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Subject:Re: [Fwd: graphics package] From:Janet Valade <janetv -at- MAIL -dot- SYSTECH -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 23 Nov 1998 07:44:59 -0800
> any recommendations for an easy to use, but flexible graphics program
> that I can use to make some simple diagrams to add to my help?
>
Visio Technical does the best technical drawings and is pretty easy
to learn. However, it is fairly expensive and might be more than you want.
Visio Standard is less expensive.
There is a program that is very similar to Visio, but not as
powerful, called SmartDraw. It is only $49 and you can download a demo
program to try. It certainly does everything mentioned. And quite easily. It
is the same sort of shapes and connectors software that visio is. See http://www.smartdraw.com
Janet
Janet Valade
Technical Writer
Systech Corp, San Diego, CA mailto:janetv -at- systech -dot- com
> I will
> need to be able to draw circles, lines, arrows, boxes, add text,
> curved lines, etc. Paint would be ok except it doesn't do arrows. I
> want to add them to the Robohelp help. I can even use Word's
> graphics, but I can not figure out how to save the word graph as a
> file type I can reference with the Robohelp graphics insertion
> routine.
>
> I have an deadline that is quickly approaching, so any help/advice you
> can offer would (as usual) be greatly appreciated.
>
> kelli
>
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