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Welcome to the Flow Charting 6
rental page. The nicest solution for
those who only create a few flow charts, org charts, and other diagrams in a
single year is to rent the software instead of buying it.
This gives you the ability to create those
flow charts you need right now. Later, when you need to update them or
create new charts, simply rent Flow Charting 6 again.
In between rental periods, you can still use
the installed rental program to view and print charts that you or others
have created.
We recommend
that you RUN the install program from the internet rather than saving it to
your system. The install file will install a complete Rental program
on your Drive C and an icon on your desktop. Double click this icon
and follow the instructions to rent the program. Good luck - and enjoy the
program. You are renting the easiest flowcharting software on the market!
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Rental Time |
Price |
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30 days |
$14.95 |
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60 days |
$26.95 |
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90 days |
$36.95 |
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120 days |
$66.95 |
The Rental Process is 3 steps:
1) Install the Rental from the internet
(When asked if you want to run or save the file - select RUN)
2) Run the Rental program.
3) Select "Rental" from the menu.
Click here
to start the Rental Process.
When you install the Rental version, be sure to go through the "Jump Start" at
least one time; poke around the Help program and see what all we have
included for flowcharters; and in the install directory we have
included a printable manual in PDF format. You can view this PDF file
on screen with Adobe's Reader - or you can print the manual. Also in
the install directory is a Samples directory - be sure to view some of these
samples.
Basic Operations of the Rental version of Flow Charting
6:
Inserting Shapes: You can insert
shapes and see how Flow Charting 6 deals with shapes.
You can move shapes, size them, and practice using our
very special Command bar that contains 2 shape defaults
for instant inserting. We also have a very special
feature called “QuickConnect” that lets you “pull” a new
shape or just a line out of the center diamond of a
selected shape. Make sure that you try this! To
insert a shape LEFT click on the Shape Insert tool then
click anywhere on the chart. The shape will be a
rectangle - if you RIGHT click on the same tool the
shape will be a decision symbol.
Inserting Text: You can insert text
and change it’s font or font size. You can operate on
any selected text (a single word of all of the text on
an entire chart). Try our very special feature that
lets you jump from shape to shape with a [Ctrl] [i] or
[j] [k] or [m] while in text mode. This speeds up text
insertion for flowcharting people. To insert text
LEFT click on the Text Insert tool, click on the chart
(or inside a shape) and start typing. If you RIGHT
click on the Text Insert tool the text size will be 14
pt.
Inserting Lines: To insert a line
LEFT click the Line Insert tool then move to a place on
the chart and while holding down the left mouse button,
"pull" the line by moving the cursor. If you want
to terminate the line outside a shape - double click the
mouse. To insert a line from shape to shape -
click the Line Insert tool, move to a place inside a
shape, then holding down the left mouse button, "pull"
or "drag" the line to a point inside the second shape
and release the mouse button.
Printing a Chart:
From the File menu, select Print. See the
information below about paper sizes versus printers
versus Flow Charting 6.
When
your rental time lapses - Flow Charting 6 turns into a
Reader:
The product acting as a reader will load and print all
of your flowcharts. You can buzz around on the
charts in the Reader/Demo mode - but you can't save or
print any chart where you have put editing marks (new
shape, changed some text, etc.).
Instead of copying your
flowcharts into Word or the likes so that they can be
shared with a colleague – better to just have each of
your colleagues download the free Reader/Demo from this
website and install it on their computers. The
Reader/Demo is a different product than the Rental. With
the Reader/Demo installed on their systems you can send them
copies of the charts while you are working on
them. They can load the chart right from the internet
and now you are instantly looking at the same “sheet of
music”. If they rent the product – they can make
changes on the spot and send them back to you (use
“send” on the File Menu).
We
have included Sample Charts in your install directory:
Sample charts from the program
(please see the installation directory and the
subdirectory called “Samples”) can be viewed, copied and
edited with your rental version. Be sure to look
at some of these samples - you might find a chart that
you can copy and just make a few changes - and you're
done.
When
you load any sample chart you can see what they look like in
print. Make sure that you try printing on different
sizes of paper! A process flowchart is awesome when it
is done on wide carriage (14 7/8 x 11”) fan fold and
printed on a dot matrix printer. The sample directory
has samples of charts using cut sheet paper (8 x 11”) in
both Landscape and Portrait; Tabloid size paper (14 x
11”) and we have included one sample done with “Print to
1 Page” feature.
List of
charts made for letter size paper (Portrait 8 ˝ x 11):
AR Cash Applications, Deployment2, Deployment3, Family
Tree_Feathers, Family Tree_Patton, Flowcht_Install
Guide, Mouse Controls, Website Map, Network cht, New
Product Dev, Org Chart1, Org Chart2, Production of
Manuals, Silver Process.
List of
charts made for letter size paper (Landscape 11 x 8
1/2): Data Flow1, Deployment1, Home Theatre Hookup, Mfg
Cycle, Title Block Form.
List of
charts made for Dot Matrix printers (14 7/8 x 11 FanFold):
Data Prep, Mastering Process.
List of
charts made for Tabloid size paper (17 x 11): Family
Tree_Patton_Lrg.
The
samples are divided into different directories according
to the paper sizes used for printing. Open a
flowcharting file from the subdirectory Tabloid 11x17
and view the file.
Note:
If your printer does not support Tabloid size paper,
then the chart you view will appear to be designed
across page boundaries and you need to view it in the
right perspective.
If your
printer accommodates Tabloid size - then try printing
this chart. Tabloid is an especially large piece
of paper (11" x 17") and is useful for wall charts and
maybe even framing. You can also print this chart
on your letter size paper by selecting the “Print to 1
Page” feature on the print page.
The dot
matrix subdirectory contains charts made for fanfold
paper (streaming) that has the wide carriage paper (11
7/8" x 11"). You can just imagine one of these charts
containing an entire accounting process or a
manufacturing process in 6 or 7 pages and pinning this
up on the wall of a conference room.
Please
take a moment to look at the "Fit to 1 Page" directory.
These charts are actually made across several pages but
then forced to print on only 1 page. As you make one of
these charts you do not worry about sizing - just make
the chart - the program does the forcing to 1 page. It
is quite an effect.
All of
the other charts (those contained on this page) are made
for printing on "cut sheet" or letter size paper on a
laser printer.
All about
paper sizes when creating or printing a flowchart with
Flow Charting 6:
I'm
going to create a flowchart! What is my thought
process?
1)
First you think about your chart and how big or little
you want the print-out to be.
2)
Find a printer that supports that paper size.
a) Laser printers usually support 8 1/2 by
11 both portrait and landscape
b) Some laser printers support special sizes
like legal (8 1/2 x 13) or Tabloid (11 x 17)
c) Dot matrix printers now print laser
quality printing on fan fold paper (wide or narrow
carriage)
3)
Make sure that your printer of choice is installed to
your system.
a) Set that printer as your default printer.
b) Set Flow Charting 6 paper size to your
choice.
Remember, Flow Charting 6 is powerful! Your data and
the knowledge of your data are 100 times more powerful.
Make sure that you don't limit yourself to just letter
size paper.
We welcome your comments about our Rental. If our Rental does not meet your
needs, please send an email to:
custservice@patton-patton.com.
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