5 Steps to Create Flowcharts in ConceptDraw PRO That Save You Time

Let’s say your job is to manage a very complex software development project. An important function of your role is to develop the flowcharts for all your internal and development processes. You are required to develop and visually represent the overall process and modify it every two days, as the process is fine tuned during the development cycle.

By Yuriy Varbanets
Product Manager of ConceptDraw MINDMAP at CS Odessa.

Your tool of choice is ConceptDraw PRO because of its flowchart capability for building and documenting processes. The flowchart diagram feature consists of standard geometrical blocks, text and connectors. By using the standard objects you save time when creating flowcharts. It is helpful to use frames to visually group objects that are logically connected; this greatly increases team comprehension when sharing the process description to your team.

You can create professional and visually appealing flowcharts in these 5 easy steps:

  1. Open the ConceptDraw PRO Drawing Shapes library and choose all the objects needed to build a workflow.
  2. Arrange objects within your workspace and connect them with connectors.
  3. Increase the impact of your flowchart by adding a process timeline chart. Use symbols to convey ideas and a legend to explain the meaning of each objects used.
  4. Create background page.
  5. From Presentation mode create a brief live presentation for the team. Press F5 from your keyboard to begin the presentation, and Esc to exit.

Figure 1. ConceptDraw PRO Flowchart Diagram.

Summary

Drawing out and diagramming processes usually takes a lot of time and effort for managers. ConceptDraw PRO helps users create flowcharts faster and more efficiently, even if you need to frequently process large and complex drawings.

Do’s Don’ts
Use 5-6 basic flowchart library objects to convey meaning. Draw objects “by hand".
Use the auto arrangement feature to ensure alignment. Choose complex color selections.
Use the Dynamic Snapping feature. Connect objects before they are properly arranged.
Group objects to copy/paste. Modifying objects with gradients.
Utilize the Symbols library to identify parts of a diagram. Try to only use 3-4 symbols.  
Use the Slideshow mode to present flowcharts.  

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