Chapter 1. Quickstart

Table of Contents
What Can You Do?
Starting Dia
Quickstart Introduction
Creating a Canvas
Making a Diagram
Saving and Printing Your Diagram
Who Does Dia Appeal To?

What Can You Do?

Dia is a diagraming application made for many people. Dia is easy enough to learn without much hassle and flexible enough to make the power users feel right at home with their commercial tools. Below is an example of what five minutes of using Dia can provide.