Back in the days of yore, if you wanted to communicate your business ideas visually, you used Harvard Graphics -- OK, I know I am dating myself -- but it was a good product for its time -- circa 1980s.
The category of business graphics tools has come a long way since then. Most everybody these days uses Visio to plot out there network diagrams, processes, and organizational charts.
But it isn't easy to use and you are limited in how you can use it.
But there is a better way -- and it's called SmartDraw VP (Visual Processor). With it you can produce charts and communicate your ideas faster and more professionally.
For instance, let's say you want to map out an existing web site for an expansion project. With
SmartDraw VP you simply enter the URL for the web site and it instantly spiders the site and produces a flowchart.
With another click, you can grab screenshots of every page and instantly add it to the flowchart. Another click adds the web page titles. It's that easy.
With this new flowchart as a starting point, you can quickly add more boxes, drawing lines, moving pages, etc. and
SmartDraw VP updates it all on-the-fly, carefully realigning
elements to keep everything looking tidy.
As if this was not enough, SmartDraw VP
also empowers you to create Mind Maps, Calendars and even Floor Plans. It comes with an extensive library of over 70 categories of charts with thousands of ready-to-use templates which provide you with a starting point. Then you can simply use your keyboard's arrow keys to continue adding boxes and lines. You simply point in the direction you want
SmartDraw VP to draw and off it goes. It reminds me of a business version of Etch-a-Sketch. I love this feature. What used to be a real
drag is now a lot fun!
SmartDraw VP is integrated with Microsoft Office and with a single click you can send your chart contents to Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Project.
Mind Mapping is becoming a very popular method for addressing business challenges. With
SmartDraw VP you can add your major milestones and minor milestones to a chart, and with a click of a button, you can view it as a project plan -- without Microsoft Project. It's all built into
SmartDraw VP. With another click you can view your project plan as a time line. It's truly amazing!
I know all of this sounds too good to be true but it gets even better. When you design a chart in
SmartDraw VP, and export it to PowerPoint, it will even create an animated sequence to build the chart, one section at a time. This enhances your ability to communicate complex ideas quickly and easily. You can even outline your presentation in
SmartDraw VP, add your text and visuals and click a button to build a PowerPoint presentation.
There's so much to see with SmartDraw VP,
but space prohibits me from showing it all. To download a demo and start
playing with the power of SmartDraw VP,
please click here.
SmartDraw VP
