SmartDraw 2012 Adds Visual Hubs Improved Organizational Tools

  • By Tim Sohn
  • 10/18/11

SmartDraw Software has released SmartDraw 2012, with improved organizational tools, visual information hubs, and the ability to assign projects by person.

The product, developed by the San Diego, CA-based company, lets users create visuals in a variety of formats, including project charts, mind maps, timelines, and more, using its visual processor.

New features in SmartDraw 2012 include:

  • Floating toolbars, which control zoom, scrolling, and timeframe displayed;
  • Project timeline zoom and scroll, allowing project charts to fit on a single page;
  • Data export to Microsoft Project;
  • Enhanced assignment and outline project views;
  • The ability to move or duplicate commonly used tasks with copy and paste, or by putting them into a custom task library;
  • Visual information hubs, which provide access and organization for documents in many formats, including PDFs, Microsoft Word, and Web sites; and
  • Meeting View, which lets users assign projects by person.

SmartDraw 2012 is available to post-secondary school students and instructors for $99. Licensing plans are also available for colleges and universities.

For more information, visit smartdraw.com. A free trial is available at smartdraw.com/downloads.

About the Author

Tim Sohn is a 10-year veteran of the news business, having served in capacities from reporter to editor-in-chief of a variety of publications including Web sites, daily and weekly newspapers, consumer and trade magazines, and wire services. He can be reached at [email protected] and followed on Twitter @editortim.

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