Preparation Guide for Exam 70-545
TS: Microsoft Office Visio 2007, Application Development
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 | Exam news |
| Exam topics covered |
| Audience profile |
| Credit toward certification |
| Preparation tools and resources |
| Skills being measured |
Exam news
Exam 70-545: TS: Microsoft Office Visio 2007, Application Development became available on September 10, 2007.
Exam topics covered
The following list includes the topic areas covered on this exam. The percentage indicates the portion of the exam that addresses a particular skill.
| • | Deploying Visio solutions (16 percent) |
| • | Working with external data (17 percent) |
| • | Developing Visio libraries (27 percent) |
| • | Automating Visio diagrams (27 percent) |
| • | Publishing and viewing Visio diagrams (13 percent) |
Audience profile
Candidates for this exam work in development organizations that use Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and Microsoft Office Visio 2007 to create data visualization solutions. The candidate should have at least two years of experience creating enterprise solutions by using Visual Studio 2005 and at least one year of experience creating add-ins for Microsoft Office products. Additionally, the candidate should be able to demonstrate the following:
| • | Experience developing shared add-ins for Office products |
| • | Experience building add-ins by using Visual Studio Tools for Office 2007 |
| • | Experience programming against the Office Visio 2007 SDK |
| • | Experience troubleshooting and debugging Visio add-in solutions |
| • | Experience creating custom shapes, stencils, and templates |
| • | Experience packaging and deploying Office Visio solutions |
Credit toward certification
When you pass Exam 70-545: TS: Microsoft Office Visio 2007, Application Development, you complete the requirements for the following certification:
| • | MCTS: Microsoft Office Visio 2007, Application Development |
Preparation tools and resources
In addition to your hands-on experience working with the product, we recommend that you use the following tools and training to help you prepare for this exam.
Microsoft certified practice tests
| • | MeasureUp: Visit the MeasureUp Web site to take a practice test. |
| • | Self Test Software: Visit the Self Test Software Web site to take a practice test. |
Microsoft online resources
| • | TechNet: Designed for IT professionals, this site includes how-to instructions, best practices, downloads, technical chats, and much more. |
| • | MSDN: The Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) is a reference for developers. It features code samples, technical articles, newsgroups, chats, and more. |
| • | Training and certification newsgroups: There is a newsgroup for every Microsoft certification. By participating in the ongoing dialogue, you take advantage of a unique opportunity to exchange ideas with and ask questions of others, including more than 750 Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) worldwide. |
Skills being measured
This exam measures your ability to develop data visualization solutions by using Microsoft Office Visio 2007.
| Skills measured by Exam 70-545 |
| Deploying Visio solutions |
Deploy a Visio library solution. |
Deploy a Visio automation solution. |
Deploy solutions for use with multiple languages. |
Deploy a Windows Forms solution that contains the Visio ActiveX drawing control. |
Deploy a Windows Forms solution that contains a Visio ActiveX Viewer control. |
| Working with external data |
Automate read-only linked DataRecordsets. |
Automate read/write linked data. |
Import data by using Visio add-in solutions. |
Visualize external data. |
Extract shape data. |
Enhance a shape’s functionality by using the shape as a data repository. |
| Developing Visio libraries |
Create SmartShapes. |
Create masters. |
Create stencils. |
Create templates. |
Define behavior by using DocSheets, PageSheets, and ShapeSheets. |
Modify shape text behavior. |
| Automating Visio diagrams |
Automate the Visio environment. |
Automate SmartShapes. |
Respond to events. |
Embed Visio functionality into another application. |
Choose a solution architecture. |
| Publishing and viewing Visio diagrams |
Publish for visualization only. |
Publish for visual data. |
Publish for data only. |
Manage Visio files. |
Interact with other Microsoft Office applications. |
Note This preparation guide is subject to change at any time without prior notice and at the sole discretion of Microsoft. Microsoft exams might include adaptive testing technology and simulation items. Microsoft does not identify the format in which exams are presented. Please use this preparation guide to prepare for the exam, regardless of its format.
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