SmartDraw 2009
by SmartDraw.com
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Software Summary
Manufacturer: SmartDraw.comBrand: SmartDraw.com
Format: CD-ROM
Release Date: 2008-09-09
Platform: Windows Vista, Windows XP
Model: SDS10-CD
Product features:
- Give better PowerPoint presentations
- Better organize your thoughts with mind maps
- Better manage your work with project time lines
- Improve efficiency by documenting it with flow charts
- Save time and go home early
Software Reviews of SmartDraw 2009
Customer Review: IT'S JUNK!!
Summary: 1 Stars
DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON SMARTDRAW LIKE I DID!!!
If you want to experience frustration with a tool that consistently behaves badly, spend $200 on Smartdraw. I've had it nearly a year now and have found it to be generally non-configurable (take a look at the Options settings -- there are a whopping six of them!) and forces you to do what it wants you to do at almost every turn. Try making a flow chart -- connecting the symbols with lines frequently results in non-orthoganol lines that pass through the symbols creating a visual mess. Add text to connectors -- IT decides where the text goes -- not you. Few things are intuitive. Symbols and lines may or may not stay on grid. Symbols cannot be globally resized. Automatic symbol resizing cannot be disabled, so you end up with inconsistently sized decision blocks, etc., for a really crappy looking diagram. And, there is no way to specify the default font size; if you want to use a different sized text other than their default 10 point, you'll be changing it almost everytime after you've entered the text.
I've had experience with CAD and drawing/publishing programs (AutoCAD, Corel, Solidworks, OrCAD, MS Publisher) and all of them generally behave well with an occasional aggravation, but Smartdraw will try your patience and leave you worn out after using it a couple of hours.
Description of SmartDraw 2009
SmartDraw 2009 is easy to use "business graphics" software that is the perfect companion product for Microsoft Office. SmartDraw provides "visual productivity" and allows you to communicate more effectively, better manage your people and your projects, work smarter, save time and save money. The software includes hundreds of pre-drawn templates of business graphics including flow charts, mind maps, project time lines, organization charts, colorful 3-D graphs, floor plans, country maps, network diagrams, and more. SmartDraw is easy to use, and does the drawing for you. Price includes free tech support, and the CD / Media Pack.Presentation Software
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