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OrgCharting Changelog

What's new in OrgCharting 8.4

Aug 12, 2016
  • Added the SVG format importing.
  • Added the property sheet excel data exporting.
  • Improved the chart symbols.

New in OrgCharting 8.3 (Aug 12, 2016)

  • Compatible with the 4K Resolution and HD displays.
  • Added the grid spacing and grid subdivision settings.
  • Added the default date option in timeline and calendar.

New in OrgCharting 8.1 (Aug 12, 2016)

  • Added the default unit and currecy setting for the Gantt Chart.
  • Improved the certification and business promotaion symbols.
  • Fixed the texture print issue.

New in OrgCharting 8.0 (Aug 12, 2016)

  • Edraw Team Cloud and Personal Cloud are available now. With it, you can sync diagrams to cloud server as easily as to your hard drive.
  • Easy to collaborate on files through Team Cloud. Supports real-time updating and document sharing. Adds real-time comment about the diagrams.
  • Upgrades to cross-platform diagram program, supporting to run on MAC system as well.
  • Improves text editing effect for Russian, Korean, Arabic, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, and many other languages in the world.
  • Adds Infographics design elements and templates, including infographic libraries for food, business, medical, education, music, environment, transportation, architecture, tourism, news, and technology.
  • Adds Greeting Cards. Easy to design Business Card, Greeting Card, Post Card, Invitation Card, Birthday Card, Christmas Card, Valentine's Card, New Year's Card and other holiday cards with built-in elements.
  • Templates and examples have been significantly refined and improved.
  • Adds some new libraries to the General category, such as Common Shapes, 2D Block Shapes and Icons. Improves Callout Shapes, Arrows Shapes and 3D Block Shapes.
  • Increased 4300 new symbols and elements. Contains over 12600 symbols in total.
  • Smarter and easier layout of Organization Chart. Modify all org chart shapes once through Define Field and Display Options.
  • Layers function enables to create multi-layer drawings.
  • Geometry and Boolean operation for shapes.
  • Easier preview and print of large-size drawings.
  • Preview of shape libraries before opening them.
  • Be able to open multiple libraries all at once.
  • Preset connector styles allow to set default connector style much easier.

New in OrgCharting 7.9 (Dec 15, 2014)

  • Added the new presentation templates such as Business Plan, Newsletter, Brochure, Banner, Label, Leaflet, Flyer and Certificate.
  • Added the new business card templates such as Greeting Card, Invitation Card, and Postcard.
  • Added the new business form templates such as Expense Report, Inventory List and Quote Form.
  • Added the new floor plan templates such as Security and Access Plan, HVAC, Reflected Ceiling Plan and Plumbing and Piping Plan.
  • Support to insert big size image.
  • Added lots new symbols for P&ID and PFD.
  • Added lots new symbols for electrical diagram.

New in OrgCharting 7.8 (Sep 17, 2014)

  • Set the default theme from Edraw Flat to General type.
  • Improved the data importing function in the Org Chart.
  • Added the Behind on Local Control Panel option inthe PID.
  • Added the Close button in the Library panel.
  • Added the help link for the different drawing types in the Start Page.

New in OrgCharting 7.7 (Jul 14, 2014)

  • Added the Fire and Emergency Plan, Wardrobe Elevation templates in the Floor Plan.
  • Added the iPhone UI design, Windows UI design in the Wireframe.
  • Added the Presentaion drawing type.
  • Added the Insert Shape From Library feature for Mind Map drawing type.
  • Added the Flat style symbol and examples.
  • Added the VSDX format import and export feature.
  • Updated a lot of new examples and symbols.
  • Improved the theme style.
  • Improved the interface UI.

New in OrgCharting 7.6 (Feb 24, 2014)

  • Added the dimension for the Floor Plan symbols.
  • Added the feature to export pdf document as an image.
  • Improved the Text IME.
  • Fixed the property setting in the gauge chart type.

New in OrgCharting 7.5 (Jan 20, 2014)

  • Added the scatter plot, gauge chart and comparison chart type in the chart templates.
  • Added the status chart, quality function deployment, house of quality diagram type in the project management templates.
  • Added the feature to create a chart from data file.
  • Added the Insert Note feature for shape.
  • Added the Insert Attachment feature for shape.
  • Improved the full screen preview function.
  • Added the Replace Shape feature.
  • Added the Map Click Event feature.
  • Added the Insert Page Number feature.
  • Added the Duplicate Page and Duplicate Background features.
  • Added some examples for network diagram, flowchart, and charts.

New in OrgCharting 7.3 (Dec 6, 2013)

  • Added a new file format *.eddx, which is more suitable for handling a large number of pictures. EDDX has a smaller file size and better compression ratio.
  • Support to export vector pdf file with hyperlink.
  • Fixed some bugs while exporting the PDF file.

New in OrgCharting 7.2 (Nov 2, 2013)

  • New version can open Visio XML Files.

New in OrgCharting 7.0 (Apr 26, 2013)

  • Improved the Gantt chart drawing type.
  • Supported to create Gantt chart from Excel file or text data.
  • Mind Map can export to Gantt chart with one click.
  • Gantt chart can convert to Timeline or Mind Map drawing type.

New in OrgCharting 6.8 (Nov 14, 2012)

  • Added the Image Shapes and Position Adjustment in the Mind Map drawing type.
  • Added the floating mind map topics.
  • Added the Drill function for Mind Map topics.
  • Supported to add multiple main topics in a Mind Map page.

New in OrgCharting 6.7 (Sep 14, 2012)

  • Added the Elevation diagram drawing types.
  • Added the Pyramid Chart, PEST Chart, Five Forces Model, Six Sigma Matrix, Value Chain and Venn chart drawing types.
  • Fixed the bugs in creating org chart from Excel data.
  • Improved the floor plan, timeline and d swot diagram.

New in OrgCharting 6.6.2 (Aug 20, 2012)

  • Added the Pyramid Chart, PEST Chart, Five Forces Model, Six Sigma Matrix, Value Chain and Venn chart drawing types.
  • Improved some examples.

New in OrgCharting 6.6 (Aug 6, 2012)

  • Organizational chart can be created from data now.
  • Organizational chart can export data into Excel, CSV and Text files.
  • Added Rack Diagram drawing type in Network Diagram category.
  • Added Process Flow Diagram and P&ID Drawing types.
  • Added Relations Diagram and Concept Map drawing type.
  • Added Arrows Diagram, Business Matrix, Circle-Spoke Diagram and Process Steps drawing types.
  • Added an action button in mind map shape to insert subtopic quickly.
  • Improved the connection points tool.
  • Added Select All Connectors and Select All Shapes item in the Right Click menu.
  • Improved the texture images.
  • Improved the hyperlink function. Now navigate a hyperlink only by clicking.
  • Added more relative setting options in the Shape Right Click menu.
  • Removed the Shape Format context menu and improve the Home menu.

New in OrgCharting 6.5.2 (Jul 2, 2012)

  • Released the freeware Edraw Viewer for help share files with others.
  • Added the slide show play function.
  • Added the Set Default Theme item at the right click menu.
  • Added the Line Weight, Line Style, Line Arrow set button at the Right click menu.
  • Added the Fit to Drawing, Center Drawing function at the right click menu.
  • Improved the audit flowchart symbols.

New in OrgCharting 6.5 (Jun 18, 2012)

  • Flowcharting supports the auto connection feature, you can quickly add connected shapes to your diagram with consistent spacing, evenly aligned.
  • Support more organizational chart layout mode. Now you can draw draw multiple org chart departments in a page.
  • Support the image style Mind Map main topic.
  • Improved the dimension symbols.
  • Improved the Walls, Shell and Structure in the floor plan. Now the floor plan shapes are smarter and easy to glue and align.
  • Fixed the Visio import error.

New in OrgCharting 6.3.2 (Feb 22, 2012)

  • Fixed the view focus issue while clicking the Color panel.
  • Improved the BPMN 2 library.

New in OrgCharting 6.3 (Jan 17, 2012)

  • Added the smart drawing guide for mind map diagram type. You needn't draw connectors for every topic now.
  • Added the smart drawing guide for the organizational chart diagram type.
  • Integrated the MS Office into Edraw program. Easy to share diagram and data with the Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Added the data export feature for mind map diagram.
  • Added eight types of arrangement mode for the mind map diagram.
  • Added the file recover panel for possible exception error.
  • Automatically compress the size of image while replacing the photo in the organizational chart.
  • Improved the Background, Arrow, Basic Drawing Shapes, Borders types in the General Library.
  • Improved the image quality of full screen preview.
  • Fixed the text background color bug in the Visio import diagrams.

New in OrgCharting 6.1 (Oct 1, 2011)

  • Added the Calendar Mark and Gantt Chart in the Project Management library.
  • Improved the Laboratory Equipment Shapes in the Scientific Illustration library.
  • Improved the snap and glue arithmetic.
  • Added subway diagram shapes in the Geo Map library.
  • Fixed the possible exception while dragging shapes continually.

New in OrgCharting 6.0 (Sep 20, 2011)

  • Added the Circular Diagram, List and Process types in the Business Diagram Library.
  • Added the Windows UI Design type in the Software Library.
  • Added the Matrix type in the Project Management Library.
  • Added the guideline for Left Align, Right Align and Equal Interval while moving the shapes.
  • Provided the new White Theme as the default Edraw 6 theme.
  • Added the Mechanics Diagram, Optics Diagram, Chemistry Equation Diagram, Laboratory Equipment Diagram, Molecular Model Diagram, Mathematics types in the Science Library.
  • Improved the Symbols in the Mind Map Library.
  • Improved the Background, Arrow, Basic Drawing Shapes, Borders types in the General Library.
  • Support the hyperlink function while exporting to the PDF Format.
  • Added more examples and symbols.
  • Added the quick color bar in the bottom of the document.

New in OrgCharting 5.7 (Apr 28, 2011)

  • Added the line theme.
  • new function Added some new symbols and examples for IEDF2 diagram.
  • new function Added the Metric Unit and U.S. Unit options while creating a new document.
  • fix bug Improved the default theme and shape effect.
  • fix bug Improved the font search function.
  • fix bug Improved the pdf export quality.
  • fix bug Fixed the possible bug while importing the Visio XML File.

New in OrgCharting 5.6 (Apr 28, 2011)

  • Added the text replace feature. Text Tool > Text Replace
  • fix bug Improved the Visio file import.
  • fix bug Fixed the bug that fail to load fill styles in the old Edraw files.
  • fix bug Fixed the bug while setting the text bullet feature.

New in OrgCharting 5.4 (Apr 28, 2011)

  • Improved the file archive speed. Now the library loading speed is ten times faster than previous versions.
  • fix bug Moved the Choose Drawing Type panel to the Ribbon 2010 File menu.
  • fix bug Fixed the painting problem where some icons can't show in the library panel.
  • new function Implemented "disable spell check" feature.
  • fix bug Fixed problem with cropping view in the zoom view.
  • new function Added the action button to replace photo in a shape.
  • new function Added the action button to navigate hyperlink in a shape.
  • new function Added the action button to execute the shape action with one click.
  • new function Saved the drawing type in the config file for furture use.
  • fix bug Fixed the crash error while linking a file who embedded ole objects.

New in OrgCharting 5.3 (Apr 28, 2011)

  • Added float action buttons to implement shape actions easier.
  • new function Added toggle connected shapes feature, which allows you to hide all the connected shapes.
  • fix bug Faster shape operating speed.

New in OrgCharting 5.2 (Apr 28, 2011)

  • Removed the Edraw Slide Show export functions and we will add new flash file export in the next version.
  • new function Added shape replacement function in the library panel.
  • fix bug Fixed some connection line errors while expanding page automatically.
  • fix bug Improved the property sheet of shapes.

New in OrgCharting 5.1 (Apr 28, 2011)

  • Fixed a bug while typing Asian text.
  • new function Added the one-click hyperlink navigate mode.
  • fix bug Improved the PNG Export quality of all shapes.
  • fix bug Fixed the refresh bug while changing the style of connectors.
  • fix bug Fixed the bold text print error of table objects.
  • fix bug Fixed the snap to error.

New in OrgCharting 5.0 (Apr 28, 2011)

  • Automatically resize the page as you draw.
  • new function Added the Zoom & Pan window to navigate the drawing.
  • new function The table feature has been significantly enhanced. It is now much easier to create commonly used tables.
  • new function Improved performance while drawing.
  • new function Added some templates to draw Business Process Modeling Notation Diagram, 3D Network Diagram, Family Tree, Timeline, PERT Chart, Business Cards, Flyer Design, Invoice Making, Fax Cover Design, Sales & Budgets Forms.
  • new function Improved some templates such as Nassi-Shneiderman, Mind Mapping, Directional Map, Charts and Graphs, Value Stream Mapping, TQM diagram, Cause-Effect diagram.
  • new function Added lots of examples such as Grid Matrix, Process Flow Chain, Venn Diagram, Process Steps, Cycle and SWOT Diagram.
  • new function Added the Fit to Drawing option in the Page Size dialog.
  • new function Added page margin for every page.
  • new function Added the ability to save multiple selected objects as the library element.
  • new function Added the Manage Panel to organize multiple documents as a project.
  • new function Added the Property Panel for symbols to add customize data.
  • fix bug Added the hyperlink in the exported SVG document.
  • fix bug Faster speed while editing text.
  • fix bug Fixed the shadow region of group object.
  • fix bug Replace Photo will keep the aspect rate of the image in the Organizational Chart template.
  • fix bug Support to export the active page as an OLE object.
  • fix bug Fixed the shadow region of connectors.

New in OrgCharting 4.7 (Aug 18, 2009)

  • Added the ability to print and export the big size pdf file.
  • new function Added new white theme interface.
  • new function Added examples category in the Getting Started panel.
  • new function Added the ability to create template from some images in a folder.
  • new function Added transparent property for the image object.
  • new function Added four sets of standard Cisco icons.
  • new function Added the ability to import the binary Visio file(*.vsd). The batch convert is also available.
  • new function Added Property Panel for exporting the shape's properties and print.
  • new function Added the spelling check function when typing the text.
  • fix bug Hide the connection points automatically when the view state isn't connect state.
  • fix bug Faster speed while opening templates.
  • fix bug Faster template open speed.
  • fix bug Fixed problem with blur shadow.
  • fix bug Improvements in the menu icons.
  • fix bug Fixed problem with printing picture watermark.

New in OrgCharting 4.6 (Mar 22, 2009)

  • Added the ORM diagram in the Edraw UML Diagram.
  • Faster text drawing speed and blur shadow render speed.
  • Avoided the window flicker when switch among the different galleries.
  • Improved the EMF and WMF image render quality.
  • Improved the SVG export quality.
  • Fixed the bug which the text style can't get it back via Undo action when text style once been set.
  • Fixed the bug which adds the unnecessary shape while closing the context menu.
  • Improved the Text Format Preview function.

New in OrgCharting 4.5 (Mar 3, 2009)

  • SVG format export.
  • Added shortcut key to resize the page view, now the users can zoom in or zoom out the view with the middle mouse button while holding the Ctrl key.
  • Improved the display effect of radial fill.
  • Fixed the occasional crash bug when some connection lines crossed.
  • Allowed the users to use Edraw full version without the administrator privilege but they have activated Edraw copy as administrator.
  • Added the update reminder while launching software.
  • Now you can enter multiple lines text for creating the beautiful Vector Text.
  • Added the shortcut keys for the Add Page, Rename Page, Resort Page and Remove Page.
  • Fixed the occasional crash bug when some connection lines crossed.
  • Fixed the crash bug while editing vertex of some special text path shape.

New in OrgCharting 4.3 (Dec 15, 2008)

  • Improved the drawing speed, scroll speed and blur speed.
  • Fixed the text excursion when printing big size document.
  • Fixed the Word export error.
  • Improved the Cisco Network Symbols.

New in OrgCharting 4.2 (Nov 17, 2008)

  • Visio compatibility. Support to import the Visio XML file.
  • Added More highlight mind map symbols for the Mind Map drawings.
  • Added the default formatting for shapes: 1) Make sure that no shapes are selected. 2) On the Home menu, click font name, font size, line dashes, weights or arrows. 3) Select the formatting options you want.
  • Saved the correlative libraries in the file. So that the libraries will be opened automatically when you open the document later.
  • Improved the quality of text antialiasing.
  • Fixed that the text background can't be removed in some computers.
  • Added the progress bar while saving, opening or importing a document.
  • Fixed the occasional crash bug when move group sub object while holding CTRL.
  • Improved the print and export speed of big size document.
  • Fixed the some setting in the option dialog.
  • Fixed some small bugs.

New in OrgCharting 4.1 (Sep 10, 2008)

  • Version 4.1

New in OrgCharting 4.0.1.0 (Aug 19, 2008)

  • The UI is MS Office 2007 style like. Full ribbon features.
  • Added Themes, Color Themes, Effects and Fonts. Easy to change the whole diagram by changing the active theme. With the new Theme feature, you can format the colors and effects in an entire diagram with a single click.
  • Real-time previews. When you scroll over the various galleries in Edraw, you'll see your drawings and various objects change to display what they'll look like if you decide to apply those settings. Just click on the thumbnail in the gallery to actually accept the changes. This makes it a lot faster to see, for example, how changing a color scheme will affect your drawings.
  • Quick layouts and quick styles. These provide quick formatting options for the object in question, and make it easy to create good-looking slides with just a few clicks.
  • Put Edraw graphics into Word, Excel, PowerPoint with one-click buttons.
  • Text objects supported line space, bullet, Indent, back color, super script, sub script and more.
  • Shadows in general are so very nice compared to those in previous versions. We can actually control the transparency, amount of blur, and color now.
  • Shape and text presets make it really easy to apply a preset look to an object or text.
  • It's quicker to zoom in and out now using the zoom slider in the southeast corner of the screen.
  • Table support.
  • Recolor picture, Light and Contrast, transparent PNG support.
  • Opened the Shape Sheet for senior users to create more complicated shapes.
  • More 2000 clip arts.
  • Improved the Insert Hyperlink function.
  • Improved the Print function. Support more page sizes such as A0, A1. You can also print the large size graphics in separate pages.
  • Persistent undo and redo.
  • High quality graphic export.

New in OrgCharting 3.2 (Oct 3, 2007)

  • Adds the clip art library at the EDraw Max.
  • Adds the presentation symbols at all the EDraw version.
  • Remove the page size limitation.
  • Adds the reminder when the user saves the multiple select object.
  • Fixes the error when replace photo in Windows 2000.
  • Improves the print compatibility.

New in OrgCharting 3.1 (Aug 4, 2007)

  • Adds some templates for drawing building plan (home plan, office layout), web diagrams, workflow, Mind Map and Program structure diagram.
  • Adds the drawing toolbar for the designers to draw basic symbols.
  • EDraw can be seamless embedded into others programs support the OLE object.
  • Provides the high-quality PDF file export.
  • Adds horizontal extended text edit mode.
  • Supports FTP file transfers. Now you can open a file from a remote FTP site and save it back too.
  • Supports the MathType formula editor.
  • Now a symbol with multiple texts can have the different text style.
  • Adds a function to lock the style of shape.
  • The automated online help is available when a user failed to activate the EDraw copy.
  • Fixes the bug that can't open the local file links in the html file.
  • Fixed the bug that the program maybe crash when creates a page with the inch unit in some scene.
  • Improves the Snap to Grid function.
  • Fixes the bug that the program maybe crash when operators the two sub objects in different group objects.
  • Fixes some small bugs.

New in OrgCharting 2.5 (Mar 14, 2007)

  • Add the default setting for font and font size in the "options" property sheet.
  • Save As function for JPEG produces a file in GIF format instead of JPEG.
  • Modify the page name in the page setup dialog directly.
  • After adding an own library with some pictures, the icons displayed in the library panes are not correct.
  • When copy/pasting an object, the font size is not pasted correctly.
  • Trying to rearrange the pages in a specific way effects that page-name and content doesn't fit anymore.
  • Solve the UNICODE path for library and configuration.
  • Fix some small bugs.