Let us see a simple example to create a brochure using SmartDraw and then create a simple weekly task report template to manage a project work.
Steps to create Brochure instantly
1. Download the SmartDraw 2009 and install the software on your pc.
2. Open SmartDraw and browse to the category Flyers and select the Brochure section SmartDraw will show the available template preview and select the one which suits you.
3. SmartDraw will download the template and will allow you to edit the brochure which you have chosen
4. Make the most use of the toolbars available in ribbon format, most important tools are adding images, auto shapes, themes and colors.
5. Once editing work is over you can save the document as smartdraw file (.sdr) or you can export the file to any of the format like pdf,ppt or to word document.
Steps to create project management form
1. Open SmartDraw and browse the category Project management menu
2. Select your preferred format and in this example we selected weekly task allotted format.
3. The template will generate the weekly status based on the range of dates chosen and fill in a sample data for easy understanding
4. Export the template in a word or excel format and share with your team and subordinates to track the weekly status of the team.
Conclusion
SmartDraw is really useful for people in corporate,management,engineering and media publications. It has rich editing features including themes and templates. The power of SmartDraw is its ease of use and you can export to various formats like word,excel,pdf or even images. SmartDraw is free to try for 30 days and has the capability to improve the productivity of office documenting needs and works.It has templates for every needs and perfect to edit options.
