Build Killer Charts
Posted 03/31/2006 at 7:14pm
| by John Brandon and Niko Coucouvanis
Step 1: Orientation Station
Flowcharts are, by definition, born to flow. Start off right by specifying page orientation (portrait or landscape), page size, margins, print scale, layout grid, and other document parameters in the Canvas Inspector. Even if you don't plan on printing your chart (although OmniGraffle charts print fabulously), setting some boundaries keeps everything copasetic. You can always tweak these settings later through the Canvas Inspector.

A little preparation in the Canvas Inspector helps keep your chart manageable.