We upgraded Cacoo earlier today and we would like to inform you of the changes that are a part of this update.

Other improvements

• Text editing for the front object will be activated when grouped object was double clicked.
• Fixed an issue so that pasting text from other applications on Mac will keep line breaks
• Removed “Show background sheet” check box from the sheet setting as it was confusing
• Improved not to save the browser screen when a user press Command+S with Safari on Mac
• Improved message when user become offline

Note: To hide “Get Started” tab, click “Don’t show ‘Get Started’ tab” on the page. You can show it again by clicking “Show ‘Get Started’ tab” on the Settings page.

We are going to add features requested by our users and improve Cacoo even more in the upcoming updates.

Please enjoy using Cacoo and we hope you look forward to seeing continued updates.

Online draw tool, Cacoo has started to provide “Cacoo for Google+ Hangouts ”to extend the users’ real time collaboration experience!

Google+ Hangouts is Google’s official multi-person video chat tool on Google+. Using Cacoo for Google+ Hangouts, members can share diagrams during a live video chat. No matter how far the other members are, you’ll feel as if everyone is in the same room with one whiteboard.

When nulab was established about 10 years ago, we used to video chat with our customers in Tokyo. We had a hard time to communicate with them because of the worst qualities of sound and screen images. I believe we used to use Wiki to take notes. Now there are great chat tools and we can have meetings with anyone no matter where they are. We are happy to be used Cacoo on Google’s Google+ Hangouts. Experience the new type of meetings.

Let’s collaborate with Cacoo for Google+ Hangouts!

Using Cacoo for Google+ Hangouts:

1. Access http://launch-hangouts.cacoo.com/ from the above button.
2. Press “Launch Cacoo for Google+ Hangouts” button
3. Add more people to the video chat and press the “Hangt out” button
4. Cacoo for Google+ Hangouts will be loaded for you to start drawing a diagram

* While you are using Google+ Hangouts, you can select Cacoo for Google+ Hangouts from the Apps menu to start Cacoo for Google+ Hangouts, too.

When using Google+, you can start a Hangout at any time. This will begin a multi-person video chat with circles or the individuals you choose. Hangout supports up to 10 people in a room at the same. They’re a fun way to hang out with friends and family when you’re online.
About Google+ Hangouts

Cacoo’s Google+ page is now up and running, too!
Please “Like” us on Facebook, too.

We hope you’ll enjoy Cacoo for Google+ Hangouts.

Startup Weekend events are held in more than 200 cities globally and, within a couple days, attendees create communities, corporations and products. It provides a great opportunity for people to network with passionate leaders and entrepreneurs.

We appreciate the event organizers who let us give away tickets at CacooUp in Taipei last week. The registration is now closed but if you got a ticket, we hope to see you at the event!

Hi Cacoo users in Taiwan!

CacooUp is an event where Cacoo users gather to discuss your use of the tool, share knowledge and experience, take in your ideas and requests, and talk about future plans. We are going to hold this CacooUp in Taipei.

Program:

People welcomed to this meeting:

• People who use Cacoo and like Cacoo
• People who are interested in a Japanese company, Nulab, and hoping to talk to us
• People who are willing to spread around about Cacoo volunterlily and help us to provide a greater service

* No limit in how or where Cacoo is used. People who use Cacoo at work and at school are both welcomed.

Attend CacooUp in Taipei

We are looking for the following volunteers to make the event successful.

Please allow us to choose some of you if we get many applications.

• Speakers – show how you are using Cacoo

  - Please send us your name, the URL of your diagram, and what you can talk about (if you have a plan already)

• Supporters – take videos/pictures during the event, reception, MC, etc.

  - Please send us your name and how you can help us

• Interviewees – your interview will be listed on http://tour.cacoo.com/voices/

  - Even if you cannot come to the event but are available for the interview during our stay in Taipei (between March 6 and 8), please let us know the following:

Your name:
Your company name (if you use Cacoo at work):
Industry/major:
Place we can meet:
Date and time we can take your interview:
How long have you been using Cacoo?:
What kind of diagrams do you create?:
Please send us the URL of your diagram if available:

See you in Taipei in March!

Seeing ideas, instructions and flows visually is much easier to understand than seeing them in text. It’s the same for younger students.

Also, it’s always a good idea to insert images when students in higher education are creating presentation slides or doing their assignments to explain their points better. (The same thing for websites as you see on Cacoo.)

With these reasons, Cacoo has been widely used in classrooms. We believe students can benefit a lot by using Cacoo, too, and we started to offer the Academic plan about 3 months ago.

In the first 8 weeks, we have received applications from almost 500 users in 38 countries and the numbers are still growing. The distribution of the applied users seems the similar to the number of Cacoo users overall.

(You see it looks more interesting when you see these information in a graphic )

If you are interested in using Cacoo in your classrooms or for your homework and essays, apply for the Cacoo Academic plan from here. Students, teachers and staff working at schools are eligible to use Cacoo for free until June 30!

We upgraded Cacoo earlier today and we would tell you about the changes that are a part of this update.

Vector formats, such as SVG and PDF, were added as export options earlier. Now Cacoo supports PowerPoint exports. It’ll be very useful to do your presentation with your diagrams created on Cacoo.

Please download and check the sample PPT file below:
http://bit.ly/w2zH3R

When exporting to Power Point, you can set the aspect ratio (4:3 or 16:9), the orientation, and select sheets to export.

This feature is available for users who have subscribed the Plus plan or Team plan. If you haven’t upgraded your Cacoo account, we hope this feature would encourage you to upgrade your plan.

2. Misc.

• Thai is added as the 20th supported languages on Cacoo. We are still looking for more good translators. If you are interested in helping translate Cacoo, please apply from here.
• Ownership of diagrams and Shared Folders can be transfered to other users.
• Users can now leave shared diagrams and Shared Folders.
• Horizontal, vertical, and 45-degree lines can be drawn by holding Shift key.
• A sheet can be selected from the dropdown list on the editor. You can go to other sheets very quickly.
• If you are using Cacoo on Mac, Command+[ and Command+] switch to other sheets.

We are going to add features requested by our users and improve Cacoo even more in the upcoming updates. Please enjoy using Cacoo and we hope you look forward to seeing continued updates.

Lately we added Finnish, Hungarian, and Thai. This means 20 languages all together!

Thanks to all translators, the number of Cacoo users are growing. At this moment, we only can answer your questions in Japanese or in English. But please look around and you might be able to find Cacoo experts and Cacoo power users around you.

Here are some places to look for help in your language:
- Facebook – Turkey, Spain, France, China, Brazil
- meetup

If you plan to hold any Cacoo user group meetings or if you know any meetings are planned, please let us know from here or announce on Facebook. One of our team might pop in and share our knowledge with you.

We are still looking for more good translators! If you are interested, please contact us from here.

And the winner of this competition is…
OS character icons by monja415 !

Congratulations! We’ll contact you shortly and send you the prizes.

We really appreciated designers who submitted your designs for this competition. Looking forward to seeing more of your nice stencils and templates applied to the Cacoo Store.

I hope you had a chance to take a look inside the Cacoo Store by now.

Regarding the Cacoo Store, we are currently holding 2 events. Why don’t you start being a part of it?

1. Request stencils on Twitter

Tweet what stencils and templates you want from the Cacoo Store and you can win one year Plus plan upgrade!

You can tweet in your language so that your request reaches the creators in your language better.
- Tweet in English
- Tweet in 日本語
- Tweet in Français
- Tweet in Español
- Tweet in Magyar
- Tweet in Русский
- Tweet in Ελληνικά
- Tweet in 繁體中文
More language versions, including Turkish and Germany, are about to be added soon. We’ll announce it on Twitter (@Cacoocom) so please stay tuned!

2. Design Competition

Are you good at creating stencils and templates?

We are holding Design Competition with Onextrapixel. We’ll review the stencils submitted for this competition and will choose winner(s) on the effectiveness of stencils, design techniques and overall creativity.

Send in your items today!

To make the Cacoo Store more user friendly and fun place to be, we are happy to hear your comments. Please send in your concerns and requests to Cacoo Support any time.

Enjoy drawing!