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SmartDraw 2007 8.12

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  • Price: Free to try (7-day trial, watermark on printout); $297.00 to buy (Buy it now)
  • Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
  • Date added: January 23, 2007
  • Total Downloads: 747,670
  • Downloads last week: 1,419
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CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET Staff

Word processors work wonderfully, right up until the time you need to draw a diagram to illustrate your work. SmartDraw provides a handy shortcut for anyone in this situation, offering 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. Generic templates include flowcharts, organizational charts, mind maps, family trees, ER diagrams, and far more. A clip-art collection helps fill out the basic templates, and a drag-and-drop tool lets users easily add frequently used symbol combinations. The program also functions as a standalone drawing tool, supporting free-hand drawing, image layers, text, and tables. Work can be saved in a number of formats including JPEG, PDF, HTML and AutoCAD Interchange.

As a fast illustration or business tool for someone who's not doing full-blown design work, we think this program functions extraordinarily well.

Publisher's description

From SmartDraw :

Create professional flowcharts, floor plans, org charts, maps, technical diagrams, or calendars using our easy to use SmartTemplates. Plus, SmartDraw works hand in hand with Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and other tools. SmartDraw 2007 features dramatically improved graphics capability, with professionally designed gradients, textures, effects, styles, and themes. New SmartTemplates make you an instant expert in drawing 33 of the most-needed charts and diagrams, even if you've never seen one before Work Smarter. An all-new user interface puts your most used tools and features just one click away, and automated functions do the hard work for you. Better Graphics with all-new special effects--see all the enhanced graphic capability built into SmartDraw 2007. Faster Results, thanks to SmartTemplates that almost automatically create correct flowcharts, Gantt charts, software design diagrams, electrical engineering diagrams, ecomaps, genograms, floor plans.

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  • 1 stars

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Version: SmartDraw 2007 8.12

    "Weak graphics engine, better clip art on the web"

    by tom173 on February 6, 2007

    Pros: Easy, but not really intuitive to use.

    Cons: I've been using SD since version 4 and have to say that I originally loved this program. But with each version it simply gets worse and this new one caps them all.

    - Much more complicated interface then ever before.

    - They still can't offer semi transparent images. Even freeware's can do this.

    - Still very slow.

    - Clipart is weak compared to what I can get for free from many sites

    - This new version is half the value at twice the price. I say this because if you check the EULA for previous versions you could use the software on two computers. Now they only allow you to use it on one. So forget installing it on your laptop to work on the road. Not even the decency to offer a discount for a second license.

    - Very poor integration with images. They had actually solve this with previous version and then took it out with the new version! They fail to mention this while they spout off about all the (minor) improvements in version 8. But they will give this back to you in the future as a pay for upgrade.

    - Removed Clip Art. Yep, you pay for an upgrade, or buy this version new, and you've now lost all the medical and science cliparts that were in previous versions. Want them back? Pay for one of their special versions.

    In conclusion I can say that if you already have a version of Smart Draw don't waste your money on this upgrade. You'll actaully be losing features and the more complicated interface is annoying and a pain to use. If you've never bought this program spend your money on a software that offers more powerful features and get your clipart off the net. Cheaper and better for sure.

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  • 5 stars

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

    Version: SmartDraw 2007 8.12

    "easy to use to build web site diagrams"

    by dukeurl on February 15, 2007

    Pros: easy to use to build web diagrams -- just point and click and I was finished!

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  • 2 stars

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

    Version: SmartDraw 2007 8.12

    "Make your computer hunger for more memory"

    by vinsky1579 on February 13, 2007

    Pros: Nice program. Very easy to use especially if you have already well adept into Visio or any related drawing software.

    Cons: When you start doing some grouping of your objects, your computer, especially for laptop, would tend to need more memory for processing. My laptop became so sluggish that my work is always compromised to failure. Moreover, when you look into your file size, what a humungous disk space required.

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  • 5 stars

    Version: SmartDraw 2007 8.12

    "Best Businness Graphics Program Ever!!!"

    by dtumelty on February 21, 2007

    Pros: SmartDraw offers a comprehensive Business Graphics program that has helped me in many different areas, from forms to flowcharts and everything in between. I even use it to create a newsletter for my son's school. Their templates are great, and if there isn't something that meets my needs, SmartDraw's ability to import other diagrams is practically flawless. Another great thing is that you can easily import your SmartDraw diagram into another format, from pdf to jpg, etc. It is truly great, and user friendly.

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  • 5 stars

    Version: SmartDraw 2007 8.12

    "Awesome! So easy to use, I just dragged and dropped!"

    by tuffgong1974 on February 21, 2007

    Pros: Just how easy it is to use. I really enjoyed all the templates and great examples they offer, which give me great inspiration for business projects that I work on daily.

    Cons: none!

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