![]() * few keyboard shortcuts, [particularly for such * horizontal scrolling from the trackpad of laptops, IPhoto - it would be good to quickly place my * integration with the iLife Apps [particularly I was disappointed that features of MacOSX Tiger that I have grown used to are not included such as: There are many improvements since I last used Inspiration in v6. It is a pleasure to return to a familiar set up - but that's nostalgia! On the final download page where you select HTTP or FTP, there are links to the US version 8 at the bottom if you'd like to check out the new features." We will be updating it to 8 in the coming months. ![]() "If you are outside the US and Canada and are downloading the International English version, it is still 7.6. I had this message from their tec support on Feb 1st '06 Version 8 is now available although only in a North American Version. If you need a good outliner and diagram package to help you visualize and structure ideas and stories at a reasonable price, this is it. I highly recommend this tool, especially for students. Still, I'm happy that they've not totally altered the productive interface for a more regular Mac OS X interface. As the previous reviewer stated, it's a bit of missed opportunity. The auto-arrange function seems to work great. At least they've finally added live scrolling. I don't know if the new version is worth the upgrade. So Inspiration might not present you with cutting-edge Mac OS X graphics, but it is a productive tool made for your brain. Inspiration is meant for rapid entry and thought flow - check out features like rapidfire and such. Just drag a connection from one block to the other for a connection. Just click and start typing for a new item to appear. Inspiration is simply there with a very clear setup that doesn't require numerous pallets. You know, I love OmniGraffle for its graphics and some of its powerful feautures, but it is also cluttered by pallets and drawers and functions that lie more than a click away. Yes it has its own interface, and has a bit of nostalgic Mac feeling to it, but it really works. This is one of few software packages that to me feels and breaths Mac. The functions are good, with excellent printing facilities, such as page breaks and user definable header and footer. Okay, the packages don't really compare in features - I have them all - but for numerous outlining and diagramming stuff, Inspiration works beautifully. That's right, it's just one click away and you can switch between them, unlike the OmniOutliner/OmniGraffle combo. Oh, and this package offers outlining and diagramming in one package. You start using it for brainstorming, diagrams, charts, planning, whatever and it simply flows. Inspiration is unique software because it is intuitive.
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