How To Create Flowchart In Microsoft Visio
Open a drawing in visio.
How to create flowchart in microsoft visio. Use the ctrl key and mouse. Creating a flowchart now that you understand the most commonly used shapes within the flowchart the next step is to actually create your flowchart. To convert a visio 2003 2010 drawing go to the file menu select info then convert. From the file menu click on new flowchart basic flowchart.
Right click the page tab click page setup and then click the drawing scale tab. Or select custom scale and type your own scale values. We are going to create a flowchart diagram. Converting the old file to the new file format will enable all features.
Once the table is populated visio s wizard helps you complete the remaining steps to transform your excel data into a visio process diagram. Select file new. Open microsoft visio 2013 application. So select basic flowchart template from the list of templates.
Visio will automatically create a new flowchart and you can begin dragging shapes onto your drawing. The mouse pointer changes to a horizontal vertical or diagonal double arrow depending on which edge or corner you place the mouse pointer. Click on file menu and then select new. For each step in the process that you are documenting drag a flowchart shape onto your drawing.
Connect the flowchart shapes by holding the mouse pointer over the first shape and then clicking the small. Hold down ctrl and put your mouse pointer on the edge of the drawing page. Click the flowchart category. If you customize the premade template or create one of your own the wizard helps you map certain flowchart parts like swim lanes and connectors.
Select pre defined scale and then click a pre defined architectural metric or engineering scale.