Visio 2007 ShortCut and Links

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Gerry Gorbach - Visio Solutions Specialist email: [email protected] Phone: 908.342.1343 Common Short Cuts Function Keys Notes Zoom In To Selection CTRL+Shift+ Hold Left Mouse Hold all and move mouse to select area Zoom In CTRL+Shift+ Tap Left Mouse Tap to zoom in Zoom Out CTRL+Shift+ Tap Rt Mouse Tap Rt Mouse to zoom out Pan CTRL+Shift+Hold Rt Mouse Allows you to grab and move document Pan CTRL+Arrow key same as Pan in line above Jump to Full Page View CTRL+W Brings you back to full-page view of diagram Presentation Mode/Full Screen ViF5 presentation view/full screen of diagram Move Shape Arrow keys select shape and tap arrow keys to move shape in minor increments Copy a Shape (Method 1) CTRL+C then CTRL+V Copy a Shape (Method 2) CTRL+D Copy a Shape (Method 3) CTRL+ALT+Left Mouse Allows you to drag out a "like" shape from the drawing page Connector Tool CTRL+3 jump to Connector Tool mode Pointer Tool CTRL+1 jump to Pointer Tool mode Text Tool CTRL+2 jump to Text Tool mode Format Fill on a shape F3 select shape and hit F3 to format fill for that shape Format Text F11 Select shape or text and hit F11 to format Move Text or Rotate Text see notes Add text see notes Add a Connection Point to a shapsee notes Format Line Shift+F3 Select shape and hit Shift+F3 to format the line Undo CTRL+Z undo previous action/input Insert Hyperlink CTRL+K to insert a hyperlink in a shape Double-click hyperlink see notes Rt click on shape>format>behavior> select 'Double-Click" tab….. Add Comments see notes see toolbar. Insert>comment and start typing Add a Shape Screen Tip see notes Drag copy of shape in drawing CRTL+ALT+hold Left Mouse Flip Horizontally CTRL+H Select shape first. Flip shape horizontally Flip Vertically CTRL+J Select shape first. Flip shape vertically Rotate Left CTRL+L Select shape first. Rotates shape to left Rotate Right CTRL+R Select shape first. Rotates shape to right Bring to Front CTRL+Shift+F Select shape first. Brings shape to forefront Send to Back CTRL+Shift+B Select shape first. Sends shape to background. Add Guidelines see notes Align Shapes F8 Group shapes (Shift + left mouse) and select F8 key Find CTRL+F find shapes, data etc in a diagram page drawing page Use the Text Block Tool (drop down on Toolbar). Can be used for shapes or connectors click to add see toolbar. Insert>Shape ScreenTip and start typing. When added, the Shape ScreenTip is displayed as you hover over a shape. Select shape. Hold CTRL+ALT+Left Mouse to drag out a copy of selected shape Hover over vertical or horizontal ruler. CRTL+drag out a guide. You can then snap shapes to the guide for proper alignment

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Gerry Gorbach - Visio Solutions Specialistemail: [email protected] Phone: 908.342.1343

Common Short Cuts

Function Keys NotesZoom In To Selection CTRL+Shift+ Hold Left Mouse Hold all and move mouse to select areaZoom In CTRL+Shift+ Tap Left Mouse Tap to zoom inZoom Out CTRL+Shift+ Tap Rt Mouse Tap Rt Mouse to zoom outPan CTRL+Shift+Hold Rt Mouse Allows you to grab and move documentPan CTRL+Arrow key same as Pan in line aboveJump to Full Page View CTRL+W Brings you back to full-page view of diagramPresentation Mode/Full Screen View F5 presentation view/full screen of diagramMove Shape Arrow keys select shape and tap arrow keys to move shape in minor increments Copy a Shape (Method 1) CTRL+C then CTRL+V Copy/Paste - will drop a "like" shape in the middle of the drawing pageCopy a Shape (Method 2) CTRL+D Will drop a "like" shape next to that shape selected from the drawing pageCopy a Shape (Method 3) CTRL+ALT+Left Mouse Allows you to drag out a "like" shape from the drawing pageConnector Tool CTRL+3 jump to Connector Tool modePointer Tool CTRL+1 jump to Pointer Tool modeText Tool CTRL+2 jump to Text Tool modeFormat Fill on a shape F3 select shape and hit F3 to format fill for that shapeFormat Text F11 Select shape or text and hit F11 to format

Move Text or Rotate Text see notesAdd text see notes if a shape or connector is select - just type! No need to double-clickAdd a Connection Point to a shape see notes Select a shape>select Connection Point Tool>CTRL+Left Mouse at spot to addFormat Line Shift+F3 Select shape and hit Shift+F3 to format the lineUndo CTRL+Z undo previous action/inputInsert Hyperlink CTRL+K to insert a hyperlink in a shapeDouble-click hyperlink see notes Rt click on shape>format>behavior> select 'Double-Click" tab…..Add Comments see notes see toolbar. Insert>comment and start typing

Add a Shape Screen Tip see notes

Drag copy of shape in drawing CRTL+ALT+hold Left Mouse Select shape. Hold CTRL+ALT+Left Mouse to drag out a copy of selected shapeFlip Horizontally CTRL+H Select shape first. Flip shape horizontallyFlip Vertically CTRL+J Select shape first. Flip shape verticallyRotate Left CTRL+L Select shape first. Rotates shape to leftRotate Right CTRL+R Select shape first. Rotates shape to rightBring to Front CTRL+Shift+F Select shape first. Brings shape to forefrontSend to Back CTRL+Shift+B Select shape first. Sends shape to background.

Add Guidelines see notesAlign Shapes F8 Group shapes (Shift + left mouse) and select F8 keyFind CTRL+F find shapes, data etc in a diagram

Use the Text Block Tool (drop down on Toolbar). Can be used for shapes or connectors

see toolbar. Insert>Shape ScreenTip and start typing. When added, the Shape ScreenTip is displayed as you hover over a shape.

Hover over vertical or horizontal ruler. CRTL+drag out a guide. You can then snap shapes to the guide for proper alignment

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Favorite Visio Web Sites

Microsoft Sites LinkVisio ToolboxVisio Team Blog http://blogs.msdn.com/visio/Visio Connectors http://www.visiotoolbox.com/downloads.aspx?resourceid=2Visio 2007 Training Visio 2003 TrainingVisio Developer Portal Maxime Bombardier Link http://blogs.msdn.com/maximeb/archive/2007/10/17/visio-stencils-foVisio IT Pro WhitepaperVisio Contextual BI Whitepaper

Partner Sites LinkVisio CaféVisio GuyVisibility.bizVisimationAscentnShapeSourceDataAssistBPM-XchangeProModelK2Orlando Software Group

www.visiotoolbox.com

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/CR101109221033.aspx http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/CR061832751033.aspx http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/office/aa905478.aspx

http://www.visiotoolbox.com/articles1.aspx?Articleid=4 http://www.visiotoolbox.com/articles1.aspx?articleid=5&aid=31

www.visiocafe.comwww.visguy.comhttp://visibility.biz/visualizations.html www.visimation.comwww.ascentn.comwww.shapesource.comwww.dataassist.dewww.bpm-x.comwww.promodel.comwww.k2.com www.osgi.com

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