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- Price: Free to try (7-day trial, print-limited); $197.00 to buy (Buy it now)
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: December 07, 2007
- Total Downloads: 747,670
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 122 votes
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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 presentation-quality graphics of all kinds in just minutes. Make flowcharts, charts and graphs, floor plans, org charts, project charts, sales maps, mind maps, marketing charts, technical diagrams, calendars, forms, maps and more using our easy to use SmartTemplates. SmartDraw works hand in hand with Microsoft Office, and generates PDF output. SmartDraw 2008 features dramatically improved graphics, 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. An improved ribbon interface puts your most used features just one click away, and automated functions do the hard work for you. Photo-editing tools and better graphics with all-new special effects make great presentations easy. See all of the enhanced capabilities of the new SmartDraw 2008.
Version 2008.11 includes product enhancements, UI updates, improved charts, and graphs support.
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Version 2008.11 includes product enhancements, UI updates, and improved charts and graphs support.
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User reviews of SmartDraw 2008.11
- Average user rating: 4.1 stars out of 122 votes
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Version: SmartDraw 2008.11
"A great program improved still further!"
Pros: SmartDraw 2008 provides significant improvements to an already great piece of software!
I've been a very happy user of SmartDraw for many years - since version 3.0 or 4.0. Exactly where I started with it is lost now in the mists of time and disappeared from memory. :-)
This new version provides several major changes and a number of enhancements. There is also a 'ribbon' interface, a la MS Office.
Users of earlier versions of SmartDraw (except 2007, which also had a similar look) might find the new interface takes a bit of getting used to, as I did. For example, I was initially challenged when I couldn't find the "File > Save" option in the tab menus. After some puzzlement, I clicked the red SD 2008 button at the top left - and voila! There was the File menu! A real "Duh!" moment for me. ;-)
However, even if you find there's a bit of a learning curve with navigation, the new features and enhancements make the effort well worth it! For example:
1) The program loads much more quickly than SD 2007, and operation is faster too.
2) Once I got used to where the various tools and buttons are located, accessing them to insert and edit objects was much quicker than before.
3) Greater automation of both flowcharts and gantt charts has made the job of creating them so much easier and faster for me
4) The capacity to use linked mindmaps linked and gantt charts - a very handy feature!
5) Even better integration with MS Office and Acrobat - transferring SD diagrams into other programs is a real breeze!
6) Photo editing on-the-fly. Although I've not used this much yet, it has worked really well for me. I can see it's a feature I'll use regularly, saving considerable time and effort when a photo I'm including needs to be 'tweaked' - instead of having to open that file in another graphic program to do the job.
Once you get used to navigating between the various tools and features, it's even easier and more enjoyable to use than previous versions!
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Version: SmartDraw 2008.11
Pros: Using Word or PowerPoint drawing just doesn't cut it ... you can waste so much time on a crappy drawing. This is much easier and more powerful.
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Version: SmartDraw 2008.11
"SmartDraw made me look like a rockstar!"
Pros: I was working on a presentation for my bosses and the situation was looking pretty dire. I was in desperate need of some cool graphics to jazz up my PowerPoint. I found SmartDraw and downloaded the free trial, and knew I couldn't live without it! Needless to say, my presentation was a huge success and now I am up for a promotion!
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Version: SmartDraw 2008.11
Pros: this free update to my version adds more content. bar charts have some new features.
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Version: SmartDraw 2008.11
"SmartDraw makes me look good."
Pros: I can't draw a stick figure in a snow storm. I've never been good with a pencil, paintbrush, photoshop, or anything artistic.
Despite all that, when I'm done with a project in Smartdraw, I look like I was an art major instead of the Econ nerd I really am.
Wasted years on Visio, Excel and PowerPoint. Smartdraw beats em all because what I do looks better and takes a hell of a lot less time. Thank you smartdraw!
Cons: It was a little expensive when I was still a student. But it's cheaper than the competition, and now that I use it at work it saves me money by saving me time.
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