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AboutthisManual.....................................................................................................7Iconsusedinthismanual...........................................................................................7Introduction...............................................................................................................8FirstLookatVisio2010..............................................................................................8GettingStarted...........................................................................................................9Selectingyourtemplate.............................................................................................9OpenasampleFile...................................................................................................10Zooming...................................................................................................................12PanandZoom..........................................................................................................12ClosingaDiagram....................................................................................................12VisioScreenLayout..................................................................................................16VisioRibbons............................................................................................................16TheHomeTab......................................................................................................16TheInsertTab......................................................................................................17ContextualTabs...................................................................................................17DesignTab............................................................................................................17DataTab...............................................................................................................17ProcessTab..........................................................................................................17ReviewTab...........................................................................................................18ViewTab...............................................................................................................18DeveloperTab......................................................................................................18TurnonDeveloperTab........................................................................................18

TheShapePane........................................................................................................20TheDrawingPage....................................................................................................21TheTaskPane..........................................................................................................21HelpforVisio............................................................................................................21ExtendedTopicsList.................................................................................................22PrintingHelpTopics.............................................................................................23VisioOnlineHelp..................................................................................................23

WorkingwithDrawings............................................................................................24UsingTemplates...................................................................................................24

UsingShapes............................................................................................................26AboutStencils......................................................................................................26

VisioFileExtensions.................................................................................................26WorkingwithShapesfromaBasicFlowchartTemplate........................................26AddingaShapetothedrawingArea...................................................................26AddingMoreShapes............................................................................................26

AutoConnect...........................................................................................................27AddingTexttotheshape.........................................................................................28Manuallyconnectshapes........................................................................................28Connectortypes.......................................................................................................30StaticConnections(Alsocalledpointconnection)..............................................30DynamicConnections(Alsocalledshapetoshape)............................................31

Addtexttoconnectors............................................................................................32Deleteaconnector...................................................................................................33Savingyourwork......................................................................................................33

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Closeyourdrawing..................................................................................................34Openapreviousdrawing.........................................................................................34Manipulatingshapes................................................................................................35Movingshapes.....................................................................................................35ResizingaShapewiththeMouse........................................................................35ResizingaShapewiththeSize&PositionWindow.............................................35Rotateshapes......................................................................................................36ChangingtheCentreofRotation.........................................................................36Deletingshapes....................................................................................................37DuplicatingaShape.............................................................................................37

AddingBorders,TitlesandBackgrounds.................................................................37BordersandTitleStencil..........................................................................................40EdittheTitle.............................................................................................................40ManagingStencils....................................................................................................41MyStencil(formerlyFavourites).........................................................................41Createanewstencil.............................................................................................41Namingastencilandsavingastencil..................................................................42CloseStencil.........................................................................................................43Reopenstencil....................................................................................................44FloatStencil..........................................................................................................44ReDockStencil.....................................................................................................45Addshapestoastencil........................................................................................45

Accessingmorestencilsets.....................................................................................45Addclipartandpicturestostencil.......................................................................46NameYourObjectsinthestencil........................................................................46Thisdialogueboxbelowopens............................................................................47Changeorediticon..............................................................................................47Makechangesandcloseiconeditortoupdate...................................................47Addtexttostencil................................................................................................48MenuLayouts......................................................................................................48

SearchingforaShapeonaStencil...........................................................................50Renameastencil..................................................................................................51

WorkingwithShapes...............................................................................................53Creatingashape......................................................................................................53Selectingshapes.......................................................................................................53ToSelectaSingleShape.......................................................................................53ToDeselectAShape.............................................................................................53ToSelectMultipleShapesUsingtheKeyboard...................................................53ToSelectShapesUsingtheAreaSelectTool.......................................................54ToSelectShapesUsingtheLassoSele