The complete business graphics manager.

This information was provided by Claris Corporation on 16 March 1998, and incorporated into Apple Computer's Tech Info Library.

Now there is an entirely new way to create and manage business graphics. In a single intuitive program, ClarisImpactªsoftware seamlessly integrates a broad spectrum of pre-designed business charting and diagraming tools, revolutionary editing capabilities, and full word processing and presentation features. This unique combination makes it easy to create, edit and customize professional-looking organization, data, flow, timeline and table charts in a fraction of the time required with traditional approaches.

Everything You Need to Get the Job Done

- Design dazzling graphics, reports, presentations and drawings without expert assistance.
- Create business charts and graphs automatically with pre-designed chart models for org charts, flow charts, data charts, timelines, calendars, and more.
- Choose from comprehensive, professionally-designed style options to instantly create the look you want.
- Edit Smart graphics and text directly in your final documents so you do not lose detail or resolution.
- Produce finished reports and slide shows with built-in word processing and presentation capabilities.
- Import and export information created in popular graphics, charting and word processing programs.
- Microsoft Windows version available in the future.

No other program makes it so easy to create business graphics. Instead of starting from scratch, you simply select the diagram model you need and enter the information. Then ClarisImpact automatically creates the entire graphic with the pre-designed style of your choice! So now you do not have to be a graphic designer to get great looking graphics.

Editing is fast and efficient, thanks to the intelligence built into every graphic. When you need to move, resize, or change an object, ClarisImpact automatically adjusts the proper alignment, spacing and connections. If you want to change the graphic look of an entire chart or individual chart element, you simply select a new look from a list of pre-defined, customizable style options. And because ClarisImpact includes a full set of drawing tools, you can always manage even the smallest graphic detail.

When it is time to communicate these graphics, only ClarisImpact provides fully integrated word processing and presentation capabilities. So you can edit graphics directly in your final presentation or word processing documents, and save time not having to move graphics and data between multiple applications.

ClarisImpact it is the only program you will ever need to create and communicate high-impact business graphics from start to finish.

Features and Benefits

All-In-One Business Graphics Solution

Automatic Graphic Creation
Instantly create perfectly-aligned and proportioned business graphics using any of 7 basic models available in ClarisImpact.

Complete Charting and Graphics Capabilities
Eliminate the need for multiple business graphics utilities. Each model has the capabilities found in dedicated applications.

Pre-defined Styles
Create your own look or select from an extensive collection of pre-defined styles to give all your business graphics a unified, professional presence.

Organization Chart Model Reflects Your Business Structure

Organization Chart Tools
Enter names, titles and other relevant information to create professional-looking organization charts in seconds.

Fast Reorganization
Reflect changes to your organization by simply adding and deleting boxes, or clicking and dragging from one location to another connections and alignment are automatically updated.

Extensive Format Options
Exercise complete format control, including orientation, distribution and spacing of management, peers, and subordinates.

Timeline and Calendar Models Manage Projects and Time

Standard Timeline Features
Create Gantt charts or timelines to track project start and completion dates, durations, milestones, dependencies, critical paths, etc.

Customizable Timelines
Customize timelines, enhancing bars and milestone markers with color, shades and size options, or with symbols and images.

Timeline Task Reorganization
Simply click and drag to reorganize tasks all data and graphics adjust automatically.

Monthly or Yearly Calendars
Create and combine calendars to show events from personal travel to group meetings.

Unique Calendar Design Options
Produce eye-catching calendars with day and text styles like banners and symbols to show special days.

Outline Model Helps Organize and Present Ideas

Complete Style Selection
Organize ideas with any of 12 outline styles including bullet and check box. Set text style, labels and indents by levels.

Easy Outline Editing Features
Change outline sequence by simply clicking and dragging text.

Data Chart and Table Models Compare Your Data

Multiple Data Chart Types
Access a complete selection of data charts: bar, line, scatter, hi-lo, pie, pictograms, and more even mix chart types in a single graph or add 3D and shadow effects.

Quick and Easy Table Creation
Turn comparative text and numeric data into eye-catching tables. Customize grid lines, formatting and justification even automatic cell width and height control.

Row and Column Reordering
Simply click and drag rows or columns to reorder data.

Full Display Control
Customize axes, legend, line styles and data display to emphasize information even set numerical display for percent, decimal, currency and more.

Data Import Support
Save time by importing data from your favorite spreadsheet or database program.

Chart Model Lets You Picture Any Process

Comprehensive Flow Chart Capabilities
Simply point and click to chart the steps of any process, resulting in a clean, crisp flow chart that is easy to follow.

Standard Symbols
Use ANSI-standard process and flow chart symbols and computer network symbols provided, or customize and create your own.

Connector Options
Add emphasis to your diagram by applying different spacing, direction, or color to key connectors.

Built-in Graphics Intelligence Always Available

Smart Graphics
Automatically retain element alignment, spacing, and proportions when editing or scaling charts and graphics.

Smart Line Routing
Maintain connections between elements even when they move! SmartConnectorª lines automatically route around other elements to ensure clear presentation.

Flexible Data Entry
Enter or import information into data tables that transform into professional-looking charts with one click.

Easy Editing
Edit text and values directly on charts or through data tables for quick, clean revisions to your document. Edits are instantly reflected so your work is always current.

Produce business graphics in a wide variety of sizes, shapes and formats.
From impressive overheads and slides to professional reports and documents, to crisp single-page timelines, calendars and wall charts, ClarisImpact lets you deliver your message in the format that will get it noticed.

Share valuable information from other programs, producing results that get noticed!
Read and write data, text and graphics from business applications such as MacWrite*, MacDraw*, FileMaker*, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and many popular charting programs.

Custom design your documents with a wealth of drawing tools and graphics.
Personalize documents down to the last detail like adding a company logo or creating a department identity using the integrated graphic tools. The clip art library contains thousands of professionally-designed symbols, graphics and high-impact artwork simply drag and drop art into position.

Presentations that are sure to make an impression!
Create powerful online presentations including transition effects, QuickTime movies and multimedia support, and automatic sequential builds. Complete formatting control ensures that all titles, text and graphics placement are consistent throughout your presentation.

Create visually appealing reports in a snap!
With complete word processing capabilities built-in, you do not need any other product to create professional-looking documents. Specify margins, columns, tabs, spacing, and more even enjoy text wrap, footnotes, and spell checking.

Printer Support
- Apple LaserWriter, Personal LaserWriter, and ImageWriter families, and Apple StyleWriter
- Hewlett-Packard LaserJet, DeskWriter, and PaintWriter families
- A wide variety of other Macintosh-compatible, third-party printers

File Format Support
- EPSF (import & export)
- TIFF (import)
- PICT and PICT2 (import & export)
- CGM (import & export)
- MacDraw II, MacDraw Pro (import & export)
- MacPaint* (import)
- QuickTime Movie (import)
- DIF (import)
- GIF (import)
- Microsoft Excel 3.0 (import)
- MacWrite II (import)
- Microsoft Word 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 (import & export)
- RTF (import & export)
- SYLK (import)
- ClarisWorks 1.0, 2.0 word processing and drawing (import)

Also from Claris, ClarisDraw!
Now you can quickly produce everything from simple free-form drawings to complex diagrams with ClarisDrawª software. It offers a breadth of drawing, painting and presentation tools that makes it easy to create virtually any graphic you can visualize. ClarisDraw the new Macintosh graphics standard.

Required Equipment
- Apple Macintosh Plus, Centris, Classic, LC, SE, Performa, PowerBook, II, Quadra family computer or Power Macintosh
- Hard disk drive and 2 MB memory
- 4 MB required for System 7
- 8 MB required for Power Macintosh
- System software 6.0.7 or later, System 7, or
System 7 Pro

For more information and the location of a Claris reseller near you.

Claris Corporation
5201 Patrick Henry Drive
Box 58168
Santa Clara, CA 95052-8168

Claris Canada, Inc.
3 Church Street, Suite 402
Toronto, Ontario
M5E 1M2

© 1993 Claris Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Claris, FileMaker, MacDraw, MacPaint and MacWrite are registered trademark of Claris Corporation. ClarisDraw, ClarisImpact, the ClarisImpact design, Simply powerful software, and SmartConnector are trademarks of Claris Corporation. Macintosh is a registered trademark, and Power Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. used under license. All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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