Enhancing the Look of Drawings

• Create a Microsoft Account and Sign in to Visio
• Work with Shape Styles
• Shape Quick Styles
• Fill, Line, and Effects
• Use 3D Shapes
• 2D vs 3D Shapes
• 3D Templates and Stencils
• 3D Format and Rotation
• Apply Borders, Backgrounds, and Titles
• Define Shape Styles
• Reasons to Define a Style
• The Define Style and Styles Commands

Creating Shapes, Stencils, and Templates

• Create Simple Custom Shapes
• Visio File Formats
• When to Create a Custom Shape
• The Favorites Stencil
• Master and Regular Shapes
• Create Custom Stencils
• The My Shapes Folder
• The Edit Stencil Command
• Create Custom Templates

Connecting Drawings to External Data

• Make an Organizational Chart from an Excel Spreadsheet
• Benefits of Linking to External Data
• Data Types That Can be Linked
• The Organization Chart Wizard
• Generate a PivotDiagram from an Excel Spreadsheet
• The PivotDiagram Template
• The Data Selector Tool
• Create a Gantt Chart from a Project File
• Gantt Chart Options
• The Import Project Data Wizard
• Create a Timeline from a Project File
• Connect a Map to an Access Database

Leveraging Development Tools

• Create Macros
• The Developer Tab
• Macro Commands
• Macros Security
• Modify ShapeSheets
• Build Advanced ShapeSheets
• Drawing Tools
• Shape Operations
• Shape Groups and Behaviors

Sharing Drawings

• Save and Share Drawings with OneDrive
• Review Drawings
• Comments and Replies
• Ink Markup
• Insert Drawings into Other Office Files
• Export Drawings
• PDF and XPS
• Visio Drawing Formats
• Graphic File Types
• The AutoCAD Drawing Format
• Web Page Publication
• Print Drawings