Basic diagrams - University of Washington · Web viewIn this tutorial, you will use Visio to...
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Visio / Diagrams – Tutorial 1 TC 310 – The Computer in Technical Communication During this tutorial, you will have the opportunity to - Practice using Visio to create simple diagrams - Explore the Visio environment These activities have the following goals: - Provide you with additional ideas for next assignment (particularly for storyboards) - Raise your awareness of possibilities - Engender questions that will promote broader, deeper, and richer learning - Increase your effectiveness with using the help system Description: In this tutorial, you will use Visio to recreate a memo containing information about the University of Washington. Specifically, you will create a simple organizational chart and a state map, and then place versions of these diagrams into the final memo. Step 1. Create the organizational chart - Create a new file with the “Basic Diagram” type - Add a shape to represent President McCormick - Add a shape to represent Provost Huntsman and VP Ihrig - Add shapes to represent the Vice Provosts - Add shapes to represent the Vice Presidents - Add your own touch (background, color, etc.) - Save as Visio file (default) Step 2. Creating the annotated map - Create new visio file with Geographic Map drawing type - Put WA State Map image on workspace - Size image to fit page - Add circles for locations - Add color to location circles - Add text to map - Save as Visio file (the default)
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Visio / Diagrams – Tutorial 1TC 310 – The Computer in Technical Communication
During this tutorial, you will have the opportunity to - Practice using Visio to create simple diagrams- Explore the Visio environment
These activities have the following goals:- Provide you with additional ideas for next assignment (particularly for storyboards)- Raise your awareness of possibilities- Engender questions that will promote broader, deeper, and richer learning - Increase your effectiveness with using the help system
Description: In this tutorial, you will use Visio to recreate a memo containing information about the University of Washington. Specifically, you will create a simple organizational chart and a state map, and then place versions of these diagrams into the final memo.
Step 1. Create the organizational chart- Create a new file with the “Basic Diagram” type- Add a shape to represent President McCormick- Add a shape to represent Provost Huntsman and VP Ihrig- Add shapes to represent the Vice Provosts - Add shapes to represent the Vice Presidents - Add your own touch (background, color, etc.)- Save as Visio file (default)
Step 2. Creating the annotated map- Create new visio file with Geographic Map drawing type- Put WA State Map image on workspace- Size image to fit page - Add circles for locations- Add color to location circles- Add text to map- Save as Visio file (the default)
Step 3. Transfer the Visio diagrams into the memo- Create the parent “Word” document - Practice 4 ways to insert image
1. Paste: Select graphic, copy, paste (save and note file size)2. Paste Special: Paste Special, Insert Visio Object (check file size)3. GIF: Save to Gif then “Insert file” (check file size)4. JPEG: Save to JPEG then “Insert file” (check file size)
- Save parent document
Information about University of WashingtonPrepared by Jennifer Turns
TC 310, Spring 2002
Who’s-who org chart
R ichard M cC orm ickP residen t
W eldon IhrigExecutive VP
Lee Huntsm anProvost
Debra Friedm an,V ice Provost
Academ ic P lanning
Louis FoxV ice Provost
Educationa l Partnerships...
Nancy Barcelo,VP M inority A ffairs
Ernest MorrisVP, S tudent Affairs ...
Locations Across State
