Omnioutliner Professional 3.0 Review

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(More customer reviews)Any software that tries to be all things to all people will ultimately fail.
Omnioutliner Pro is not that software. It has a very limited scope in terms of what it tries to do. And almost succeeds.
Let me start with the issues that I have with this software. The essential piece that is missing is EXPORT functionality. Sure it will export to various formats. HTML. RTF. Some Limited WORD and EXCEL export capabilities. And a few more. But it doesn't export to the apps formats that most users might need. Calendar. Mail. Not even OmniFocus - from the same company.
BUT as a consultant I still manage to use it on a daily basis and for multiple purposes.
There's the basic list making of course. But I also use it to organize my thoughts when I need to create a presentation, report, a training plan, or a simple meeting plan. The reason that I make such heavy use of this app can be summed up in one phrase - USER FRIENDLY.
This small app with seemingly limited use makes it very easy to get a quick start on most of the tasks that I come up against during my day. I have also found a report and some free templates on [...] that allows me to extend my use of it even further.
Is the THE MUST HAVE APP for your toolbox?
No. But if you have it, you'll probably find yourself turning towards it more often than you thought.

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SmartDraw 2007 Review

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(More customer reviews)The other reviews you read here will tell you all the good points about this program. The only reason I gave this program a 3 star rating is due to lack of help documentation and no searchable index for topics. One very SECRET way of finding help on their website is to use their SEARCH bar and type in the term you need help with. Typing ROTATE will get you all kinds of material. This is good but if I did not tell you, you would never have known about this! SmartDraw does not make it clear or easy for you to get help.
Example - You want to learn how to ROTATE a group of objects on the screen. Good luck. You won't find any help in the users guide or online at the website. This is a program that you really do have to roll up your sleeves and bleed a bit to learn it. Many features are easy and quick to learn. Many features will make you go crazy due to lack of documentation.
Also, I give this company a thumbs down for not having a user's forum on their website. A user forum would help other SmartDraw users to help each other and share ideas, templates, etc. SmartDraw claims to have over 10 million copies downloaded. I will be very conservative and assume they have at least 250,000 paying customers. I certainly would want to keep 250,000 people happy by creating a forum for them.
Instead of providing great documentation and guidance, SmartDraw takes the easy way out. They have tons of links to OTHER websites! HA! Talk about letting others carry your water for you!
Overall, SmartDraw 2007 is a great program. Visio 2007 Professional definitely is the clear winner and it is also twice the price of SmartDraw 2007. SmartDraw also requires fewer resources and is not as intrusive.
If you're a hobbyist or a bit of a regular user for work reasons, this program will be a smart purchase. If you due charts, diagrams, etc all the time...you will definitely benefit from buying Visio 2007 Professional.

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