Microsoft Visio® Training Courses
Experienced Professionals...
Sargent & Lundy IT instructors are highly qualified team of Visio experts with over 30 years of combined
experience in the subjects they teach.
They are practicing professionals who work full time as Visio developers and business solution providers.
Our instructors have the expertise to share real-world experiences with you.
Customized training
Sargent & Lundy IT also offers custom tailored courses to fit your specific needs on-site or off-site. A
typical training engagement would last anywhere from one to five days depending on the trainee's experience
level and the type of training desired.
The billing rate for customized training is $150.00 per hour, which includes the actual training time, plus
any required preparation time. Travel expenses would be billed at actual cost.
Customized training may be the most cost-effective choice since it would target your precise needs and may
require a shorter duration.
We will arrange a pre-course conference call with you to ensure that the course content is aligned with your
training objectives.
On-Site Training
For cost-effective training, you may consider eliminating travel expenses for larger groups in your organization
by having on-site training at your workplace. Whether you require a single course for a small team or extensive
training for your entire workforce, On-Site Courses offer you significant savings, an ideal location, and
exceptional convenience.
The Sargent & Lundy IT Team delivers the same quality hands-on instruction that attendees receive at our offices.
On-Site Courses offer your staff the convenience of training close to home, and course attendees are able to keep
their usual work and commuting schedules.
The pricing structure for on-site training is the same with the only exception being instructor travel expenses,
which are billed at actual cost.
Course Level: SL_VIS001
Basic Visio Training
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| Target Audience: | All end-users | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pre-requisite: | Familiarity with Microsoft Windows | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course Description
In this course, you will learn fundamental skills while creating several types of diagrams using Visio. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to identify the various types of drawings available in Visio and have a firm grasp of all of the skills needed to create a wide variety of diagrams using Visio.
Course Outline
- Working with Visio drawings
- Visio toolbars and shortcuts
- Working with Visio shapes
- 2-D and 1-D shapes
- Manipulating Visio stencils
- Editing existing stencils
- Customizing toolbars and menus
- Formatting shapes
- Aligning and distributing objects
- Grouping shapes
- Connectors and Glue
- Text in Visio
- Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)
- Printing and Page Properties
- Rulers, Grid, Snap and Guides
- Working with Layers
- Modifying shapes using the drawing tools
- Exporting to other Formats
Course Level: SL_VIS002
Advanced Visio Training
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| Pre-requisite: | Basic Visio SL_VIS001 or comparable knowledge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course Description
This course is designed to take the average Visio user to the next level. You are expected to have a good understanding of Visio fundamentals. Upon completion of this course, you will have a basic understanding of Visio Shape customization and an introduction to the extraordinary power of Visio Automation.
Course Outline
- Managing Drawings and Data
- Exporting Data from a Drawing
- The Database Wizard
- Working with Linked Data
- Quick Linking to Data Sources
- Exporting Report Data
- Using basic and advanced search techniques to find shapes
- Creating a custom stencil
- Controlling shape
- Defining and Using Styles, Custom Properties, and Templates
- Linking a data source to Visio diagrams
- Associating shape characteristics with ShapeSheets
- Advanced Custom Shape Designs
- Special Drawing Operations
- Adding Functionality
Course Level: SL_VIS003
Visio Automation Developer Training
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| Target Audience: | Power Users, who intend to develop enterprise-wide applications, employ sophisticated large-scale database integration, automated graphics, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pre-requisite: | Advanced Visio SL_VIS002 or comparable knowledge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course Description
This Developer Training course is designed to provide a basic understanding of advanced Visio Automation techniques utilizing the Visio Object Model. Topics covered include large-scale database integration, automated graphics, automation integration with Microsoft Office applications, and programming basics (including Visual Basic.Net, Visual Basic 6, and VBA). Upon completion of this course, you will have a basic understanding of developing custom solutions using Visio Automation, and will have a firm foundation for developing additional skills and recognizing opportunities to apply Visio Automation to facilitate a wide range of business activities.
Course Outline
- Introduction to Automation
- Building Custom Shapes
- ShapeSheet Section Overview
- Utilizing ShapeSheet Functions/Formulas
- Defining Parametric Behavior
- Defining Text Behavior
- Defining Page Environment
- Defining Shape Interaction Behavior
- Automated Shape Behavior
- Visio Platform Introduction
- Creating and Using Macros
- Visio Object Model
- Programming Basics
- Customizing the User Interface
- Integration with Microsoft Office Applications
- Managing Visio Events
- ActiveX and the Visio Object Model
- Database integration (ADO, OLEDB, XML)
- Drawing Shapes from Data
- Adding Data to Shapes
- Getting Data from Drawings
- Automation with Visual Studio.Net