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Customer Reviews of SmartDraw 2007

Isn't What It Says
SmartDraw says you get a "Free Seven Day Trial" which is total crap, because if you want to print anything, you'll get a big, fat watermark on your work. Unless of course you want to cough up a couple hundred bucks. I understand why they do this, but it feels creepy and deceptive to me. Your classic bait and switch. Also, doesn't work on Macs, even though every website designer I know uses Macs. Customer service is nice enough, but the product isn't very versatile.

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Easy to get started
I bought SmartDraw out of desperation when I was completing a report. I was was working with materials that included a number of charts which I needed to redraw and modify, and I wanted to include visually compatible charts and flow diagrams that I developed from scratch. I loved that I got going with very little difficulty, and that the range of templates covered a lot of the work that I do. The charts enhanced the readability of the report, my clients liked them, and I have gone on to use other SmartDraw templates in creating new charts and mind maps. A refreshing change from the frustration that starting to use new software often provokes. <
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A good and cheaper alternative to Visio 2007
The other reviews you read here will tell you all the good points about this program. The only reason I gave this program a 3 star rating is due to lack of help documentation and no searchable index for topics. One very SECRET way of finding help on their website is to use their SEARCH bar and type in the term you need help with. Typing ROTATE will get you all kinds of material. This is good but if I did not tell you, you would never have known about this! SmartDraw does not make it clear or easy for you to get help. <
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>Example - You want to learn how to ROTATE a group of objects on the screen. Good luck. You won't find any help in the users guide or online at the website. This is a program that you really do have to roll up your sleeves and bleed a bit to learn it. Many features are easy and quick to learn. Many features will make you go crazy due to lack of documentation. <
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>Also, I give this company a thumbs down for not having a user's forum on their website. A user forum would help other SmartDraw users to help each other and share ideas, templates, etc. SmartDraw claims to have over 10 million copies downloaded. I will be very conservative and assume they have at least 250,000 paying customers. I certainly would want to keep 250,000 people happy by creating a forum for them. <
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>Instead of providing great documentation and guidance, SmartDraw takes the easy way out. They have tons of links to OTHER websites! HA! Talk about letting others carry your water for you! <
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>Overall, SmartDraw 2007 is a great program. Visio 2007 Professional definitely is the clear winner and it is also twice the price of SmartDraw 2007. SmartDraw also requires fewer resources and is not as intrusive. <
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>If you're a hobbyist or a bit of a regular user for work reasons, this program will be a smart purchase. If you due charts, diagrams, etc all the time...you will definitely benefit from buying Visio 2007 Professional.