagrams with comments.mp4

03:43

04 - Annotate diagrams with callouts.mp4

03:57

05 - 4. Work More Efficiently

01 - Master Visio keyboard shortcuts.mp4

04:07

02 - Align and size shapes on a page.mp4

04:46

03 - Copy, paste, and duplicate shapes.mp4

04:29

04 - Understand 1D and 2D shapes.mp4

05:16

05 - Control lines and connections.mp4

04:13

06 - Manage connectors and connection points.mp4

05:41

07 - Use AutoConnect and Quick Shapes.mp4

04:55

06 - Conclusion

01 - Dive into data with Visio.mp4

01:47

Description

Microsoft Visio is a popular diagramming app that's used in a variety of industries. In this course, Visio MVP Scott Helmers provides insider tips and techniques for getting the most out of this powerful software. Scott begins with tips for navigating the Visio interface and customizing user options. He demonstrates how to master the use of text and annotations, including how to insert fields and annotate diagrams with comments and callouts. Scott offers strategies for working more efficiently with Visio, providing time-saving techniques for creating and refining diagrams. He shares Visio keyboard shortcuts for everything from using the drawing tools to manipulating shapes, and explains how to take control of the lines in your diagram by understanding the secrets of glue and connection points.

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Scott Helmers is a Partner with the Harvard Computing Group (HCG), a consulting and software firm that assists organizations with understanding relevant technologies and making decisions about business applications running on Intranets, Extranets and the Internet. Scott is one of the principal designers of TaskMap™, HCG's affordable solution for documenting work processes. Because of its simplicity, TaskMap™ (www.taskmap.com) lets anyone document processes, whether they are capturing an existing manufacturing processes, designing a new engineering process, documenting human resources procedures, or ensuring an organization's compliance with new regulations. Based on his knowledge of Microsoft Visio and his active participation in the Visio zone at Experts Exchange, Microsoft has named Scott a Visio Most Valuable Professional, one of only six in the world, every year since 2008 (mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Scott.Helmers). Scott wrote "Visio 2010 Step by Step," "Visio 2013 Step by Step," and "Visio 2016 Step by Step." Book details are available at www.VisioStepByStep.com. Tens of thousands of learners have viewed Scott's courses at LinkedIn Learning (bit.ly/LILearning-Author). At home, Scott enjoys cycling and participating in community theater productions, both with his daughters and on his own. Specialties: Co-creator of TaskMap, process mapping software for the rest of us; Author of "Visio Step by Step" books from Microsoft Press (www.VisioStepByStep.com); highly rated speaker at user groups, conferences, and industry events.

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