Microsoft Visio 2013 Step by Step
Scott A. Helmers
Published by Microsoft Press
This book is dedicated to the memory of Judy Lew, 1966-2012. Her skill in guiding the Visio Program Management team toward the release of Visio 2013 was exceeded only by her love of life and her family. Though we only met face to face a few times, and always at Visio-related work events, Judy and I spent far more time talking about our daughters than about work. Esm and Lila, your mother was a truly special person.
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Introduction
Microsoft Visio 2013 is the premier application for creating business and technical diagrams. Far more than a drawing program, Visio is used by millions of people to document the physical world and to convey concepts and data in a visual format.
Microsoft Visio 2013 Step by Step offers a comprehensive look at both the Standard and Professional editions of Visio 2013. By following the exercises in the book, you will learn about important product features by working with them rather than just reading about them. You will also explore the powerful integration between Visio and other members of the Microsoft Office suite of applications, including Microsoft SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online.
Who this book is for
Microsoft Visio 2013 Step by Step and other books in the Step by Step series are designed for beginning to intermediate level computer users. The examples and exercises in this book apply equally well in small, medium, and large organizations, whether their orientation is commercial, governmental, academic, or non-profit. Many examples teach skills than can be applied for home and personal projects as well. Whether you are already comfortable working in Visio and want to learn about new features, or are new to Visio, this book provides invaluable hands-on experience.
How this book is organized
This book is divided into 13 chapters that explore the rich set of Visio capabilities. In the first two chapters, you learn how to navigate within the Visio user interface, how to find diagram templates to help you get started, and how to create and work with diagrams. Each of the subsequent chapters introduces you to key concepts or diagram types and provides multiple examples. Depending on your experience with Visio, the exercises in each chapter either teach or reinforce important concepts because you are working with real diagrams and real-world examples.
This book has been designed to lead you step by step through the tasks youre most likely to want to perform with Visio 2013. If you start at the beginning and work your way through all of the exercises, you will gain enough proficiency to master the use of Visio. However, if you are only interested in certain topics or features, you can jump in anywhere to acquire exactly the skills you need.
Downloading the practice files
Before you can complete the exercises in this book, you need to download the books practice files to your computer. The practice files can be downloaded from the following page:
http://aka.ms/Visio2013SbS/files
Important
Visio 2013 is not available from this page. You should purchase and install that program before using this book.
The following table lists the practice files for this book.
Chapter | File |
None |
Basic ShapesA_start.vsdx Basic ShapesB_start.vsdx Basic ShapesC_start.vsdx Quick Draw_start.vsdx Size & Position_start.vsdx |
Background Exercises_start.vsdx Corporate DiagramA_start.vsdx Corporate DiagramB_start.vsdx International Office.jpg Orient Shapes and TextA_start.vsdx Orient Shapes and TextB_start.vsdx Shape Data_start.vsdx Starfish.jpg Text ExercisesA_start.vsdx Text ExercisesB_start.vsdx |
HR Recruiting Flowchart_start.vsdx Org Chart Data_start.xlsx Photos folder |
Align and Space_Start.vsdx HR Recruiting FlowchartA_start.vsdx HR Recruiting FlowchartB_start.vsdx Network diagram_start.vsdx |
HR Process Data_start.xlsx HR Process MapA_start.vsdx HR Process MapB_start.vsdx HR Process MapC_start.vsdx HR Process MapD_start.vsdx HR Process MapE_start.vsdx HR Process MapF_start.vsdx |
HR Process Map_start.vsdx Human Resources Policy Manual.docx Sample PDF Document.pdf Sample presentation.pptx Sample Project file.mpp Sample spreadsheet.xlsx |
HR Process Map for Chapter08A_start.vsdx HR Process Map for Chapter08B_start.vsdx |
Network Diagram (Basic) with data_start.vsdx Network Diagram (Basic)_start.vsdx Network Diagram (Detailed)_start.vsdx Network Diagram (Organized)_start.vsdx Network Diagram with RackA_start.vsdx Network Diagram with RackB_start.vsdx |
Casino Floor.vsdx Contoso Network Data.xlsx HR Recruiting Flowchart with data graphics_start.vsdx HR Recruiting Flowchart_start.vsdx Network Diagram_start.vsdx Sales Proposal Process TaskMap.pdf |
Containers, Lists and Callouts_start.vsdx Data graphics legends_start.vsdx |
HR Recruiting Flowchart Validation_start.vsdx RuleSets -- BPMN 2.0.html RuleSets -- Cross-Functional Flowchart.html RuleSets -- Flowchart.html RuleSets -- SharePoint 2010 Workflow.html RuleSets -- SharePoint 2013 Workflow.html Theater Ticketing ProcessA_start.vsdx Theater Ticketing ProcessB_start.vsdx Visio 2007 Flowchart_start.vsd |
Collaboration Brainstorm DiagramA_start.vsdx Collaboration Brainstorm DiagramB_start.vsdx Theater Ticketing Process Status Data_start.xlsx Theater Ticketing ProcessA_start.vsdx Theater Ticketing ProcessB_start.vsdx Timeline diagram_start.vsdx |
Basic Shapes_start.vsdx ShapeSheet_start.vsdx |
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