Lab 10: Microsoft Visio

Introduction

This lab is about the basics of Microsoft Visio. MS Visio is used to make diagrams and flow charts. This
lab will explore different features of Microsoft Visio.

Objective

This lab is about the basics of Microsoft Visio. How to make diagrams and flow charts using the different
features of Microsoft Visio.

Description

Microsoft Office Visio /20032007/2010 is drawing and diagramming software that helps transform
concepts into a visual representation. This document provides an introduction to using Microsoft Visio
2003/2007/2010. Microsoft Visio is software designed to translate complex information from text and
tables into diagrams. Visio diagrams facilitate communication by breaking down information and
displaying it to be understood at a glance.

The Microsoft Visio environment

The following shows the workplace of the Visio. It is the place where we draw all sorts of flow charts.
Creating the basic flow charts

Microsoft Visio provides templates which provide the basic flow charts and diagram options that can be
used for different types of users.

We will focus on the template design of flow chart for this tutorial.
Click on basic flowchart and then click on create. Following environment will open

In the highlighted section we have all the basic shapes that we can use in our flow chart. Each shape will
represent a different phase or a milestone in your flow chart.
Adding shapes in your flow charts

Select the shape you want to add your flow chart and drag it on the worksheet.

The basics shapes for a simple flow chart includes

 Process rectangle
 Decision Diamond
 Sub process rectangle
 Start/end oval
 Input parallelogram

These shapes can be linked with each other by the connecting them. Point the mouse on the shape and
drag the mouse to the other shape.

Text can be added in the shape by double clicking the shape.

Sample flowchart

Yes No

Lab tasks

Draw a flowchart that fulfills following requirements

Task 1:

START
INPUT: number
INPUT: number2
IF number is more than number 2 then
OUTPUT ”greater”
ELSE IF number is smaller than number 2 then
OUTPUT ”smaller”
ELSE
OUTPUT “both numbers are equal “

END

Task 2

START
INPUT: percentage
IF percentage greater than 100 THEN
OUTPUT “error”
ELSE
IF percentage between 100 and 90 THEN
OUTPUT “GRADE A”
ELSE
IF percentage less than 90 THEN
OUTPUT “GRADE B”
ELSE
IF percentage less than 80 THEN
OUTPUT “grade C”
ELSE
IF percentage less than 70 THEN
OUTPUT “grade D”
ELSE
IF percentage less than 60 THEN
OUTPUT “grade F”
ELSE
OUTPUT “error”
END

Deliverable:
Submit the task file on LMS for evaluation