Learn Microsoft Visio 2002,9781556228186

Learn Microsoft Visio 2002

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ISBN13: 9781556228186
ISBN10: 155622818X
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Pub. Date: 2001-07-01
Publisher(s): Jones & Bartlett Learning
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Summary

Ideally suited for the experienced business user of Visio 2002 who has mastered the fundamentals of using the software, but needs an in-depth treatment of the advanced features, especially customization.

Author Biography

Ralph Grabowski is the author of over 50 books about the Internet, computer-aided design, and technical drawing. He is also the editor of AutoCAD User magazine, CRCeZine e-newsletter, and upFront.eZine

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xii
Introduction xiii
About the Author xxi
Starting a New Drawing
1(12)
Uses
1(6)
Start with a New Drawing
3(1)
Begin with a Solution
3(3)
Start a New Drawing with a Wizard
6(1)
Procedures
7(2)
Starting a New Drawing
7(1)
Starting a Blank, New Drawing
8(1)
Starting a New Drawing with a Wizard
8(1)
Hands-On Activity
9(4)
Saving Files
13(12)
Uses
13(7)
Save As
14(1)
File Properties
15(1)
File Dialog Boxes
16(4)
Procedures
20(1)
Saving a Drawing for the First Time
20(1)
Saving a Drawing the Next Time
20(1)
Saving a Drawing as a Template
21(1)
Hands-On Activity
21(4)
Opening Existing Drawings
25(6)
Uses
25(3)
Importing Non-Visio Files
27(1)
Procedures
28(1)
Opening a Visio Drawing
28(1)
Importing a Non-Visio File
28(1)
Hands-On Activity
29(2)
Setting Up Pages and Layers
31(18)
Uses
31(8)
Drawing Pages
31(1)
Inserting a Page
32(1)
Background Pages
33(1)
Other Page Parameters
34(2)
Drawing Scale
36(1)
Layers
37(2)
Procedures
39(4)
Setting the Drawing Size and Scale
39(1)
Changing the Drawing Size Interactively
40(1)
Creating New Layers
40(1)
Changing Layer Properties
40(1)
Renaming a Layer
41(1)
Removing a Layer
42(1)
Creating a New Page
42(1)
Hands-On Activity
43(6)
Views, Zooms, and Pans
49(6)
Uses
49(2)
The Pan & Zoom Window
50(1)
Procedures
51(1)
Zooming in on a Detail
51(1)
Returning to Previous Zoom Level
52(1)
Hands-On Activity
52(3)
Rulers, Grids, Guidelines, and Page Breaks
55(12)
Uses
55(6)
Horizontal and Vertical Rulers
55(1)
The Grid Lines
56(1)
Guidelines and Guide Points
57(1)
Snap Distance
57(2)
Shape Extensions
59(1)
Dynamic Grid
60(1)
Page Breaks
61(1)
Procedures
61(4)
Setting the Snap
61(1)
Setting the Ruler and Grid
62(1)
Toggling the Snap
63(1)
Toggling the Glue
63(1)
Creating a Guideline
63(1)
Repositioning a Guideline
63(1)
Removing a Guideline
64(1)
Creating and Removing Guide Points
64(1)
Toggling the Display of Guidelines and Points
64(1)
Toggling the Grid Display
65(1)
Relocating the Ruler Origin
65(1)
Hands-On Activity
65(2)
Opening Existing Stencils
67(10)
Uses
67(3)
Finding Shapes
69(1)
Procedures
70(4)
Opening a Stencil File
70(1)
Adjusting the Stencil Window
71(3)
Hands-On Activity
74(3)
Dragging Masters into the Drawing
77(4)
Uses
77(1)
Procedures
77(1)
Hands-On Activity
78(3)
Sizing and Positioning
81(8)
Uses
81(3)
Size & Position Window
82(2)
Procedures
84(3)
Resizing the Shape
85(1)
Changing the Height of the Shape
85(1)
Rotating the Shape
85(1)
Free Rotating the Shape
85(1)
Flipping the Shape
86(1)
The Size & Position Window
86(1)
Bring to Front and Send to Back
86(1)
Centering Drawing
87(1)
Hands-On Activity
87(2)
Placing Multiple Shapes
89(4)
Uses
89(1)
Procedures
89(3)
Making a Copy
89(1)
Duplicating More Than One Copy
90(1)
Making an Offset Copy
91(1)
Hands-On Activity
92(1)
Connecting Shapes
93(12)
Uses
93(7)
Connection Points
94(1)
Glue
95(2)
Variations on Connectors
97(3)
Creating Connections
100(1)
Procedures
100(2)
Connecting Shapes Automatically During Dragging
100(1)
Connecting All Existing Shapes Automatically
101(1)
Connecting Selected Shapes Automatically
101(1)
Connecting Shapes Manually
101(1)
Adding a Connection Point
102(1)
Hands-On Activity
102(3)
Cutting, Copying, and Pasting
105(8)
Uses
105(2)
Procedures
107(3)
Cutting Text and Graphic Objects
107(1)
Copying Text and Graphic Objects
107(1)
Pasting Text and Graphic Objects
107(2)
Paste Special
109(1)
Hands-On Activity
110(3)
Formatting Shapes
113(14)
Uses
113(5)
Formatting Lines
113(2)
Formatting Areas
115(2)
Shadow Casting
117(1)
Procedures
118(6)
Formatting Lines
118(3)
Applying a Fill Color and Pattern
121(1)
Quick Formatting
122(2)
Hands-On Activity
124(3)
Formatting Text
127(12)
Uses
127(1)
Text Blocks
127(1)
Procedures
128(9)
Selecting All Text in a Shape
129(1)
Selecting a Portion of the Text
130(1)
Changing the Font
130(2)
Changing the Justification of a Paragraph
132(2)
Changing the Vertical Alignment
134(1)
Setting Tabs
135(1)
Adding Bullets to Text
136(1)
Hands-On Activity
137(2)
Creating and Applying Styles
139(8)
Uses
139(1)
Procedures
140(4)
Format Painter
140(1)
Defining a Style
141(1)
Applying a Style
142(1)
Text Style List
143(1)
Line Style List
143(1)
Fill Style List
143(1)
Hands-On Activity
144(3)
Aligning Shapes
147(12)
Uses
147(1)
Procedures
147(7)
Aligning Shapes
148(1)
Distributing Shapes
149(1)
Laying Out Shapes
150(4)
Hands-On Activity
154(5)
Creating Groups
159(6)
Uses
159(1)
Procedures
160(2)
Creating a Group from Shapes
160(1)
Adding to a Group
161(1)
Removing from a Group
161(1)
Disbanding a Group
161(1)
Converting a Metafile to a Group
162(1)
Hands-On Activity
162(3)
Boolean Operations
165(10)
Uses
165(1)
Procedures
166(3)
Union Operation
166(1)
Combine Operation
167(1)
Fragment Operation
167(1)
Intersect Operation
168(1)
Subtract Operation
168(1)
Hands-On Activity
169(6)
Previewing Before Printing
175(6)
Uses
175(1)
Procedures
175(3)
Print Preview
176(2)
Hands-On Activity
178(3)
Printing Drawings
181(10)
Uses
181(1)
Procedures
182(7)
Printing Drawings
182(1)
Tiling Drawings
183(2)
Transmitting Faxed Drawings
185(1)
E-Mailing Drawings as Attachments
186(1)
Printing to File
187(2)
Hands-On Activity
189(2)
Undoing and Redoing
191(6)
Uses
191(1)
Procedures
192(1)
Undoing an Action
192(1)
Redoing an Undo
193(1)
Multiple Undo Levels
193(1)
Hands-On Activity
193(4)
Help
197(6)
Uses
197(3)
Procedures
200(1)
Hands-On Activity
200(3)
Finding a general help topic
200(1)
Finding a help topic using the tabs
201(2)
Drawing Tools
203(12)
Uses
203(2)
Procedures
205(6)
Drawing with the Pencil Tool
206(1)
Drawing with the Line Tool
207(1)
Drawing with the Arc Tool
207(1)
Drawing with the Rectangle Tool
208(1)
Drawing with the Ellipse Tool
208(1)
Drawing Closed Objects
209(1)
Adding Segments to an Object
210(1)
Moving the Vertex
210(1)
Hands-On Activity
211(4)
Placing Text and Fields
215(8)
Uses
215(1)
Procedures
216(4)
Placing Text
216(2)
Inserting a Text Field
218(2)
Hands-On Activity
220(3)
Creating a Dimension Line
221(2)
Spelling
223(4)
Uses
223(1)
Procedures
223(2)
Spell Checking
223(2)
Hands-On Activity
225(2)
Finding and Replacing Text
227(6)
Uses
227(1)
Procedures
227(4)
Finding Text
228(2)
Replacing Text
230(1)
Hands-On Activity
231(2)
Dimensioning
233(14)
Uses
233(2)
Procedures
235(7)
Automatically Dimensioning a Wall Shape
235(1)
Manually Dimensioning Any Shape
236(1)
Changing the Dimension Line
237(1)
Changing the Extension Line
238(1)
Changing the Dimension Text
239(3)
Hands-On Activity
242(5)
Inserting Objects
247(10)
Uses
247(3)
Procedures
250(7)
Inserting a Picture
251(1)
Using the Crop Tool
252(1)
Inserting a New Object
253(1)
Placing a Linked Object
254(1)
Editing an Object Within Visio
255(2)
Exporting Drawings
257(18)
Uses
257(3)
Procedures
260(14)
Export Options
260(1)
Exporting to Al and EPS
261(2)
Exporting to BMP and DIB
263(2)
Exporting to CGM
265(1)
Exporting to GIF
265(2)
Exporting to IGS
267(1)
Exporting to JPG
268(1)
Exporting to PCX
269(1)
Exporting to PICT
270(1)
Exporting to PNG
271(1)
Exporting to TIF
272(2)
Hands-On Activity
274(1)
Special Selections
275(6)
Uses
275(1)
Procedures
276(1)
Using Select by Type
276(1)
Hands-On Activity
277(4)
Drawing Explorer
281(6)
Uses
281(1)
Procedures
282(2)
Navigating the Drawing Explorer
282(2)
Hands-On Activity
284(3)
Double-click Behavior
287(6)
Uses
287(3)
Procedures
290(1)
Hands-On Activity
290(3)
Behavior
293(8)
Uses
293(5)
The Behavior Dialog Box
293(3)
The Placement Tab
296(1)
The Special Dialog Box
297(1)
Hands-On Activity
298(3)
Custom Properties
301(12)
Uses
301(9)
The Define Custom Properties Dialog Box
303(3)
Editing a Shape's Custom Properties
306(1)
Adding a Custom Property
306(2)
Summarizing Custom Property Data
308(2)
Hands-On Activity
310(3)
Internet Tools
313(8)
Uses
313(1)
Procedures
314(3)
Adding a Hyperlink to a Shape or Page
314(2)
Editing a Hyperlink
316(1)
Jumping to a Hyperlink
317(1)
Hands-On Activity
317(4)
Creating a Web Document
321(10)
Uses
321(2)
Procedures
323(6)
Saving as a Web Page
324(5)
Hands-On Activity
329(2)
Importing CAD Drawings
331(6)
Uses
331(2)
Procedures
333(4)
Importing a CAD Drawing
333(4)
Toolbar Customization
337(8)
Uses
337(1)
Procedures
338(7)
Changing Toolbar Options
338(2)
Creating a New Toolbar
340(5)
Appendix Mouse and Keyboard Shortcuts 345(10)
Shortcuts by Task
345(5)
General Tasks
345(1)
Pan & Zoom
346(1)
Drawing Tools
346(1)
Menu Commands
347(1)
Text Formatting
348(1)
Special Text Characters
349(1)
Text Fields
349(1)
Full-screen Navigation
349(1)
Windows Navigation
350(1)
Shortcuts by Keystroke
350(5)
Mouse Buttons
350(1)
Function Keys
350(3)
Punctuation and Other Keys
353(2)
Index 355

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