Core Training for Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2003

Formatting Diagrams

Formatting Shapes

1To select a shape that has a fill color you need to change, click the Marketplace shape.
2To change the fill color, on the Formatting toolbar, click the Fill Color arrow, as indicated, and then in the color palette, click the sixth color box in the bottom row (Pale Blue).
3To apply the same fill color to a different shape, click the Landscape Competition shape, and on the Formatting toolbar, click the Fill Color button, which indicates that the active fill color is Pale Blue.
4To apply a fill pattern to the selected shape, click the Format menu, and then click Fill.
5To change the fill pattern, in the Fill dialog box, click the Pattern arrow, and in the list, click the 02 pattern (diagonal lines).
6To change the color of the pattern, in the Fill dialog box, click the Pattern color arrow, and in the list, click the 07 color, and then click OK.
7To change the weight of the border of the selected shape, on the Formatting toolbar, click the Line Weight arrow, as indicated, and in the list, click the fifth line from the top.
8To make the text in the selected shape bold, on the Formatting toolbar, click the Bold button.
9To make the text in the selected shape larger, on the Formatting toolbar, click the Font Size arrow, and in the list, click 14 pt.
10To copy all the formatting of the selected shape, on the Standard toolbar, click the Format Painter button, as indicated.
11To apply the copied formatting to a different shape, click the Marketplace shape with the Format Painter pointer.

Adding Decorative Elements and Color Schemes to Diagrams

1To view the border shapes that you can add to a diagram, in the Shapes window, click the Borders and Titles stencil.
2To add a border shape to the diagram, from the Borders and Titles stencil, drag the Border classic shape onto the drawing page.
3To zoom in on the title, on the Standard toolbar, click the Zoom arrow, click 100%, and then click above the scroll box on the scroll bar.
4To select the placeholder text of the title, click the word Title to select its shape, press the F2 key to select all the text for editing, and then double-click the word Title to select just that word.
5To replace the placeholder text, for the purposes of this exercise, press SPACEBAR to have the new text typed for you.
6To display the background shapes that you can add to a diagram, in the Shapes window, click the Backgrounds stencil.
7To add a background shape to the diagram, from the Backgrounds stencil, drag the Background leaf shape onto the drawing page.
8To zoom out so that you can see the effect of the background, on the Standard toolbar, click the Zoom arrow, and click Page.
9To change the color scheme of the diagram, click the Shape menu, point to Actions, and then click Color Schemes.
10To choose a scheme, in the Color Schemes dialog box, in the Choose a color scheme list, click Pastel, and then click OK.

Inserting Pictures into Diagrams

1To select the current title of the diagram, click Garden Expo, and then on the Standard toolbar, click the Text Tool button (containing the letter A icon).
2To delete the selected title and date, press the DELETE key, and then on the Standard toolbar, click the Pointer Tool button (containing the pointer icon).
3To insert a picture from a file, click the Insert menu, point to Picture, and then click From File.
4To insert a picture, in the Insert Picture dialog box, in the Garden Show folder, double-click the Logo file.
5To move the logo into place, click the Up scroll arrow once, and then drag the picture to the indicated area of the drawing page.
6To resize the picture, drag the left-middle selection handle of the logo to the left until the logo is about 3 inches wide.
7To make the logo lighter so that it appears to recede, at the right end of the Picture toolbar, click the Transparency arrow, and then click 60%.