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ConceptDraw Project Help System

Contents

• What is ConceptDraw Project?
• Who Can Use ConceptDraw Project?
• What Technologies Does ConceptDraw Project Use?
• What Can You Benefit from ConceptDraw Project?
• Introduction
• Key Features
• System Requirements
• How to Install ConceptDraw Project
• Registration
• How to Order ConceptDraw Project
• Technical Support
• Downloading Updates
• About The Team Who Created ConceptDraw Project
• How to Contact Us

• Essential Terms
• Creating a Project
• Quick Start
• Project Assistant
  • Filling Out The Information Table of The Project.
  • Assigning Duration of a Project
  • Tasks and Opportunities
  • Defining Project Goals
  • Defining Project Objectives
  • Identifying Success Criteria of a Project
  • Defining Assumptions, Risks and Obstacles in a Project
  • Creating a List of Activities and Tasks
  • Defining Project Task Properties
  • Creating Links Between Tasks
  • Creating Resources
  • Assigning Resources to Tasks
• Project Graphic Presentations
• Selecting Presentation Type for Printing
  • Gantt's Chart
  • WBS-Flowchart
  • MindMap Tree
  • Changing The Presentation Type

• The Application Starting Window
• Developing Projects
  • Creating A Project
  • Creating A Project Using Assistant
  • Project Calendar
  • Project Importing
  • Saving A Project
  • Exporting A Project
  • Printing
• Manipulating Project Tasks
  • Creating A Task
  • Deleting A Project Task
  • Hierarchy of Tasks in a Project. Task Indent
  • Hierarchy of Tasks in a Project. Task Outdent
  • A Task As A Milestone
  • Fixing a Deadline
  • Changing Task Properties
  • Assigning Resources to Tasks
• Creating Links Between Tasks
  • Types of Task Links
  • Creating Task Links
• Managing Resources
  • Creating Resources
  • Resource Types
  • The Resource Costs Concept
  • Assigning Resources to Task
• Reports
  • Printing of Reports
  • Saving Reports in PDF
  • Sending Reports via E-mail
• Auxiliary Objects
  • What Objects You Can Use
  • Creating Objects
  • Manipulating Objects
• Working with Text
  • Adding Text to an Object
  • Editing Text
  • Formatting Text
• Working with OLE-Compatible Applications
  • OLE-objects in Projects of ConceptDraw Project
  • ConceptDraw Objects in Other OLE-Compatible Applications
• Internet Integration
  • Sending a Document via E-mail
  • Using Hyperlinks
  • Exporting a Project to HTML
• Main Settings
  • Application Settings. Preferences
  • Manipulating Toolbars
  • Manipulating Windows
  • Printing Setup
• Tools and Toolbars
  • Main Toolbar
  • Drawing Tools Toolbar
  • Zoom Toolbar
  • Line & Fill Toolbar
  • Text Toolbar
  • Project Tools Toolbar
  • Symbols Toolbar
• Dialogs
  • Line Properties Dialog
  • Fill & Shadow Dialog
  • Text Properties Dialog
  • Double Click Dialog
  • Project Properties Dialog
  • Task Information Dialog
  • Resources Dialog
  • Reports Dialog
  • Preferences Dialog
  • Hyperlink Dialog
  • Find/Replace Dialog
  • HTML Properties Dialog
  • Picture Properties Dialog
  • View Columns Dialog
  • Customize Dialog
  • Open Dialog
  • Save Dialog
  • Paste Special Dialog
  • Page Setup Dialog
  • Print Dialog
  • Export MindMap Outline Dialog
  • PDF Properties dialog
• Menus. Context Windows
  • Main Menu
  • Tasks Context Menu
  • Object Context Menu
• Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Actions