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Features

Improved Chart Layout Features

The 10 page x 10 page standard canvas layout has new abilities.  You can still select a canvas layout (up to 10 x 10) or now you can select Page Streaming to the LEFT or DOWN.  This allows you to display the pages in a "stream" for better planning.

Tabbed Manager Toolbars

When an object is selected (such as a shape that includes text) the manager tray displays either the Text Manager or the Shape Manager toolbar depending on "last used" mode.  if you see the Shape Manager but wanted the Text Manager - simply click on the proper tab (in this example, click on the tab labeled "Text").  Tabs are not lit for object types not in the selection zone.

Command Toolbar with Double Power

Set two custom defaults for shapes, lines, and text and yet have a footprint small enough to float the toolbar while you work.  This Toolbar is newly developed and includes a new feature that lets you LEFT click or RIGHT click on the same icon.  Left click the Shape Insert Tool icon to set Shape 1 to be a process shape and RIGHT click the same icon to set Shape 2 as a decision, then LEFT click the icon for Shape1 or RIGHT click it to insert Shape2's default shape automatically! Set Line 1 to be a diagonal line with arrowheads and Line 2 to be a squared line without arrowheads. Text A can be Arial 14 point bold and Text B Verdana 10 point red.

QuickInsert Command

 On the Command toolbar, click the QuickInsert button to "on" and the insert commands are locked on until you change modes or press the Esc key (Esc key is also right mouse button).  Any Object insert command is now set to a constant ON status.  In normal operations, inserting two Shapes would entail clicking on the command Shape1 to insert the first shape and then double clicking the mouse to reenter shape insert mode - and finally clicking on the chart to insert the second shape.  Using QuickInsert mode - the program stays in the mode.  Click on Shape1 and every time you click on the chart - you insert a new shape (or line, or text).

Backwards Compatibility for File Sharing

If you are the first to upgrade to Flow Charting 6 - you can now save new charts as either Flow5 or FlowPDQ charts.  This feature takes away a serious contention of office upgrading.

Small Movement of Selected Objects

Selected objects (objects are "selected" if they show handles) can now be moved with the arrow keys.  Movement is based on the chart grid setting.  With Coarse grid the increments of 1/8" (5 mm) and with Fine grid the movements are 1/16" (1 mm).  You can move in increments of 1 pixel by holding down the [shift] + [ctrl] key while moving.

Text Jump Insert Keys

 Brand new technology for moving between shapes while inserting text.  Our programmers have grabbed the old letter key arrow pads that were standards on the first Apple computers - the i, j, k and m keys for the directions Up, left, Right and Down.  Now if you have just finished typing text in your first shape - click the keyboard command [ctrl] [k] and the cursor (still in text insert mode) will jump to the next text object (or shape) to the RIGHT - and you just continue typing into the second shape.

AutoSave

This is an automatic feature of Flow Charting 6.  The program will save a temporary file on your hard disk after each command sequence.  If your system breaks down during a session and before the editing or creation that you have done is saved - this helps protect against loss of valuable data.

Alignment Toolbar

 Make your charts perfect for presentations!  Align objects vertically and horizontally.  Equally space objects and make them the same width, height, or both.

Two New Commands for Arrange Bar

Center to Page (vertical, horizontal) commands have been added to put a professional touch to your charting.