This tool provides a great deal of functionality for creating professional-looking flowcharts and organizational charts. The well-organized interface lets you create chart elements with a minimum of action. The program has a wide choice of diagram elements with customizable looks, sizes and colors. You can replicate symbols and apply changes to several at once. Novagraph Chartist maintains routing lines among symbols, and you can add your own symbols, although it takes some time because the program uses a special scripting language. The symbols can display images, embed various audio or video objects, and link to external documents. One inconvenience is that you can't type text directly onto the chart--you have to insert charts into other applications via OLE or save them in HTML, XML, VML or SVG formats. The program would be quite difficult to master without the detailed help file. By virtue of its functionality and price, Chartist is aimed primarily at professionals.
What’s new in version 5.1
Corrected graphics rendering for legacy graphics export formats; Fixed a bug interactiing with Word 2002 and later; Corrected problem with File Open dialog in Vista; Added Printer configuration button to Print dialog; Added Vista securtiy manifest to avoid virtualization.
Well crafted software, does exactly what I need it for
bluefeline
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This product is fast and easy to use. I created flowcharts which looked the way I wanted and had the complexity and flexibility in design and look that I needed. Excellent interface and help completed the decision for me.
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Have been a registered user for 8 years. Easy to use.
ecaltedley
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Easy to use. Vector graphics. I have created my own symbols and have created complex electronic circuit diagrams.
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An extremely versatile, economical, charting tool
qualibear
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I have not had the need to try other products since this product came on the market. I have used other good programs that were furnished by the companies that I worked for but they did not meet my needs. Most of them were too structured. As each edition of this program came on the scene my job as a Quality Assurance Engineer became simpler.
<p>I not only use the program for Org and Flow charts; I use it for genealogical timelines and story lines.
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This should be a mainstay, "Staple" tool for ALL modelers!!
TheFogKing
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Chartist has grown into a robust and versatile tool, which is not only easy to use but also produces OUTSTANDING models/diagrams. It is one of the first programs I load on any new machine, as I depend on it to make my living. The newest version provides a rich palette of shapes, colors and styles, which I use to produce great looking charts. It's an invaluable tool for data or process modeling, as well as logic or org charting.
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All of my requests for enhancements have been added to the latest version, and I have not found ANY "Cons" with the system!
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non-intuitive
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A very useful tool for flow charts and logical frameworks
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I have used Novagraph's Chartist for elaborating complex logical frameworks for internaitonal development programs and knowledge management for USAID. The new version of Chartist is especially useful for importing charts into other programs like MS Word and PowerPoint.
Simple, comprehensive chart production at a low cost!
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An easy to use charting program that enables us to produce charts for the organisation and output them in a form suitable for integration with other software packages
Great function and value.
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For me, it is better than any other flow chart software I have used or seen
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My experiences with this software and company make one feel that you are really a customer focus high tech and easy to use product company.
Excellent Product
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We have used visio, chartist and allclear. Chartist is the most versatile we have found.
