5 Ways to Make Flowcharts in Microsoft Word for Beginners, Easy!

Not everyone knows and understands what a flowchart is? How to make? What is a flowchart?

Flowchart (flow chart) is a chart, a diagram with certain symbols that describe the flow of the process with sequential steps and in detail. The symbols on the flowchart that describe certain processes help us understand a complex process flow, such as business processes, programming algorithms, or workflows in Standard Operational Procedures (SOP).

How to Make a Flowchart in Microsoft Word

The following are ways to create a flowchart in Microsoft Word. In this article, I will create a simple flowchart of odd and even numbers.

1. Recognize the symbols contained in the flowchart

Before starting to create a flowchart, it would be nice to know the symbols of the flowchart itself and what they are used for. For that, let’s look at the image below. Here are some flowchart symbols that are often used and their functions.

2. Create a Drawing Canvas

When you want to create a flowchart, you have to create a drawing canvas first. Why? So that the symbols that you have placed in the document are not cluttered. You also don’t need to shift the symbols one by one if there is a mistake in writing a document. You just swipe drawing canvas , then all the elements contained in it will go along with drawing canvas the. Not much is known about drawing canvas this. For that, let’s see how to make drawing canvas the following.

1. Open your Microsoft Word, then select menu Insert and click section shapes.

2. Next, select new drawing canvas which is located at the bottom of the sub menu shape. Look at the image below.

3. Look at the picture below. Here’s an example drawing canvas.

3. Insert the Flowchart Symbol

1. On the menu bar above, click Insert then, select shapes.

2. Next, there are several parts to the shape like lines, rectangles, basic shapes, etc. Since you are going to create a flowchart, please select some of the symbols you need in the section flow chart. Look again at the shape of the symbol above and its use. You can also view the flowchart symbols by hovering your cursor over one of the flowchart symbols. Pilih shape them one by one and place them on drawing canvas.

3. Well, if you have finished selecting the shape. You can change the style of the shape. Click the down arrow on the shape style. Choose according to your needs. However, try with bright colors to make it look neat.

4. On this occasion, I chose a shape with a white background and borders black.

4. Insert Text

There are two ways to insert text into shapes which we have made.

1. You have to click the image first. Then, right-click on your mouse so that a pop-up menu dialog appears. choose edit text.

2. You can also double-click on the shape to which you want to add text.

5. Inserting Lines

1. On the menu bar above, click Insert then, select shapes.

2. Next, a pop-up menu dialog appears with several forms that have been provided by Microsoft Word. Select the line you need in the section Lines.

3. You can also adjust the color and shape of the lines on the sections shape styles. To do this, click the down arrow in the shape styles section, then select the line according to your flowchart needs.

Example of even and odd number flowchart

The following is an example of a simple even and odd number flowchart.

How, easy isn’t it? Although the methods above look many, the tools used are only about insert-shape. It doesn’t take long to make the flowchart because Microsoft word has provided shape flow chart. Hopefully useful and good luck with the tutorial above!

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