- In this chapter, we're going to shift our focus to another type of diagram you can create here in Visio 2016 that also uses a hierarchy like our Org chart did in the previous chapter. It's called a Brainstorming Diagram. So we'll click File, and from here, we'll select Categories because we're going back to the Business category to find Brainstorming Diagram. Now, many people think this is likely not a popular type of diagram, but in effect, we don't need to just use it for brainstorming ideas.
It can be used for multiple different scenarios. So let's give it a click, and click Create with US Units selected to start our brand-new Brainstorming Diagram. It looks a little bit different than other diagrams. For example, there aren't that many shapes over here in the Shapes pane with Brainstorming Shapes selected. Another thing that happens besides our blank page in the background is we get an outline window showing up. And because we haven't saved our drawing or diagram yet, it just says "Drawing10" at the top.
That's the number that appears after mine. You may see a different number. It depends on how many new diagrams you've created so far since launching Visio. All right, so we're ready to start adding things, and it's a simple matter, again, of clicking and dragging a shape onto our page. Let's go to Main topic because we are going to be creating a hierarchy that has a main topic at the top that goes down to subtopics which can also have subtopics, and so on, so let's drag our Main topic right into the center.
And when you see those guidelines, those dynamic guides, show you where the center is, just release, and you have your Main Topic. Look what's happening here in our outline window. We have our Main Topic. It's titled, Main Topic. We need to change that. Unlike a shape in an Org chart, we don't go in here and double-click. You don't need to. Just start typing. How about "Ways to improve "customer experience," like so? All right, now we can click in the background, and you can see we have our labeled Main Topic.
It now shows up here in our outline, and it does look like it's getting too close to the edges of this shape. So let's go to the shape, give it a click, and we're going to stretch it out. Let's go to a corner to resize the shape, both horizontally and vertically. Can click and drag out and down until everything fits neatly. And now, we can take this and move it around until we're back at the center here of our page. And it doesn't have to be perfect right now. We can fix that up a little bit later.
So right there is about 5 1/2. I like it there. Okay. We can click in the background to deselect, and we're ready now to start adding the next level, which would be a subtopic. We'll talk about that next.
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1/7/2016- Opening files and adjusting the Visio interface
- Creating connected diagrams
- Inserting and deleting SmartShapes
- Rearranging diagrams with the Re-Layout command
- Adding text, graphics, links, and more
- Formatting text and shapes
- Showing and hiding objects
- Publishing diagrams
- Working with layers and themes
- Creating org charts, brainstorming diagrams, timelines, and more
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome54s
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1. Get Started with Visio 2016
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What is Visio 2016?1m 59s
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Get started and tour the UI7m 54s
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Open files and adjust the UI4m 32s
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Select view options5m 23s
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2. Create Connected Diagrams
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Connect shapes manually2m 36s
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3. Add Additional Objects to Diagrams
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Insert text-related objects5m 43s
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Insert graphics2m 38s
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Insert hyperlinks6m 47s
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4. Format Objects and Text
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Using themes3m 16s
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Format text4m 29s
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Format shape fills4m 43s
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5. Show and Hide Visual Elements
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Show and hide task panes5m 29s
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6. Publish Diagrams to Various Outputs
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Print diagrams4m 13s
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Publish a diagram to PDF2m 6s
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7. Work with Layers
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Manage layer settings9m 42s
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8. Work with Themes
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Create custom theme colors4m 58s
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9. Create Organizational Charts
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Add manager sub-shapes1m 43s
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Add other sub-shapes2m 31s
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Reorder team members4m 13s
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Add team frames to a diagram3m 48s
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Add employee pictures4m 20s
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10. Create Brainstorming Diagrams
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Add sub-topics3m 55s
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Customize topic shape design6m 30s
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Send data to Microsoft Word5m 22s
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Send data to Microsoft Excel2m 32s
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11. Create Timelines
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Add milestones to a timeline4m 29s
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Deal with text collisions2m 51s
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Format timelines3m 26s
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12. Create Calendars
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Create a monthly calendar4m 17s
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Add appointments and events3m 17s
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Customize the calendar2m 26s
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Add additional months2m 44s
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Create other calendars6m 46s
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13. Work with Floorplan Diagrams
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Set the drawing scale2m 51s
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Create the floorplan shell8m 30s
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Add dimensions4m 37s
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Add furniture5m 18s
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14. Use Wireframes to Create Prototype Diagrams
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Conclusion
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Next steps34s
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