Drawing A Flowchart In Visio
Visio desktop comes with a robust library of built in and third party templates and shapes as well as integrated collaboration tools.
Drawing a flowchart in visio. To draw a rectangle select the rectangle tool. A flowchart can help visualize a process decision system hierarchy or other types of connected information. Select a flowchart shape and drag it onto the drawing page. Each new swimlane comes with a label bar which says function by default.
From the file menu click on new flowchart basic flowchart. Click the flowchart category. In this video watch how to get a flowchart diagram started in visio. Point to the shape and point to the arrow that indicates the direction of the next shape you want to add.
Select the basic flowchart shapes stencil if necessary. Qbi institute business analysis training 6 240 views. Select basic flowchart data visualizer cross functional flowchart data visualizer or audit diagram data visualizer. Draw a rectangle or circle on the home tab in the tools group click the arrow next to rectangle and then do one of the following.
To draw a circle or oval select the ellipse tool. For instruction in adding a stencil see add a stencil to a template in visio. Connect the flowchart shapes by holding the mouse pointer over the first shape and then clicking the small. Visio plan 2 includes visio desktop visio online and 2 gb of cloud storage on onedrive making it our most powerful diagramming suite.
Unfortunately too many beginners drag random shapes onto their drawing without realizing the importance of each shape and what it signifies. To change the label double click the bar. Visio will automatically create a new flowchart and you can begin dragging shapes onto your drawing. Remember to always use the correct shape.
Create a flowchart start visio. In the shapes window in the cross functional flowchart shapes stencil drag a swimlane shape either horizontal or vertical onto an empty area of the diagram. Flowchart preparation through visio business analyst training vijay s shukla duration. It s best for professional diagramming needs.
Select the shape you want to add. Open visio or select file new if you are editing a diagram.