In theory you can produce organisational charts with Microsoft Office, or most decent flowcharting tools. But in practice you'll get much better results from a specialist utility like OrgPlus 7, which is crammed with clever features that you simply won't find anywhere else.

Create a new chart and you get to choose from 37 different templates, for instance, each one with its own mix of box styles, colours and backgrounds. These aren't just a few boxes in red, or the same set in blue, either. There are really attractive designs like Brushed Metal or Dark Quartz, with colour-coordinated boxes that will immediately give your graph a visual head start.

Don't expect to be wasting time drawing boxes or connecting lines, either. In OrgPlus adding a box to the left, right, above or below you takes just a single click. And moving a section of the chart is as easy as drag and drop, then watching as OrgPlus reformats everything for you.

Entering text into your chart is fast, too: type a name, press [Tab], enter a title, then press [Tab] to move to the next box. Repeat the process and you'll be done in minutes. Although if you'd like to add more detail, then it's easy images, other text or numeric fields, almost anything you like. And when you're ready to share your work with colleagues, click File > Save As to export the results as an HTML, XML or Image file (JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG and several other formats are supported).

Moving from the Express version of OrgPlus will lift the 30 box limit, essentially letting you create as large a chart as you like, stretching it across several pages or even linking charts together. Finished charts can be published to PowerPoint, Word, PDF or HTML, with total control over formatting. And new features range from the ability to add comments to charts, to a scheduler that automatically emails the latest version of a chart to your selected recipients. The list price is normally £223.13, but take advantage of our special deal and you'll pay only £175.08 (all prices inc VAT), a saving of more than 20%. To upgrade, simply call HumanConcepts on 01392 823023 or email sales@orgplus.co.uk quoting the discount code PCWPro7.