Well, it’s that time of year—time for a major update to SmartDraw 2009. The biggest feature in this update is our improved storyboarding capability – if you’re a regular reader, you’re probably familiar with the benefits and practice of storyboarding presentations. In SmartDraw 2009.5, we made storyboarding even better—now you can literally build your entire PowerPoint® presentation from SmartDraw using our storyboarding SmartTemplates.
If you’d like a demonstration, feel free to watch the screencast below:
Other New SD2009.5 Features:
In addition to the storyboarding, we’ve also made some other improvements to SmartDraw 2009:
- Integration with Microsoft Project® - One feature that’s been requested for a long time is the ability to import and export Gantt charts (project charts) to and from Microsoft Project®. Well, all of you project managers out there have your wish. You can now import and export Gantt charts from SmartDraw 2009.5 to Microsoft Project®.
- Import Chart and Graph Data Directly from Excel® Files – In the original release of SmartDraw 2009, you could only import Excel® data by copying it to the clipboard. In 2009.5, you can import data directly from Excel® files themselves, which is much easier. SmartDraw 2009.5 also accepts data import from .CSV and .TXT files if you used delimited data.
If you’re a SmartDraw 2009 owner then I highly recommend that you download the patch and try out these new features. If you have any feedback please feel free to use our contact form. I read all of the email from that form myself.
SD2009 Owners: Download the 2009.5 Patch (it’s free)
If you’re a SmartDraw 2009 owner (most blog readers are), you can download the 2009.5 patch right here.
If you don’t own SmartDraw 2009, you can upgrade existing versions of SmartDraw or try it for free.
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