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visio 2002

doing common (and uncommon) tasks
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Inside Visio 2002

About the Author
Ralph Grabowski


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inside Visio 2002 is the second of our line of e-books for Visio. Written by Ralph Grabowski. 

The 204-page e-book describes how to accomplish common tasks with Visio Visio 2002. Ten chapters and an appendix cover flowcharts, business forms, network diagrams, and more. Each chapter provides a basic (simple) and an advanced tutorial.

The book is in PDF format for each searching, in 8.5"x11" size for easy printing, with margins design for three-hole punching.

Topics include:

  • Touring the visio 2002 User Interface
  • Creating Maps
  • Creating Calendars
  • Creating Business Forms
  • Creating Flowcharts
  • Creating Organizaion Charts
  • Creating Gannt Charts
  • Creating Network Diagrams
  • Creating Office Layouts
  • Isometric & CAD Drawings
  • Mouse & Keyboard Shortcuts

Special features in this e-book:

  • Selecting shapes.
  • Basic Shape Operations.
  • Clipboard Formats.
  • File Formats for the Web.
  • About CAD Drawings
  • Isometric Drawings
  • Quickly Changing the Format of All Text
  • Scaled Drawings and Dimensions

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  • Exercise files for every chapter's tutorials.
  • Bonus documentation.

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table of contents

1 the visio 2002 tour  

Starting Visio. Starting Visio From the Microsoft Windows Start Menu. Starting Visio from the Windows Desktop. Starting Visio From Windows Explorer. Template Preview. The Task Pane. Starting with Templates  Starting with Existing Diagrams  Starting with Blank Drawings  Visio’s User Interface  Title Bar  Resize Visio Window  Close Diagram  Restore Visio Window  Minimize Visio Window  Menu Bar  Toolbars  Status Bar  Grid  Ruler  Stencils  Masters  Shape Help  Page Tab  Scrollbar (Horizontal and Vertical)  Page  Pasteboard  Shape (with Selection Handles)  Exiting Visio  Basic Mouse Actions  Select  Drag  Right-click   Other Mouse Actions  Sidebar: Selecting Shapes  Keystroke Shortcuts  Using Stencils  Finding Shapes   Oops! I Made a Mistake  Saving Your Work  Save  Automatic Recovery  Save As  Exporting Diagrams  Closing Diagrams and Exiting Visio  

2 creating maps  

Basic: Making Directional Maps  To Save Diagrams  Sidebar: About Creating Maps  To Print Diagrams  To Close Diagrams  To Exit Visio  Advanced: Inserting Diagrams in Word Documents  Sidebar: About Clipboard Formats  Visio Resources  Related Templates  Related Stencils  Related Toolbars  

3 creating calendars

 Basic: Making Single-month Calendars  Printing the Calendar  Advanced: Making Twelve-month Calendars  Visio Resources  Related Template  Related Stencil  Related Toolbar  Related Commands and Wizards  

4 creating business forms    

Basic: Making Business Cards  Advanced: Making Invoices  Visio Resources  Related Template  Related Stencil  

5 creating flowcharts    

Basic: Making Flowcharts  Sidebar: How to Quickly Change the Format of All Text  Advanced: Creating Hyperlinked Flowcharts  Sidebar: Basic Shape Operations  Connecting Shapes as You Draw  Reversing Your Actions  Visio Resources  Related Templates:  Related Stencils:  Related Commands and Wizards  Color Schemes  Numbered Shapes  Import Flowchart Data Wizard  

6 creating org charts  

Basic: Making Org Charts  Strategy 1: Squeeze Boxes Close Together  Strategy 2: Make Boxes Smaller   Strategy 3: Make Pages Larger   Strategy 4: Continue on Other Pages   Bonus Org Chart Tips  To Change Text in Boxes  To Change Type of Shapes  To Change Look of Org Charts  To Find Persons in Org Charts  To Change Layout of Charts  Advanced: Creating Org Charts from Data Files  Visio Resources  Related Templates  Related Stencils  Related Commands and Wizards  Organization Chart Wizard  Organization Chart Converter  Related Toolbars & Menus  

7 creating gannt charts  

Basic: Creating Gantt Charts  Bonus Gantt Chart Tips  Specifying Work Days  Add and Removing Rows  Moving Columns and Rows  Creating Gantt Chart Import Text Files  Changing Connector Types  Viewing Custom Properties  Printing Charts  Advanced: Importing and Exporting Gantt Chart Data  Visio Resources  Related Template  Related Stencil  Related Commands and Wizards  Gantt Chart Wizard  Import Project Data Wizard  Export Project Data Wizard   Related Toolbars & Menus  

8 creating network diagrams  

Basic: Making a Network Diagram  Useful Techniques  Get Quick Counts  Numbering Devices  Advanced Numbering Options  Advanced: Generating Network Equipment Reports  Stage 1: Adding Data to Shapes  Stage 2: Defining the Report Format  Creating the Report  Visio Resources  Related Template  Related Stencils  Related Command  Related Toolbars  

9 creating office layouts  

Basic: Designing Floorplans  Sidebar: Scaled Drawings  Sidebar: About Dimensions  Useful Techniques  The Opening Drawer  Sidebar: File Formats for the Web  Advanced: Making a Web Page  Visio Resources  Related Template:  Related Stencil:  Related Toolbar:  Related Command:  

10 isometric & cad drawings  

Basic: Displaying a CAD Drawing  General Tab  CAD Drawing Scale Area  CAD Drawing Protection Area  Layer Tab  Sidebar: About CAD Drawings  Useful Techniques  Displaying DWG in Visio  Converting Visio to DWG   DWG or DXF   Shapes Don’t Convert   Linetypes   Text   Other Issues   Advanced: Making Isometric Drawings  Sidebar: About Isometric Drawings  Visio Resources  Related Templates:  Related Stencil:  Related Files  Related Menus  

appendix a - mouse & keyboard shortcuts

Shortcuts by Task; General Tasks; Pan & Zoom; Diagram Tools; Menu Commands; Text Formatting; Special Text Characters; Text Fields; Full-screen Navigation; Windows Navigation Shortcuts by Keystroke; Mouse Buttons; Function Keys; Punctuation and Other Keys


about the author

Ralph Grabowski has authored and co-authored 50+ books on Visio, CAD management, ArchiCAD, AutoCAD, Generic CADD, IntelliCAD, MicroStation, TurboCAD, VDraft, HTML, and VRML. He is the editor of two e-newsletters, upFront.eZine and IMAGINiT.eZine .

He was Editor of the now-defunct Visions.eZine e-newsletter, and the Launch Editor to the Technical Design Solutions magazine for Visio users.

Mr Grabowski received his B.A.Sc ('80) degree in civil engineering from the University of British Columbia. He currently works and lives in the beautiful Central Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Canada.

You can visit his Web site at www.upfrontezine.com .


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