Diagrams, organizational charts, flowcharts, even floor plans theyre all types of business graphics. Only one tool does em all: SmartDraw.SmartDraw For Dummies shows you how this business graphics software helps you make boring presentations exciting and how to create graphics that can help you sell, manage, inform, motivate, and more.

Youll learn how to set up the program, navigate its somewhat unique interface, and work with SmartDraws thousands of templates. You dont need artistic talent, just this handy guide and the extended, fully functional trial version of SmartDraw thats on the bonus CD!

Use SmartDraw templates to create org charts, flowcharts, express charts, mind maps, Live Maps, and moreDress up your graphics with color, effects, and design themesLearn to integrate your graphics into Microsoft Office applications and animate graphics for cool PowerPoint presentationsExplore SmartDraw diagrams for Web pages and e-mail newslettersImport SmartDraw graphics into Word and Excel documentsTake advantage of extra software and additional templates, sample drawings and flowcharts, image editing tools, maps, and flyers on the CD

Youll also find graphics guidelines to help you create more effective charts and presentations, plus tips on using color and images to your advantage. Written by a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP and a SmartDraw vice president,SmartDraw For Dummies helps you banish boring charts forever!

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Daniel Hoffmann is a software industry veteran and entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in the design, development, and marketing of innovative and industry leading products. He currently serves as the Vice President of Marketing at SmartDraw.com. Prior to SmartDraw, Dan held various positions at Microsoft (including original member of the PowerPoint for Windows and Word for Windows 95 teams), HP, and was CEO of Namezero.com. He is also the holder of several patents in software and Internet technology.

Doug Lowe has been writing computer books since 1981, including nearly 40For Dummies books, among themPowerPoint 2007 For Dummies andWord 2007 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies. He lives in sunny Fresno, California, where the motto is Fres-YES!, (unfortunately, thats true) with his wife, the youngest of his three daughters, and a couple of dogs (a goofylooking six-month-old Shar-Pei/Black Lab mix named Lucy and a yellow lab named Odie). Hes one of those obsessive-compulsive decorating nuts who creates computer-controlled Halloween decorations that rival Disneys Haunted Mansion.

Introduction.

Part I: Getting Started with SmartDraw.

Chapter 1: Welcome to SmartDraw.

Chapter 2: Creating a Business Graphic with SmartDraw.

Chapter 3: Drawing Shapes and Lines.

Chapter 4: Working with Text.

Chapter 5: Printing Your Drawings.

Part II: Embellishing Your Graphics.

Chapter 6: Using Themes, Styles, and Effects.

Chapter 7: Working with Tables.

Chapter 8: Inserting Images in Your Drawings.

Chapter 9: Working with Layers.

Part III: Creating Business Graphics.

Chapter 10: Creating Charts.

Chapter 11: Fashioning Flowcharts.

Chapter 12: Crafting Organization Charts.

Chapter 13: Building Floor Plans.

Chapter 14: Making Mind Maps.

Chapter 15: Working with Live Maps.

Part IV: Using SmartDraw with Microsoft Office and the Web.

Chapter 16: Exporting SmartDraw Graphics.

Chapter 17: Animating Business Graphics in PowerPoint 2007.

Chapter 18: Taking Your Graphics to the Web.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 19: Ten SmartDraw Commandments.

Chapter 20: Ten Odd and Unusual SmartDraw Templates.

Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Creating Great Graphics.

Chapter 22: Ten Things You Didnt Think to Use SmartDraw For.

Appendix: About the CD.

Index.

End-User License Agreement.