 SmartDraw Reviews "SmartDraw offers a plethora of diagram templates and art elements that eliminate the need to start from scratch. A huge variety of possible uses has been included, from software engineering or business modeling to anatomical illustration. As a fast illustration or business tool…we think this program functions extraordinarily well.
- CNET Download.com, 5 out of 5 stars! "Sometimes I need more than a well-crafted sentence to get my point across -- I need things like boxes, circles and arrows. That's when I turn to SmartDraw… if you've ever struggled to make flowcharts, time lines, mind maps or even floor plans, you'll love it." April 2008
- PCWorld.com, "Five Software Tools to Speed Up Your Day." "Without a doubt our best purchase was SmartDraw. Rarely have I seen such an impact with the deployment of software..."
- Victor Bradley, BBK Leadership Team - Information Systems, BBK Worldwide, Inc. "The best software solution I've encountered, by far, is SmartDraw. With SmartDraw I could produce professional-looking results in a matter of minutes. SmartDraw will do more than help you communicate with clients. It opens up a whole new world of design possibilities for you and your firm." May 2008 - Financial Planning Magazine SmartDraw 2012 Just as the word processor makes it possible for anyone to create beautifully formatted written documentation, the visual processor makes it possible for anyone to create presentation-quality visuals just as easily. Before the visual processor, visuals had to be created manually with complex graphics software. Even for experts, producing a visual like a flowchart was time consuming and the results were often not presentation-quality. SmartDraw automates the creation of visuals to such a degree that anyone can do it, and get great results in minutes. Why is SmartDraw 2012? Because, just as we can all use a word processor to create professionally-formatted written documents, anyone can use a visual processor to create professional-quality visuals just as quickly and easily. How is a visual processor like SmartDraw different from graphics software like Visio? Don't they do the same thing? It's not what they do; it's how they do it! An old Remington typewriter can be used to create written documents but no one with a word processor would use one today. Using a typewriter, you are on your own! No automatic wrapping of text. No automatic formatting of bullets and paragraphs. Add, delete, or change your text and you have to manually retype the page. Its slow and the results don't look professional unless you are an expert. Graphics software like Visio is like a typewriter: slow and manual. No automatic spacing of shapes. No automatic reformatting as you add, delete or change content. It's painstaking to use and to get good results you need to be an expert. Once you have used a visual processor you'll never go back to graphics software again. What would I do with a visual processor? Why do I need one? The rapid pace of change in the modern business world and the information overload it has caused is a problem we all wrestle with. We need to consume information in a way that can be easily understood in the minimum amount of the time. When you look at information presented visually, you can immediately see the key ideas and the relationships between them, instead of having to take the time to read a 12 page report. A picture really is worth a 1000 words. What can I do with the visuals I create with SmartDraw? How can I show them to other people? SmartDraw integrates with the tools you already use. One click will transfer your SmartDraw visual to Microsoft Word®, PowerPoint®, Excel®, Outlook® and PDF format. SmartDraw 2012 Features SmartDraw 70 Different Kinds of Visuals No matter what type of visual you need to create, chances are SmartDraw has a quick-start SmartTemplate to help you create your graphic in minutes. Plus, there are hundreds of examples that you can quickly edit to make your own. 
SmartDraw comes complete with templates and examples for these diagram types: - Activity Network
- Affinity Diagram
- Authority Matrix
- Balanced Scorecard
- BCG Matrix
- Brand Essence Wheel
- Calendar
- Cause & Effect
- Certificate
- Charts & Graphs
- Crime Scene
- Cycle Diagram
- Decision Tree
- Ecomap
- Electrical Diagram
| - Elevation
- Family Tree
- Floor Plan
- Flowchart
- Flyer
- Form Designer
- Funnel Chart
- Genogram
- Geography
- Goals Grid
- Landscape
- LDAP Diagram
- Map
- Marketing Mix
- Matrix (Graph)
| - Matrix (Table)
- Mechanical Diagram
- Mind Map
- Network Diagram
- Org Chart
- Pedigree Chart
- Planogram
- Project Chart
- Project Team Chart
- Puzzle Piece Diagram
- Pyramid Chart
- Rack Diagram
- Roads & Freeways
- Sales Proposition Chart
- Science Diagram
| - Software Diagram
- Step Chart
- Storage Design
- Storyboard
- Swimlane Flowchart
- SWOT Diagram
- Target Diagram
- Timeline
- UML Diagram
- Vehicle Diagram
- Venn Diagram
- Web Page Annotation
- Web Site Map
- Website Wire Frame
- Workflow Diagram
| Automatic Drawing Only SmartDraw draws for you. Start with a SmartTemplate then use simple commands to add shapes and SmartDraw places them in just the right position with the appropriate connections. Editing is just as easy. To delete a shape, simply select and delete. SmartDraw reformats your chart automatically. Microsoft Office® Integration SmartDraw is fully integrated with Microsoft Office®. With literally one click, you can send your completed drawing directly to Word®, Excel®, or PowerPoint®. 
You can even copy and paste from SmartDraw to any your Office® document, and vice versa. SmartDraw Flowchart Automation Start with a flowchart SmartTemplate then use simple commands to add shapes and SmartDraw places them in just the right position with the appropriate connections. You can even build entire charts with keyboard shortcuts. Splitting Paths Create flowcharts that branch with a simple click—a feature unique to SmartDraw. 
Extra Lines SmartDraw automatically adds connecting lines as you add shapes to your chart. But you can easily add extra lines too with the line tool. Select which type of line you want to create, then click once where you want your line to begin, and again where you want it to end. Line Hops SmartDraw makes complex flowcharts easier to follow by allowing you to use line hops. Templates SmartDraw includes more than a dozen flowchart SmartTemplates to help you get started right away. Each includes the appropriate symbols for the type of flowchart you're working on. 
SmartDraw Organizational Charts Co-Managers SmartDraw makes it possible to diagram any organization, no matter how complex the structure. You can even add co-management arrangements to your chart with a click of your mouse. 
Changing Orientation Sometimes it makes more sense to view an organizational chart from side to side instead of top to bottom. SmartDraw allows you to instantly change the orientation of your chart with a simple command. With ordinary drawing software, you'd be forced to rebuild the entire chart. 
Add Photos Communicate more than organizational structure by adding photos for each position. Put a face to that name. With SmartDraw you can do it with just a few clicks. Import images directly from your digital camera or other source, crop and scale, adjust color and brightness, and drop them into your org chart. 
SmartDraw Charts & Graphs Express Charts Create charts and graphs without having to make a spreadsheet first. Simply pick a chart and type your data directly into the bars. You can even drag the bars to represent the right values. 
3D Charts Dazzle your audience with SmartDraw 3D bar charts and area charts. Use the gallery interface to change the appearance with one click. 
Microsoft Excel® Integration Import the data for your chart directly from Excel®. Simply browse to your file, then select which rows and columns you want to chart. SmartDraw imports the data and builds your chart automatically. Templates SmartDraw includes a specialized SmartTemplate for every type of chart to help you get started right away. 
SmartDraw Project Charts Automation As tasks are added and removed, the chart grows and shrinks automatically to accommodate the new date range. Groups of Tasks Tasks can be grouped hierarchically so that the length of the parent task reflects the length of all the child tasks 
Resources Assign resources to any task, just like Microsoft Project 
Integration with Microsoft Project® Do you need to share your project chart with Microsoft Project users? No problem. You can save your SmartDraw project chart in Microsoft Project format. You can also import existing Project files. Templates SmartDraw includes specialized SmartTemplates for every type of project chart to help you get started right away. Choose one that fits the timescale of your project and start adding tasks. 
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