What is Best4C?

 

Best4c(Best for chart) is a Web-based, online diagram tool that allows you to create, edit and share charts anytime, anywhere.


¡¤ Offers you a way to create and share charts online.
¡¤ Desktop application feel in a web-based diagramming solution.
¡¤ Provides an interactive drawing and diagramming solution within all popular internet browsers    (FireFox,IE,Opera,Safari).
¡¤ Exports diagram as a PDF or PNG format,and quick paste to word,excel,powerpoint.
¡¤ Rich social platform for collaboration(Invite others to edit or view your diagrams)
¡¤ Creates many types of diagrams such as Flowcharts, Floor plans, Network diagrams, UML diagrams or any other    simple drawing or diagram.



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Tutorial and FAQ

Features
Functions of each toolbar
How can I assign access rights for my document?
Can I collaborate with others?
How can I change the attributes of my document?
How can I find the library?
How to use quick paste feature?
What should I do if I want to publish my document to my blog or web page?
Can I export my document in any other format?
Why cannot I open the web page?

 Features

A£ºToolbar£º

The toolbar is at the top of the window. There are 17 buttons here,including save,save as,create,open buttons and so on.You can edit your chart conveniently by clicking these buttons.

B£ºThe left toolbar and the right toolbar
The libraries which you have selected are shown in the left toolbar.Click the name of each library and you will see its shapes.You can put an object in your document by dragging it to the page or clicking on the object and then clicking on the position you like to put it in.
The right toolbar shows the properties,you can see she properties of the panel and version history when you click on the blank area of the panel.The version history can be ordered by version name and its date,you will see the detail of each version by clicking on its name.When you click on an object you will get its properties.

      

C£ºPanel
Panel is the area on which you draw,you can finish your chart by adding shapes on it.



  Function of ToolBar

toolbar

Function

toolbar

Function

Save your document.

Redo your last action.

Save as your document.

Zoom in the selected object,each click on the document increases the magnification by 10%.

Create a new document.

Zoom out the selected object,each click on the document decreases the magnification by 10%.

Open a document from a list of previously saved document.

Choose a specified magnification.

Delete the selected object or objects from page(They can be pasted somewhere else afterward).

Show library.

Copy the selected object or objects so they can be pasted somewhere else.

Select an object from your document.

Paste the last objects that were cut or copied onto this page.

Connect objects with covert line.

Delete the selected object.

Connect objects with line.

Undo your last action.

Insert text in your document.

Draw a rectangle in your document.

Place the selected object or objects behind all other objects on the screen.

Draw a ellipse in your document.

Show grid on your document.

Insert picture from net,input your address and click at the position where your want in your page.

Export pdf document.

Group selected objects.

Export png image.

Ungroup selected objects.

Click this button to full screen,you can click here or Esc to exit.(In full-screen mode will disable all keyboard events and text input.Please return to normal mode if you use keyboard or input text).

Move up the selected objects.

Login.

Move down the selected objects.

Log out.

Bring the selected object or objects to the front of the page.

 

 
 How can I assign access rights for my document?

There are three different access rights you can select for your diagram with
Private£ºOnly you can see and edit.
Public£ºOther users can see your diagram in .JPG format, the title for such kind of diagrams is in"green".
Sharing£ºYour diagrams can be used as template for other users to create new diagram, you still have your original copy under this access right.The titles for such kind of diagrams are in orange.
You can set the access right of your document when you save it,which is shown in the right.

 

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 Can I collaborate with others?

Yes,you can collaborate with other people as long as they have an email address. You must have your document saved before use the collaborate feature,otherwise the system will tell you to do so.Once your chart is saved successfully,you can click on the blank area of the panel,and the right toolbar will change to what is shown in the right picture,click on the collaborate diagram button,you will see the textbox below.Then you can input the email address of the people with who you would like to share your chart.The system will send an email to the new collaborators notifying them you have shared a document with them,and you can remove collaborators anytime.

 

  How can I change the attributes of my document?

To the properties of the panel, first click at the blank area of the panel and then the right toolbar will display the properties of the panel.You can change the width and height of the panel.You can also decide whether to show grid on your document by clicking the button.
To the properties of the shapes,first click on the object which you want to change and then you can change its properties such as its line,fill,width,height,position,line width,and so on.
To the lines,you can change their color,line style,width and arrow style after you select one to edit.

    
 How can I find the library?

 

Click the button in the toolbar, and you will get the list shown in the right.You can select the library you need,the one with "¡Ì" is already selected,you can remove it by clicking on it again.

 
 How to use quick paste feature?

 

You can use the "Quick paste" feature only when you have saved your document.Click at the blank area,and you will get the properties view the same as the right one.Click on the button,a messagebox saying copy sucess will show up,which means your chart is copied successfully.You can paste the chart to word,excel and powerpoint.

 
 What should I do if I want to publish my document to my blog or web page?

 

You need to save your document before pulishing it to your blog or web page.Click at the blank area of the panel and the right toolbar will change to the right one.Click the button,and you will see the following publishing information including the links that can be used to access the read-only image of the diagram, information on how to embed the diagram on your blog or web page.You can choose the way you like to publish the document.

 How to export PDF and PNG document?

 

Save your document first,then click the button and the button in the toolbar£¬you will get the URL to download your document as PDF document or PNG image.

   
  Why cannot I open the web page?

 

Some users find that the web page display blank on their PC.This possibly because your flash player is not of the right version,or you even do not have a flash player.

Make sure you have the latest version of Flash,you can download one from http://www.adobe.com/go/getflash or you can change another browser which can play flash such as Firefox.

 

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