smartdraw_manual

SmartDraw®DrawAnythingEasily®User'sGuideVersion6SmartDraw.comCopyright1994-2001,SmartDraw.comAllRightsReserved.ThisproductcontainsimagesfromSmartDraw.com,StudioAdvertisingArt,NetworkWorld.MapImages©2001MapResources.AllRightsReserved.Visit©1994-2001HemeraTechnologies,Inc.AllRightsReserved.Visit©1994-1999GraphicCorp,aDivisionofCorelCorporation,andCorelCorporationLimited.AllRightsreserved.VisitGraphicCorpat©1993-1998WinterTreeSoftwareInc.DanishLexiconCopyright(c)1994-1997WintertreeSoftwareInc.DutchLexiconCopyright(c)1994-1997WintertreeSoftwareInc.FinnishLexiconCopyright(c)1994-1997WintertreeSoftwareInc.FrenchLexiconCopyright(c)1994-1997WintertreeSoftwareInc.GermanLexiconCopyright(c)1994-1997WintertreeSoftwareInc.ItalianLexiconCopyright(c)1994-1997WintertreeSoftwareInc.SpanishLexiconCopyright(c)1994-1997WintertreeSoftwareInc.SwedishLexiconCopyright(c)1994-1997WintertreeSoftwareInc.BrazilianPortugueseLexiconCopyright(c)1994-1997WintertreeSoftwareInc.NorwegianLexiconCopyright(c)1994-1997WintertreeSoftwareInc.MedicalLexiconCopyright(c)1994-1997WintertreeSoftwareInc.LegalLexiconCopyright(c)1994-1997WintertreeSoftwareInc.ImageStream®Graphics&PresentationFiltersCopyright©1991-1997InsoCorporationAllRightsReserved.LicensedunderU.S.PatentNo.4,558,302andforeigncounterparts.SmartDraw®andSmartDrawing®areregisteredtrademarksofSmartDraw.com.Windows®isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporation.Otherproductsmentionedareregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectivecompanies.Anyreferencetoactualcompanynamesandproductsarefordemonstrationpurposesonly.SmartDraw.com10085CarrollCanyonRoad,#220SanDiego,CA92131USA(858)5490314FAX:(858)[e-mail]'sGuideContents••••iContentsGettingStarted7WelcometoSmartDraw!7SmartDrawProfessionalFeatures8InstallingSmartDraw10InstallingSmartDrawonaNetwork11RunningSmartDraw11GettingHelp12CreatingaNewDrawing15SelectingaTemplate15ClosingandSavingDrawings16OpeninganExistingDrawing17EmailingaDrawing18DrawingsandWindows18RightMouseButtonMenus19TheProgramToolbar19TheDocumentToolbar20RulersandGrids21SymbolLibraryWindows22TheSmartDrawExplorer22UndoandRedo23ChangingthePageSizeandOrientation23PageMargins24StoringTwoorMoreDrawingsintheSameDocument24DefaultSettings25ExitingSmartDraw25TheBasicsofFlowCharting26TheSmartDrawQuickTutorial27SmartDrawQuickTutorial:TheBasicsofSmartDrawin12EasyLessons27TutorialLesson1:StartingtheProgram28TutorialLesson2:BasicDrawing29TutorialLesson3:SelectingObjects31TutorialLesson4:UsingLines33TutorialLesson5:AddingTexttoYourDrawings36TutorialLesson6:Colors,Shading,Borders,Arrowheads38TutorialLesson7:AutomaticConnectors(theEasyWaytoDrawPerfectCharts)39TutorialLesson8:HowtoLineThingsUp42TutorialLesson9:GroupingandUn-GroupingObjects44TutorialLesson10:UsingtheLibraries44ii••••ContentsSmartDrawUser'sGuideTutorialLesson11:TablesandForms47TutorialLesson12:TheProfessionalFinish49DrawingwithSmartDraw52AddingObjects52StickyToolSelection54DrawingLinesandCurves54SelectingObjects57MovingObjects58SizingObjects59TheShapePropertiesDialog60ThePositionandSizeDialog62RotatingObjects62FlippingObjects64DeletingObjects65DuplicatingObjects65TheSmartDrawExplorer66TheSmartDrawExplorerPanel66TheExplorerTreeControl66SearchingtheTree68OpeningLibrariesandTemplates69Favorites70RightMouseButtonMenus71RefreshingtheTree71Previewsandon-demandinstallation72SmartDrawCollectionLicenses74ChangingtheAppearanceofaDrawing76ChangingtheAppearanceofShapes76ChangingtheShape77AdjustingShapeOutlines78RedesigningShapeOutlines78ChangingtheAppearanceofLines79ArrowheadDialog79CreatingYourOwnArrowheads81ChangingLineShape82ChangingtheBackgroundColor83CopyingtheAppearanceofaShapeorLine83ColorsandShadows84OverridingShadows86DefiningYourOwnStyles87OverridingStyles89AddingText90EnteringTextinShapes90AutomaticTextResizing90SmartDrawUser'sGuideContents••••iiiTextEntryProperties91EnteringBackgroundText93AttachingTexttoLines94Dimensioning:ShowingLineLength95ChangingFonts,SizeandStyle96ChangingTextUsingtheToolbar97PositioningTextInsideShapes98PositioningTextAlongLines98DeletingText99InsertingSymbols99SpecialCharacters99BulletedText100ChangingTextColor100ChangingTextShadows100UsingTables101WhatareTables?101AddingTablestoaDrawing101ChangingaNormalShapeintoaTable102ChangingaTableintoaNormalShape103Rows,ColumnsandCells103FormattingTables103AddingTableFormatsofYourOwn104AddingTexttoTables104MovingAroundtheTable105SelectingCells106ApplyingChangestoSelectedCells106SelectingCellDividers107MovingCellDividers108ChangingtheWidthandHeightofCells.108SpacingRowsandColumnsEvenly109ResizingtheTableObject109JoiningandSplittingCells.109InsertingRows,ColumnsandCells110AppendingRowsandColumns112DeletingRows,ColumnsandCells112Deleting,CopyingandPastingText113ChangingtheAppearanceofaTableObject113AutoFill113UsingTables114ArrangingObjects117ArrangingObjects117UsingSnaps117AligningObjects117Making