Great Flowchart Connector Lines
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Flowchart connector lines. Click where you want to start the line or connector and then drag the cursor to where you want the line or connector to end. Each flowline usually connects two blocks. I am creating a flow chart in Word 2003 using symbols from AutoshapesFlowchart.
Flowlines can be straight lines uni-directional arrow or both-sided arrows representing different kinds of connections between the steps. Ad Use Lucidchart to visualize ideas make charts diagrams more. This help file uses the terms Connector and Flow Line interchangeably.
The tutorial says after I select the connector I want when I pass the pointer over a shape blue circles will appear that indicate connector sites If I start and end my line at a connector site the line. Frequently used within complex charts this symbol connects separate elements across multiple pages with the page number usually placed on or within the shape for easy reference. When you create the process flow chart process map business flow diagram or data flow diagrams and UML activity diagrams you often need to add some text or labels to the connectors.
Well use a simple line arrow for this example. To connect the two shapes head back to the shape menu and select the connector you want to use. Once you select the arrow click the center handle on the first shape and then while still holding down your mouse button drag to the center handle on the next shape.
Lucidcharts flowchart software is quick easy to use. The vector stencils library Workflow connectors contains 8 flow lines. Ad Collaborative Flowcharts Wireframes Mind Maps and Sticky Notes.
As the names indicate they show the direction of process flow. That means go to page 2 and find connector A-1 the connector from the first page. Also referred to as the Data Symbol this shape represents data that is available for input or output as well as representing resources used or generated.