Week #8: (10/23) Introduction to MS Visio

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Week #8: (10/23) Introduction to MS Visio

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Today we will have an introduction to the MicroSoft drawing program Visio.
Here is a link from Microsoft to A Beginner's Guide to Visio.

Microsoft Visio 2010 Tips & Techniques pdf:
Microsoft Visio 2010 Tips & Techniques.pdf
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This guide was written for Visio 2010, but much of it still applies to the Visio 2016 installed on the computers in 20/M118.

Microsoft Visio 2016.pdf
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This is a long (100 page) file which shows the capabilities of MS Visio.

Here's a link to Visio 2016 Info & Video Tutorials.

We'll discuss Flowcharts in more detail a bit later in the course. They are one of the easier drawings to create in Visio. Here's a quick tutorial on Create a Basic Flowchart from MicroSoft.

Here are some Flowchart Examples, including this one:
Flowchart - Temperature Sample.png
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Today in class, you will recreate the above flow chart. Remember to include your name and the date on your Flowchart.




YouTube video tutorial on Using Visio to Draw an Electrical Schematic Diagram.

A quick "How To" from MS on Create an Electrical Engineering Diagram in Visio.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT:
Use MSVisio to complete the following assignment:
Visio Ladder Diagram Assignment v19.1.pdf
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A paper copy will be distributed to you in class on 10/23.
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