What can I use to create a flow chart?

[CowZ]

Hey guys I was wondering if theres a way to create a flow chart of some kind with mac software? I was thinking that sometihng like MS paint where I can draw out a bubble of some kind and be able to fill it with text. Does Adobe illustrator allow me to do that?

 

[ViRGE]

OmniGraffle.

 

[suklee]

OmniGraffle looks slick. :thumbsup:

I've been using an older version of ConcetDraw Mindmap Pro, got it free from a magazine offer: http://www.conceptdraw.com/en/products/mindmap/main.php

 

[Kaido]

Yup, OmniGraffle. It's like Visio, but pretty

 

[TheStu]

I love me some OmniGraffle.

 

[PricklyPete]

I've used ConceptDraw 7.0 for a while. Honestly I don't think it is nearly as functional/easy to use as Visio...but it makes much prettier pictures with little effort.

 

[rdp6]

CowZ, let me say that if you are new to Visio, it is very easy to use once you've seen how it is used. MS has videos online which do a good job. I'm posting this because I spent way, way too much time making block diagrams in Word at university because I didn't know better.

Not saying that you can't do it in mspaint (you really should get paint.NET if you are using Windows, it is incredible), but you would not likely impress anyone with your work.

You can get the basics of Visio very quickly (drag "shapes" to the worksheet from a "stencil"), move on to using connectors, grouping, and the next thing you know you will be pretty awesome with diagrams. I'm sure Omnigraffle is great, too. I knew a professor who just raved about it, said he used it all the time as an organizational tool (mental scrapbooking, it would seem).

I realize this is the apple forum, but I haven't personally used Omnigraffle. I would recommend Visio on Windows, as it is very, very good at diagrams and flow charts.

 

[TheStu]

Originally posted by: rdp6
CowZ, let me say that if you are new to Visio, it is very easy to use once you've seen how it is used. MS has videos online which do a good job. I'm posting this because I spent way, way too much time making block diagrams in Word at university because I didn't know better.

Not saying that you can't do it in mspaint (you really should get paint.NET if you are using Windows, it is incredible), but you would not likely impress anyone with your work.

You can get the basics of Visio very quickly (drag "shapes" to the worksheet from a "stencil"), move on to using connectors, grouping, and the next thing you know you will be pretty awesome with diagrams. I'm sure Omnigraffle is great, too. I knew a professor who just raved about it, said he used it all the time as an organizational tool (mental scrapbooking, it would seem).

I realize this is the apple forum, but I haven't personally used Omnigraffle. I would recommend Visio on Windows, as it is very, very good at diagrams and flow charts.

OmniGraffle is basically identical, slightly different of course, but still easy to use, and it does flowcharting and diagramming incredibly well. Omni makes fantastic Mac software and OmniGraffle is no different.

 

[CowZ]

oh okay I'll try Omnigraffle and go from there. Thanks guys. I'm actually creating the flow chart for my own studying needs. Apparently its easier to study for my subjects graphically. Thanks!