Getting started with Omnigraffle and Omniplan

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Hi all, recently acquired Omnigraffle and Omniplan. Long time OmniFocus/GTDer. Excited to get started with them. Looking for URLs and links to help speed up my learning/getting to grips with the tools.

All recommendations appreciated!

Olly

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Let us know when you get links. I too, am in the same situation. All the Best!!! :slight_smile:

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If you mark the post as “Watching” you’ll get notified.

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Reading through the OmniPlan manual helped me a lot. Right now there’s no epub version for OP 4, unfortunately, but it’s on the web. Hopefully they’ll add an ebook version soon. https://support.omnigroup.com/documentation/omniplan/mac/4.2.2/en/

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Please forgive my ignorance, but how do you mark your post, “watching”?

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Tap on the bell/notification button at the bottom of the post and select Watching

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Hope this helps.

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A few years on, no progress, need to pick up Omniplan again.

Their own short Tutorial is a good starting point but I was hoping for a @MacSparky Field Guide for Omniplan equiv. Any suggestions/recommendations?

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Are you using the apps daily?

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OmniFocus I have since 2 came out. OmniPlan I did for a few months, years ago, and dropped it when it didn’t help with my previous circumstance. I want to pick it up again to help manage some complex projects.

All tips to get started faster and ideas for power using appreciated!

OmniGraffle I also have and want to use more but the priority is the above. Any guides for OmniGraffle are also appreciated.

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Take 3! I’m back on OmniPlan, again. OmniGraffle might follow but the current focus is OP.

Using it daily is definitely the key for me.

Hoping it takes this time, I need it more than ever.

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OmniPlan and OmniGraffle are two completely different apps with completely different purposes.

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I’ve used OmniPlan occasionally, but not regularly. In my experience, it delivers on its promise: creating Gantt charts. The real question is, are Gantt charts useful for your needs? Answering that will help determine whether OmniPlan is worth integrating into your workflow.

For me, Gantt charts are great for visualizing concurrent processes on a timeline. As a professor, I’ve used OmniPlan to map out the stages of course development alongside a timeline. I’ve also used it for planning an academic conference.

OmniPlan integrates nicely with OmniFocus. You can drag content between the two apps, and various metadata—like durations—carry over. That said, OmniPlan can be a bit “fiddly,” with a noticeable learning curve before you can use it effectively. Once you get past that, it’s a solid tool for detailed project timelines.

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