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12 Great Reasons to Upgrade to SmartDraw 2009.
Even if you own SmartDraw 2008!
Save time, manage more effectively and go home earlier.
SmartDraw 2008 made it incredibly easy to create flowcharts, org charts
and other diagrams by drawing for you. SmartDraw 2009 takes this automation
even further saving you even more time.
1.
Create flowcharts in minutes to define your processes and improve your operations.
With SmartDraw 2009, you can create flowcharts that branch with a simple click, plus other improvements.
2.
Get your projects done on time with SmartDraw 2009's new project management features.
More than six major improvements including:
- Dependency
Make one task start when another ends. Change the end date of the first task and the start date of the second changes automatically.
- Groups of tasks
Tasks can also be grouped hierarchically so that the length of the parent task reflects the length of all the child tasks.
- Milestones
Add a milestone with a single click.
- Resources
Assign resources to a task.
- Automatic Chart Sizing
As tasks are added and removed, the chart grows and shrinks to accommodate the new date range.
- Definable Working Days
Define your work week and non-working holidays.
3.
Organize your ideas with a mind map. Now with automatic styling for better readability, export to outline format, hide and reveal detail, and of course automatic conversion into a project chart.
4.
Organize your people with org charts and team charts. Now hide and reveal any branch with a single click.
5.
Now timelines draw for you too. Simply click to add an event, change the format of your timeline from days to months to years on the fly.
6.
Add notes to any shape and see them pop up as you mouse over. Put the details in notes instead of on your diagram for a cleaner and simpler look.
Make them say "Yes!"
SmartDraw 2009 gives you even more persuasive ways to get your point across and
make them say "Yes!"
7.
If you use PowerPoint®, you need SmartDraw 2009's unique and vital auto-animation features. Using a graphic in a slide beats boring bullets every time, but revealing a graphic in a series of steps can increase comprehension tenfold. SmartDraw 2009 builds this in automatically. Set the steps in SmartDraw, then transfer the graphic and the steps to PowerPoint® with one click.
8.
Dazzle your audience with SmartDraw 2009's new 3D bar charts and area charts. Use the new gallery interface to change the appearance with one click.
9.
Plot all of your listings or accounts on Google maps. Show sales by state or region, all with a simple data import.
10.
Stand out from the crowd. Make any of your graphics float in mid-air. Print them this way or transfer them to PowerPoint® or Word®.
Look Even More Professional
With SmartDraw's new collections of templates, symbols, and added features.
11.
Completely new floor plan and landscape functionality include industry-standard dimension lines and much easier wall and perimeter design for a truly professional presentation.
Time-Savers for IT and Engineering
If you're still using manual graphics programs for network and software design,
using SmartDraw 2009 will be a treat!
12.
Build a network diagram automatically from your LDAP service or exported file. SmartDraw "draws for you," automatically aligning and spacing symbols.
Click to capture any web page then draw and annotate on top of it. Great for website review and development.
Build a map of any website with one click. SmartDraw 2009 eliminates duplicate links and organizes them into a logical tree one level at a time.
With SmartDraw 2009, UML and other software diagrams "draw for you" too.
Plus SmartDraw also includes 1000's of new and updated templates, better template search, automatic swim lanes, and much more.
If you own SmartDraw 2007 or earlier, click here for even more great reasons to upgrade.
Upgrade to the new SmartDraw 2009 now.
Look better and get more done today.
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