Course 10402: What's New in Microsoft Visio 2010

Introduction This one-hour course describes the new and improved features in Microsoft Visio 2010 that help you easily create and manage diagrams.

Topics covered in this course include:

• The Ribbon, Backstage View, and Status Bar
• Customize the Ribbon
• New and Improved Templates
• Interactive Enhancements
• The Shapes Window
• Improved Tools and Features
• Insert Pages and Define Setup
• Create Subprocesses
• Containers and Lists
• Enhance and Validate Diagrams
• Connect to Data Sources
• Data Graphics
• View Data Linked to Shape or Diagram
• Save and Publish Diagrams
• Publish Diagrams on the Web
• Visual Mash-ups in SharePoint

Student prerequisites:
Home and Office users taking this course should be familiar with Microsoft Office Visio 2003 or Microsoft Office Visio 2007. Learners should complete Course 4697: Introduction to the New Microsoft® Office Fluent™ User Interface before taking this course. Objectives At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Describe the new and improved features of the Visio 2010 environment.
• Explain how to create, enhance, and manage diagrams using the new and improved features and tools in Visio 2010.
• Describe how to connect to multiple data sources and publish diagrams on the Web.

Modules & Lessons Course Overview Module Overview Navigation Overview Navigation Overview Course Information Course Information What’s New in Visio 2010 Module Overview Simplify Complexity Introduction Introducing the Ribbon Customizing the Ribbon Introducing the Backstage View New and Improved Templates Interactive Enhancements Introducing the Status Bar Working with the Shapes Window Self Test Bring Your Diagrams to Life Introduction Diagramming with Improved Tools and Features Inserting Pages and Defining Setup Creating Subprocesses Using Containers and Lists Enhancing Diagrams Validating Diagrams Self Test Connect and Share with Visio 2010 Introduction Connecting to Data Sources Using Data Graphics Viewing Data Linked to Shape or Diagram Saving and Publishing Visio Diagrams Publishing Data-Linked Diagrams on the Web Introducing Visual Mash-ups in SharePoint Self Test Module Summary Module Summary Glossary Glossary System Requirements To view this course, you need:

• A Pentium II, 256 MB RAM with a processor speed greater than or equal to 400 MHZ
• Microsoft® Windows® 2000 or higher
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Adobe Flash 7.0 or higher (1MB disk space needed to install)
• Microsoft Silverlight 4.0 or higher
• Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0 or higher
• Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 or higher
• A Super VGA monitor with minimum screen resolution 1024x768, with 16-bit color.
• A sound card, and either speakers or headphones (for multi-media audio).
• Internet bandwidth of 56K or faster. Broadband internet access is recommended.

For courses containing Virtual Server-based labs (courses in the IT Professional and Developer Catalog), you will need:

• Microsoft Virtual Server ActiveX control (1MB disk space needed to install)

Test your computer's capabilities to see if it supports this course. Accessibility Requirements The following software must be running on your computer in order to access this course with Screen Reader Software:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Window-Eyes from GW Micro
• JAWS from Freedom Scientific
• MSAA enabled