Three chart densities are provided, the normal allowing a relatively significant amount of information to appear on a single sheet of paper, to a condensed format, allowing a great deal of information to appear on a single sheet of paper. After hitting the return key, it is then possible to select a variety of function keys to determine the type of action which is to appear by using the enter key and the cursor. The choice given is to select shapes, text, or lines. Shapes are used to put boxes, rectangles, circles diamonds, and other shapes on the screen. Text is used to place text on the screen in a variety of type styles.
Lines are use to draw lines on the screen.
A key is provided for readily copying shapes a number of times. Thus, for example, when a shape is selected, it is possible to place a row of rectangles on the screen rapidly, then by selecting lines, it is possible to connect the rectangles where desired. Finally, the boxes can be filed in, annotated or described using text. The types of shapes are those which are commonly used in connection with logic diagrams and are not designed for the use of lawyers. Thus, where the chart is created not for the use in connection with logic diagram, but to simply display relations, as is likely to be the situation with most charts created by lawyers, the shapes most commonly used are the rectangle and circle.