INFORMATION RELEASE AB 197
SMARTDRAW 4
1
SmartDraw 4 is the drawing package that is to be used for all Site Surveys, Project Plans,
Network Diagrams Forms and every
other use requiring graphics, The advantage of SmartDraw
4 is that a graphic can be inserted
into a word document, like a Site Survey; but should it require
any changes, then by double
clicking on the graphic it will fire up the SmartDraw 4, and the required
changes can be made in situ.
2 When using SmartDraw for the first time it is advisable to go through the Tutorial,
3 Tutorial
3.1 Open SmartDraw 4
3.2 At Welcome to SmartDraw window, click Cancel
3.3 Click on help on toolbar
3.4 Highlight and click on View Tutorial
3.5 Follow the tutorial through its 12 lessons
4 To use SmartDraw 4
4.1 Open SmartDraw 4
4.2 Window "Welcome to SmartDraw"
Highlight Create a new drawing Click OK.
4.3 Window Create New Drawing
Highlight required Template and Click OK,
4.4 Drag & Drop required shapes from Tool bar.
Correctly size, colour etc
Add text
4.5 When complete, Save as a unique document name, and /or insert into a word document.
5 Transferring Graphics from SmartDraw 4 to word,. Document (eg Site Survey)
5.1 Copy & Paste
The
easiest way to transfer drawings you create in SmartDraw to Microsoft Word, and the
other office programs,
is to simply copy all or part of the drawing in SmartDraw and then paste
it into Word.
5.2 Drag and Drop
You
can also drag selected parts of a drawing from SmartDraw into word and other office
programs. Unless you
hold down the Ctrl key while you do this, the selection will be deleted
from the drawing after
it is transferred to word. This conforms the standard Windows interface
for drag and drop
between applications.
6 To Amend a SmartDraw Graphic that has already been inserted into a word document
6.1 Open the Word Document
6.2 Double click on the graphic and then SmartDraw will open up.
6.3 Amend the graphic
6.4 Then from top tool bar select File
then Update (Site Survey doc)
6.5 The graphic within the word document will now be amended.