Version 1.7

ConceptDraw Help System

Contents

Welcome to ConceptDraw!

• What's New in this Version
• ConceptDraw for Business and Technical Drawing
• Key Features of ConceptDraw
• What You Benefit from the Professional Version
• How to Order ConceptDraw
• System Requirements
• How to Install ConceptDraw
• Registration
• Technical Support
• About the Team who Created ConceptDraw
• How to Contact Us

Reference Manual

Manipulating Files and Windows

• Opening and Closing Files
• Manipulating the Windows
• Creating New ConceptDraw Files
• Saving ConceptDraw Files
• Importing Files
• Exporting Files
• Working with Text Data (PRO)

Internet Integration

• Sending a Document via E-mail
• Searching the Internet
• Using Hyperlinks
• Exporting a Document to HTML

Main Settings

• Application Settings
• Manipulating Toolbars
• Document Page Settings
• Printing Setup

Creating Objects

• What Objects You Can Use
• Drawing Figures
• Additional Operations on Figures
• Facilities for Precision in Drawing
• Pictures
• Grouping Objects

Manipulating Objects

• Selecting Objects
• Basic Operations
  • Copying and Pasting
  • Duplicating Objects
  • Deleting Objects
  • Undo and Redo Operations
• Moving, Arranging and Flipping Objects
• Connecting Objects
• Formatting Object Properties
  • Line Properties
  • Fill Patterns and Colors
  • Shadow
  • Unifying Visual Attributes of Objects (Same Style)
  • Replacing Objects and Unifying their Form (Substitute)
  • Protection
  • Double-Click Action
  • Information
  • Behaviour
  • Hyperlink

Using Handles to Change the Appearance of Objects

• Resizing
• Rotating
• Reshaping Figures

Working with Text

• Adding Text to a Document
• Editing Text
• Formatting Text

Document

• Working with the Document
  • Page Scrolling Tools
  • Zooming a Page
  • Customizing the View
  • Rulers and Grid
  • Scaling in Documents
  • Measurements
  • Color Palette
• Document Properties
• Manipulating Document Pages
• Working with Layers
• Printing a Document

Optimizing the Environment

• Templates
• Workspace Files

Libraries

• Using Libraries
• Editing and Creating Libraries

Using the Object Parameter Table

• Object Parameter Table
• Table Sections
• Functions

Working with Other OLE-Compatible Applications

• OLE Objects in ConceptDraw Documents
• ConceptDraw Objects in Other OLE-Compatible Applications

Appendix A:    Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Actions

Appendix B:    A Brief Menu Tour