Daniel G. Hoffmann & Doug Lowe 
SmartDraw For Dummies 

Diagrams, organizational charts, flowcharts, even floor plans
— they’re all types of business graphics. Only one tool
does ’em all: Smart Draw. Smart Draw 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.

You’ll learn how to set up the program, navigate its
somewhat unique interface, and work with Smart Draw’s
thousands of templates. You don’t need artistic talent, just
this handy guide and the extended, fully functional trial version
of Smart Draw that’s on the bonus CD!

* Use Smart Draw templates to create org charts, flowcharts,
express charts, mind maps, Live Maps, and more

* Dress up your graphics with color, effects, and design
themes

* Learn to integrate your graphics into Microsoft Office
applications and animate graphics for cool Power Point
presentations

* Explore Smart Draw diagrams for Web pages and e-mail
newsletters

* Import Smart Draw graphics into Word and Excel documents

* Take advantage of extra software and additional templates,
sample drawings and flowcharts, image editing tools, maps, and
flyers on the CD

You’ll 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 Power Point MVP
and a Smart Draw vice president, Smart Draw For Dummies helps
you banish boring charts forever!

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

Table of Content

Introduction.

Part I: Getting Started with Smart Draw.

Chapter 1: Welcome to Smart Draw.

Chapter 2: Creating a Business Graphic with Smart Draw.

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 Smart Draw with Microsoft Office and the
Web.

Chapter 16: Exporting Smart Draw Graphics.

Chapter 17: Animating Business Graphics in Power Point 2007.

Chapter 18: Taking Your Graphics to the Web.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 19: Ten Smart Draw Commandments.

Chapter 20: Ten Odd and Unusual Smart Draw Templates.

Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Creating Great Graphics.

Chapter 22: Ten Things You Didn’t Think to Use Smart Draw
For.

Appendix: About the CD.

Index.

End-User License Agreement.

About the author

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
Smart Draw.com. Prior to Smart Draw, Dan held various positions at
Microsoft (including original member of the Power Point 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 40 For Dummies books, among them
Power Point 2007 For Dummies and Word 2007 All-in-One Desk
Reference For Dummies. He lives in sunny Fresno, California,
where the motto is ‘Fres-YES!, ‘ (unfortunately,
that’s 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).
He’s one of those obsessive-compulsive decorating nuts who
creates computer-controlled Halloween decorations that rival
Disney’s Haunted Mansion.