Course 5450: What’s New in Microsoft Office Visio 2007

Introduction In this online course you will learn about the new features and functionality in the latest version of Microsoft Office Visio. Dozens of built-in diagram templates make it easy to get started with this business and technical diagramming program, and this course can help you get up to speed quickly. This course covers the new features that enable you to quickly create flowcharts, process diagrams, and org charts, and analyze business intelligence data with PivotDiagrams. Objectives At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Explain the features and functionality of the Microsoft Office Visio 2007 interface.
• Integrate data with the shapes on the drawing page.
• Analyze business data by using PivotDiagrams.
• Format and repurpose Visio diagrams.

Modules & Lessons Course Overview Module Introduction Navigation Overview Course Information What’s New in Microsoft Office Visio 2007 Module Introduction Getting Started Lesson Introduction The Getting Started Screen Stencils and Shapes in Visio 2007 Self Test Integrating Data with Shapes Lesson Introduction Link External Data with Shapes Display and Format Shape Data Lab: Configuring Data Refresh Self Test Analyzing Business Data by Using PivotDiagrams Lesson Introduction What Are PivotDiagrams? Lab: Creating and Customizing PivotDiagrams Self Test Formatting and Repurposing Visio 2007 Diagrams Lesson Introduction Apply Theme Colors and Effects Removal of Unwanted and Hidden Information from Diagrams PDF and XPS Support in Visio 2007 Self Test Module Summary Glossary Module Introduction 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