SmartDraw is a diagram tool used to make flowcharts, organization charts, mind maps, project charts, and other business visuals. SmartDraw has two versions: a downloadable Windows edition and an online Cloud solution. Since version 7, it uses Microsoft's Fluent User Interface in conjunction with automated panels specific to each type of diagram.
It integrates with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Project; it can export diagrams to common image formats and PDF format.
Video SmartDraw
Integration and Add-Ons
SmartDraw integrates with Microsoft Office products including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
SmartDraw allows users to animate graphics presented in PowerPoint by revealing portions of the graphics in steps. This technique is called sequencing or animating graphics. Additional PowerPoint integration includes SmartDraw's ability to generate full PowerPoint presentations using a "PowerPoint Storyboard" template..
SmartDraw also supports importing and exporting project charts into Microsoft Project format.
With the release of SmartDraw 2010 Microsoft SharePoint integration was added, providing an in-product document check-in/check-out interface similar to the ones found in Word 2007, PowerPoint 2007, and Excel 2007.
To create charts, users can import data from Microsoft Excel.
SmartDraw supports building a network diagram automatically from an LDAP data import.
SmartDraw can also capture live data from Google Maps to incorporate regions, counties, zip codes, countries and even satellite images from across the globe into illustrations---all as separate, editable elements.
Built-in photo-software functionality allows users to import images directly from digital cameras or other sources, crop and scale, adjust color and brightness, and drop them into org charts or any other document.
Maps SmartDraw
Product history
File Format
The following file extensions are specific to SmartDraw:
- .SDR - "SmartDraw Documents," a binary file format used for saving SmartDraw documents.
- .SDT - "Smart/Draw Templates," a binary file format used for saving SmartDraw reusable document templates.
- .SDL - "SmartDraw Libraries," a binary file format used for saving symbol libraries in SmartDraw.
- .SCZ - "SmartDraw Collections," a binary file format used for saving SmartDraw collections.
See also
- Data flow diagram
- Flowchart
- List of concept- and mind-mapping software
- List of concept mapping software
- List of UML tools
- Mind mapping
- Process management
- Technical drawing
- Visual communication
References
External links
- Official website
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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