Help & Support >  F.A.Q

What's SimpleDiagrams2 good for anyway?

Making diagrams. Simple ones. Getting an idea out of your head quickly and into some kind of form you can either save for later or share with others. There are a few nice features, but not so many that the tool is hard to use. Lots of shapes...and more coming.

What's so special about Version 2.0?

Thanks for asking. There a bunch new helpful features, such as:

• Tabs
• Grouping
• Locking
• Improved UI
• Improved libraries
• Export to PDF
• Flip shapes
• And a bunch of bug fixes and improvements

I want to buy a license. How does that work?

First, you go to the "Buy" page and click the "Buy Now" button on the right side of the page. This will take you to FastSpring, where you'll complete the transaction securely.

After you finish the FastSpring process, you'll be brought back to the SimpleDiagrams2 "purchase complete" page to let you know the purchase went through.

Then, check your email in ten minutes or so (the same email you have registered with FastSpring) for a confirmation email from us with your registration key and some installation instructions.

I got my confirmation email...now what do I do?

If you have the trial version of SimpleDiagrams2 already installed, you just need to fire it up, click the "Upgrade Now" button on the welcome screen, and enter your email and license key.

If you haven't installed SimpleDiagrams2 at all...

1. Before you start, you need to have Adobe AIR installed. If you don't you can get the AIR installer here: http://get.adobe.com/air/
2. Now install SimpleDiagrams2. You can either use the installer on the "Home" page or download the SimpleDiagrams2 .air file manually http://www.simplediagrams.com/download/installer
3. Once your installation is complete, start SimpleDiagrams2.
4. When you start the program, it will ask you to accept the End User License Agreement.
5. Then on the next screen, click on the "Register Now" link at the bottom of the screen
6. Enter your email and the registration key listed above and click the "Register" button
7. Done. Your SimpleDiagrams2 application is now running in Licensed mode! Start explaining stuff to your friends with simple diagrams...

I want more libraries of symbols. Gimme.

Yes. Libraries have been long neglected. Your wait for new and interesting libraries will soon come to an end.

How do I set up Basecamp for use with SimpleDiagrams2?

Basecamp export is now longer supported in SimpleDiagrams2. You can still use your diagrams in your Basecamp posts, you just need to export your diagrams as PNG and then use the Basecamp UI to upload the PNG.

I purchased a site license. Can each user install on multiple machines?

Yes. Each user can install SimpleDiagrams2 on three of their own machines. If a user has more than three machines, contact me. It's time to talk about moderation and the value of nature walks.

I purchased a site license for a number of seats. I don't really have specific users.

Ok, in that case, each license can be installed on one machine, for anybody to use on that machine.