Microsoft® Office Visio® Professional 2007: Level 2
Course Specifications
Course number: 084902
Software: Microsoft® Office Visio® Professional 2007
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
Microsoft® Office Visio® Professional 2007: Level 2 is the second course in the Microsoft Visio 2007 series. In Microsoft® Office Visio® Professional 2007: Level 1, you used the various templates to design and manage workflows and flowcharts. This course will build upon the knowledge gained, and enable you to work with many advanced features, including using the drawing tools, creating and working with custom stencils and templates, and sharing your Visio drawings with other applications. 
Course Objective: You will create custom elements and a custom template, represent external data as a drawing, and share your work with others.

Target Student: This course is designed for individuals who have an understanding of the basic workflow and the concept of end-to-end flowcharting.

Prerequisites: Students should be familiar with personal computers, mouse, and keyboard (basic typing skills are recommended). They should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on their computers. Specifically, they should be able to launch and close programs, navigate to information stored on the computer, and manage files and folders. Apart from these, the user should be familiar with Microsoft® Office Visio® Professional 2007: Level 1. Also, a basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access would be helpful, but is not required.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Hardware Requirements
To use Microsoft® Office Visio® Professional 2007 on a student's machine, you need the following: 
•	Intel® Pentium® 1.64 GHz or a higher processor 
•	512 megabytes (MB) of RAM or more 
•	15 gigabytes (GB) of available hard-disk space or more 
•	CD-ROM drive or DVD ROM 
•	Super VGA or higher resolution monitor 
•	Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse®, or a compatible pointing device 
•	A printer 
•	A projection system to display the instructor's computer screen 
•	Additional items or services are required to use certain features: such as 14.4 Kbps or a faster modem, and a multimedia computer to access sound and other multimedia effects 
Platform Requirements
•	Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 or Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business Edition 
Software Requirements
Software required on each machine includes the following:
•	Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business Edition or Microsoft Windows XP Professional 
•	Microsoft® Office Visio® Professional 2007 
•	Microsoft® Office Professional Edition 2007 
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 
•	create a custom shape. 
•	design a custom stencil. 
•	design styles and templates. 
•	design a floor plan. 
•	represent external data in Visio. 
•	share your drawings. 
Course Content
Lesson 1: Creating a Custom Shape 
Topic 1A: Draw Basic Shapes 
Topic 1B: Enhance Basic Shapes
Lesson 2: Designing a Custom Stencil 
Topic 2A: Create a Custom Stencil 
Topic 2B: Customize a Stencil Master
Lesson 3: Designing Styles and Templates 
Topic 3A: Define a New Style 
Topic 3B: Create a Template
Lesson 4: Designing a Floor Plan 
Topic 4A: Create an Office Layout 
Topic 4B: Work with Layers
Lesson 5: Representing External Data in Visio 
Topic 5A: Generate a PivotDiagram 
Topic 5B: Create an Organization Chart from External Data 
Topic 5C: Import Project Plan Data into Visio 
Topic 5D: Link to a Database 
Topic 5E: Import Excel Data
Lesson 6: Sharing Your Work 
Topic 6A: Link a Visio Drawing to Other Applications 
Topic 6B: Convert a Visio Drawing to a Web Page 
Topic 6C: Print a Visio Drawing