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OmniGraffle 5 Diagramming Essentials

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Product type Book
Published in Oct 2010
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849690768
Pages 380 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters

OmniGraffle 5 Diagramming Essentials
Credits
About the Author
1. Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
2. Preface
1. Getting Started with OmniGraffle 2. Stencils 3. Shapes, Building Blocks for Diagrams 4. More Tools for Editing Diagrams 5. More on Editing Diagrams 6. Making your Diagram Look Good 7. Property Inspectors 8. Canvases and Canvas Layers 9. OmniGraffle workspaces Index

Importing Microsoft Visio Templates


Given the sheer number of Windows based computers out there, you will also find that Microsoft Visio Templates are readily available.

There are several reasons why you want to use these templates. One very valid reason is that you cannot find an equivalent OmniGraffle template. Another reason is that your company has standardized MS Visio Templates for certain diagrams and since you are using Macintosh and OmniGraffle, you should thus be able to stick to "company policy".

Note

A quick word of warning when converting a MS Visio Template to a OmniGraffle Stencil: Even if you successfully convert the Visio Template to a Stencil you may not legally re-distribute your OmniGraffle Stencil to other OmniGraffle users.

You must always seek permission from the owner of the Visio Template to re-distribute any derived work.

Converting a MS Visio Template is, in a lot of cases, no more difficult than opening the Visio file.

For this exercise you are going to download a...

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