Trainer is so hardworking and knowledgeable. Though we were only 2 students, even then she finished class after four and she gave all what we wanted to learn about the subject.Excellent trainer.
Dhruba
9 January 2026
Level 1
Microsoft
1 day
Microsoft Visio Essentials Course
Microsoft Visio Essentials at a glance.
- Duration
- 1 day, 9:00am – 4:00pm
- Price
- $420 per person, ex GST — purchase orders welcome
- Delivery
- In person, or live online with a facilitator
- Where
- Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney — or online
- Prerequisite
- None
- Class size
- Small — everyone practises out loud more than once
- You take away
- A printed workbook, exercise files, and your own notes
- In-house
- Available for teams of four or more, at your office or ours
What you'll learn.
- Templates, stencils and shapes
- Connectors that stay connected
- Layout, alignment and containers
- Exporting and sharing a diagram
Course overview.
Shapes, stencils, connectors and laying out a diagram that stays tidy when it changes.
The 1 day works through 12 modules and 109 individual topics, from Getting started to Cross-functional flowcharts. Each module is taught then practised — you do the thing rather than watch it done — on our exercise files, and on your own where you are able to bring them.
Groups are kept small enough that everyone gets hands on the keyboard, and the facilitator is in the room the whole time rather than dropping in. You leave with the workbook, the exercise files and notes in your own words.
Full course outline.
Every module we cover, and the topics inside each one. This is the same outline as the downloadable PDF — expand a module to see what sits under it.
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1Getting started6 topics
- What the Start screen offers
- Starting a new drawing from a template
- The Visio screen at a glance
- The way Microsoft Visio 2013 works
- Reading the status bar
- Tailoring the status bar
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2Stencils8 topics
- What stencils are for
- Inside the Shapes window
- How Quick Shapes work
- Drawing with Quick Shapes
- Building a custom stencil
- Opening an existing stencil
- Making changes to a stencil
- Closing an open stencil
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3Shapes15 topics
- Dragging shapes off a stencil
- Selecting one or more shapes
- Resizing a shape
- Moving shapes around the page
- Cut, copy and paste shapes
- Duplicating a shape
- Rotating and flipping a shape
- Stacking order of shapes
- Merging shapes into new ones
- Grouping shapes and breaking groups apart
- Aligning shapes to each other
- Aligning with the Dynamic Grid
- Distributing shapes evenly
- Swapping one shape for another
- Snap and glue settings
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4Shape formatting7 topics
- Picking a Quick Style
- Setting the fill
- Setting line formats
- Adding effects
- Copying formats with the Format Painter
- Undo and redo
- Protecting a shape from changes
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5Connectors8 topics
- Joining shapes with connectors
- Adding connected shapes automatically
- Connecting shapes already on the page
- Inserting shapes and deleting them
- Labelling connectors with text
- Changing connector types
- Connection points and how to use them
- Formatting a connector
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6Containers4 topics
- Inserting a container
- Putting shapes into a container
- Formatting a container
- Removing a container
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7Text in drawings10 topics
- Typing text into a shape
- Formatting the text
- Adding text straight onto the page
- Editing text you have entered
- Find and replace
- Aligning text in a shape
- Moving a text block
- Making bulleted lists
- Building tables
- Running a spell check
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8Pages10 topics
- Inserting a new page
- Naming your pages
- Duplicating a page
- Reordering pages
- Deleting a page
- Choosing a background style
- Setting up headers and footers
- Dropping in a logo
- Assigning one background page to others
- Setting page size and orientation
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9Printing and sharing drawings4 topics
- Checking print preview
- Fitting a drawing across printer pages
- Printing the drawing
- Sending a drawing by email
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10Organisation charts14 topics
- Building an organisation chart from scratch
- Adding several shapes at once
- Switching a position type
- Rearranging the chart layout
- Adjusting the spacing between shapes
- Setting up a team
- Reordering shapes in the chart
- Adding a chart title
- Adding pictures
- Formatting the chart
- Entering shape data
- Creating fields for shape data
- Making a custom shape and stencil
- Setting up master shape data fields
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11Gantt charts15 topics
- What a Gantt chart shows
- Gantt chart options explained
- Building a Gantt chart
- Filling in task details
- Adding subtasks
- Linking tasks and breaking links
- Adding and removing tasks
- Marking milestones
- Showing and hiding columns
- Moving around a Gantt chart
- Formatting the task bars
- Adjusting the timescale
- Exporting Gantt chart data
- Importing data into the chart
- Printing a Gantt chart
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12Cross-functional flowcharts8 topics
- What a cross-functional flowchart is for
- Building a cross-functional flowchart
- Inserting swimlanes
- Labelling the swimlanes
- Inserting phases
- Placing shapes in the chart
- Resizing and rearranging swimlanes and phases
- Formatting the finished chart
Who it is for.
Anybody who uses Visio and has never been shown it properly. No prerequisite and no assumed background beyond ordinary computer confidence.
How it runs.
One day, roughly 9am to 4pm, with a facilitator in the room the whole time. You get a workstation each with the software installed, in a CBD training room in any of the six capitals, or live online on your own computer.
Dates
Upcoming Dates
The next scheduled Microsoft Visio Essentials dates, soonest first. If none of these work, tell us the city and we will let you know when the next block is released.
| Level | Date | Location | Delivery | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visio Essentials | Tue 15 Sep 26 | Remote East | Online | $420 | Book |
| Visio Essentials | Tue 15 Sep 26 | Brisbane | In person | $420 | Book |
| Visio Essentials | Mon 21 Sep 26 | Remote East | Online | $420 | Book |
| Visio Essentials | Mon 21 Sep 26 | Sydney | In person | $420 | Sold out |
| Visio Essentials | Wed 30 Sep 26 | Remote East | Online | $420 | Book |
| Visio Essentials | Wed 30 Sep 26 | Melbourne | In person | $420 | Book |
| Visio Essentials | Tue 1 Dec 26 | Remote East | Online | $420 | Book |
| Visio Essentials | Tue 1 Dec 26 | Canberra | In person | $420 | Book |
By city
Microsoft Visio Essentials in your city
Venue, transport and the dates running there.
Reviews
What people said about Microsoft Visio Essentials
Wizard courses run on the shared Nexacu schedule, so these are reviews of this course from people who sat it. Collected by Nexacu after the course and published as written.
Fun trainer, creative
Esther
3 February 2026
I value the little tips around the functionalities like auto alignment, use of containers
Keshala
19 March 2026
The practical examples and tips shared by the instructor are quite useful for the day to day job.
Phanindra
19 March 2026
Learnt a few tips and tricks and knowledge of templates and data even though have been using Visio for a while.
Stuart
19 March 2026
Picked up a lot of small helpful hints, that will make me using Visio more efficient
Mariann
26 June 2026
Source: nexacu.com.au, read 27 August 2026. How feedback is collected.
Questions
Questions People Ask About This Course
Anything not answered here, call 1300 886 190 and ask a person.
How long is the Microsoft Visio Essentials course?
It runs for 1 day, 9:00am – 4:00pm, with a facilitator in the room the whole time. Nothing is pre-recorded and there is no platform to log into afterwards.
How much does Microsoft Visio Essentials cost?
$420 per person, excluding GST. That covers the course, the workbook and exercise files and the room. If four or more people from one organisation need it, an in-house day usually works out cheaper — tell us the numbers and we will price both.
Do I need any experience before this course?
No prerequisite. The day assumes ordinary computer confidence and nothing more.
Can I do Microsoft Visio Essentials online instead of in a classroom?
Yes. Every date marked “Live online” runs over video with the same facilitator and the same practice, in breakout groups rather than a room. You use the software on your own machine, so you leave with it set up the way you actually work.
Which cities do you run Microsoft Visio Essentials in?
Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, plus live online. Every venue is a CBD training room with a workstation for each person. If your city and date are not paired on the schedule above, ask — dates are released in blocks.
Which Visio level should I book?
Work from what people already do rather than how long they have used it. The full course outline above shows exactly what this course covers, and the Microsoft Visio page lists every level in order. Still unsure? Call 1300 886 190 and describe a normal Tuesday.
Whole team on the same level? Run it in-house.
Your files, your templates, your workflow — the same course, taught against your own material.