Cross-Functional Flowchart

How to Resize Objects

When creating diagram using ConceptDraw PRO, you can select, move, resize and rotate objects. After selecting an object (or objects) in a document, you can change it position, resize it or move an object to the desired position. The sizes of objects in ConceptDraw PRO can be changed by simple dragging, or you can set a particular size of any object. Using ConceptDraw PRO, you can re-size an object on the page using the absolute measurements instead of a mouse. You can make quick work of designing complex drawing using a combination of different-sized items.

How to Change the Startup Page in ConceptDraw PRO

You can create diagram with ConceptDraw PRO using your custom Template. You can set up your Template as a default ConceptDraw PRO start page. If you find yourself creating similar documents over and over again, it might be a good idea to save one of them as a template. Then you won't have to format your documents each time you want to make a new one. Just open the template and start from there. There are several tips for the ConceptDraw PRO startup page. This article describes how to set your desired start page.

How to Set Line Jumps for Smart Connectors in ConceptDraw PRO

Connecting objects in ConceptDraw PRO is an easy task. You can use Chain, or Tree connection mode for automatic connection of multiple objects. Besides the automatic connection modes, ConceptDraw PRO offers few options to connect objects manually: Direct, Arc, Bezier, Smart, Curve and Round Connectors. You can make them square, arched or angled and also set vertical or horizontal orientation Thus, you can control how the jumps and orientation occurs on smart connectors. When two smart connectors cross each other you can control how the two intersecting lines look.

How to Set the Default Theme for your Mind Maps

Find out a favorite style for your mind maps, then set it as the default for all your new mind maps.

How to Edit a Project Task List

A list of a project tasks is core to any project plan. It is the basic part of a project schedule. The project task list should include all of the work associated with fulfilling the project on time. Having an entire and complete task list, the project manager will be able to estimate the costs and resources, necessary to implement the project. The project task list creation is a key piece of project management. The list of project tasks have include activities, should be performed, and the sequence in which tasks need to be completed.

How to Set a Project Baseline Using ConceptDraw PROJECT

Project baseline in ConceptDraw PROJECT is excellent forguiding the execution of the current project and can be useful for further projects.

How to Draw a Floor Plan for Your Office

Designing the right office space is is an essential factor of business productivity. An office floor plan should reflect the needs of both employees and customers. ConceptDraw PRO allows you to draw the Floor Plan for your office using a special office equipment library as well as set of?special objects that?displays the?sizes, corners, squares and other floor plan details.

How to Draw an Area Chart in ConceptDraw PRO

Area chart is similar to a line chart, but an area chart has an area, commonly filled with color below the line. The applying of Line charts and area charts are also very similar. They both show continuity across a data set. They are both can be used for displaying time series data and for depicting tendencies better than separate values, but they have some different characteristics. Using the proper one is good chance to show once again a professionalism of your graphic documents. An area chart depicts a colored area below the line. The sum on the vertical axis of an area chart represents the entire value, while the height of each separate piece shows its parts. Area charts are used to display multiple data series with proportion to a whole value , or for separate data series showing a set of countable values, or cumulative data.

How to Create a Floor Plan

Making a floor plan is the best way to get a handle on how to organize your living space, and find out what could be changed. Creating a floor plan to scale is a challenge of the home and interior design process and can be noticeably helpful for visualizing things like furniture layout. You can use ConceptDraw?PRO to?produce layouts of?real estate properties. ConceptDraw PRO contains the large quantity of pre-designed vector objects that you can use for quick and easy designing such floor plans. You ?can easily determine the?size of?the?rooms and distances in?you drawing. The?ability to?create a floor plan is?delivered by?the?Floor Plans?solution. This solution extends ConceptDraw PRO with libraries that contains over 500 objects of floor plan elements. There is?a set of?special objects that?displays the?sizes, corners, squares and other technical details using?the?current measurements?of?units.

How to Customize a Task’s Duration

When you create an automatically scheduled task, ConceptDraw PROJECT assigns it duration of one day by default. You need modify that duration to reflect the real amount of time that the task requires.