Introduction and Objectives

Getting Started and Navigating in Visio

Creating a New Diagram

Adding and Modifying Text

Creating a Background

Modifying the Color Scheme

Adding a Hyperlink

What to do with Your Visio Drawing

Other Types of Visio Drawings

Resources

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Adding and Modifying Text

Step 1: Double click on a shape to enter text. There is no need to create a text box (as required with Microsoft Word or PowerPoint shapes); Visio does this automatically for you. (Visio does still support the creation of text boxes outside of shapes).

Step 2: The default format for text in Visio is Arial 8-point font. The most efficient way to format is to enter all of the text, then format all of the shapes at once.

To do this, click on one of the shapes to select it. Hold down the Shift key, and click on the other shapes you wish to format.

Step 3: With the text selected (B), choose the font style and size you would like to use from the tool bar (A).

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