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SMARTDRAW

KEY GIBSON

PRO* - Indicates features found only in Professional and Professional Plus versions

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What is It

SmartDraw is the easy-to-use software for creating business charts and diagrams:

– You can create:» Flowcharts» Timelines» Org. charts» Software design» Networks» Forms» Floor plans and

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Who needs ItWho Needs SmartDraw?

Everyone! No matter what your job or project, SmartDraw can help you: Illustrate a report Analyze a process Make a presentation Persuade others Document procedures Communicate clearly Help others "see what you mean"


What Benefits does it offer?

-SmartDraw makes your life easy-SmartDraw helps you look like a graphics professional, even if you can't

draw a straight line!-Easy "drag-and-drop" drawing—no skill required! Over 50,000 built-in symbols and clip art imagesWorks hand-in-hand with Microsoft OfficeAdd real photos using the Smartdraw image plug-inStep-by-step tutorials Automatic alignment for neat, crisp drawingsBuilt-in templates and examplesImport your own symbols and clipart, too Print anything from tiny labels to huge postersSave your drawings for the web as GIF, JPG, or HTMLPublish to your own free SmartDraw web spaceEasily convert drawings made in other software


Can I Get It?

System Requirements PC with Pentium processor or better Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, or XP Between 30 MB and 2 GB of hard disk space (depending on how many optional symbol collections you install).


Seems Complicated

Ease of Use Built-in Hints guide you as you create your first drawing. ToolTips automatically label buttons on the toolbar. Extensive online help is available for every command. The easy-to-read electronic user's guide is available free online or on your program CD-ROM A simple drag-and-drop drawing interface lets you draw any of the thousands of pre-defined shapes with one click.


Works With Microsoft?Integration with Other Programs All versions of SmartDraw act as an OLE server. This means that you can embed SmartDraw drawings into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and any other OLE Client program by simply copy-pasting. You can also run SmartDraw from inside any of these programs by double-clicking on the embedded drawing. PRO* SmartDraw Professional is also an OLE Client. This means that you can embed spreadsheets, graphs, clip art, and fancy text into your SmartDraw drawing. Drag-and-drop drawings from SmartDraw into other programs. Import and paste SmartDraw drawings into most other Windows programs. Export and import images in popular graphics formats including, WMF, BMP, JPG, GIF, TIF, and many others. Export web-ready images in JPEG and GIF with a transparent background and with working hyperlinks. If you already own Visio, use the File Conversion Wizard to convert Visio files PRO* Use SmartDraw Professional to import DXF, VSD, DWG, EPS, PDF, and other files. E-mail your drawing to others in a single click. Hyperlink your SmartDraw drawings to the Internet. Export your SmartDraw drawing as an HTML file with working hyperlinks and upload it to your free SmartDrawNet web site with one click Share your drawing even with those who don't have SmartDraw using the free Viewer


WOW Can There Be More!

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Large Drawing Area and Ability to Link Drawings Create drawings up to 50 inches square (1.27m) containing thousands of symbols and lines. Automatically tile large drawings across multiple printed pages, or scale them onto a single page. Link a symbol in one drawing to another drawing (or document) to create drawing hierarchies. View and edit drawings scaled to fit the window, fit-to-page, 50%, 75%, 100%, 150%, 200% or custom scale.


MoreA Huge Collection of Symbols Choose from more than 1000 symbols in the Standard version, or from more than 50,000 symbols and clip art images in the Professional Plus version! Easily import symbols from other software. Connect symbols with lines that stay connected, even when you move or resize them.

Size and move symbols with the mouse. Rotate and flip symbols, text and lines by any angle. Decompose symbols into their component lines and curves. Join lines and curves into new fill-able symbols. Change the color of your symbols and apply color and shadow styles to entire drawings for a professional finish.


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Ability to Customize and Create Symbol Libraries and Templates Easily draw your own symbols and add them to any existing library. Create your own libraries. Dock library windows to make your own customizable toolbars. Open up to 16 library windows at the same time. Edit existing symbols to define where text will go (inside it, under it, etc.), where connections can be made to its borders, and how it will resize when stretched or scaled.


MoreLines Choose from several different line styles: straight, arc, segmented, curved, and communication and digital link style.

Change the shape of lines with a simple menu command. Draw dotted and dashed lines and borders as thick as you want. Choose from 23 different arrowhead styles, including circles, crows feet, diamonds, and other flowcharting styles.

Automatically connect lines to each other and to any shape, and they stay connected. Connect lines across pages in multi-page drawings. Size and move lines with the mouse. Lines and curves automatically change shape to maintain connections between shapes. Attach text to lines.

Automatic Dimensioning - Show the length of any line automatically, scaled to current ruler settings.

Join lines and curves into new fill-able symbols. PRO* Draw your own FreeForm lines, including right-angled lines with curved corners, smooth curved lines with arbitrary shapes, and much more.


Even MoreAutomatic Connectors Drop shapes on connectors to automatically format organization charts, family trees, fishbone diagrams, flowcharts, and network diagrams.

Change the shape of a connector arrangement with one simple menu command:

Rearrange shapes attached to a connector with simple drag & drop. Join connectors to other connectors to create complex charts.


Still MoreTables

Design business forms, timelines,and spreadsheets using SmartDraw's tables.

Colors, Borders, and Presentation Effects

Change the background color. Apply different colors, border styles, shadows, and fill patterns to shapes and lines, including 3D shadow effects. Save time by capturing the style from any object in your drawing and applying it to others with one mouse-click. PRO* Enrich your presentations with sophisticated gradient fills.

Apply pre-defined color and shadow styles to your entire drawing. Define and store your own styles.


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Powerful Text Editing Type text inside any symbol.

Type text inside symbols or use text to label symbols

Symbols grow automatically to accommodate more text (or text shrinks to fit, depending on your choice). Control the way symbols grow as text is added. Words wrap automatically within symbols. Change the font and color of individual characters. Add superscripts and subscripts. Insert popular symbols from a Word-like dialog. Justify text left, right, centered, or flush, for individual paragraphs. Automatically type labels underneath symbols. Rotate text by any angle. Format bulleted text automatically. Hyperlink your text to other drawings, documents, web pages, or even programs. PRO* Automatically check spelling as you type and add words to your custom dictionary.


And One MoreAutomatic Alignment and Formatting Show or hide rulers. Define the ruler scale and units. Use snap-to-grid to automatically align the edges of symbols with the tick marks on the ruler. Show or hide the background grid. Align symbols to each other.

Align shapes to each other with a single click

Make selected symbols the same height, width, or both. Use the Space Evenly feature to automatically place symbols the same distance apart. Adjust the front-to-back order for shapes and lines. PRO* Simplify your complex drawings using multiple layers. Assign related types of symbols to individual layers that can be shown and hidden independently. Finely adjust the size and position of symbols using the arrow keys to nudge them 1/100 of an inch at a time. Combine symbols into groups and then un-group them again. Center the whole drawing on one or more pages.


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