Adjusting flowchart layout
When you edit a flowchart, use the Layout menu to reposition all process boxes in a single command to improve the appearance of the flowchart. This is a visual change which does not affect the flow of data. The direction of the connection lines between processes determines data flow.
Procedure
- Open a flowchart for editing.
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Open the Layout menu and select an option:
- Tree: Organizes process boxes in a tree format. Useful when each process box has a single input.
- Org chart: Organizes simple flowcharts and is effective for flowcharts with a single input from the top.
- Circular: Arranges process boxes in a radial fashion. Useful for single connection-based flowcharts that lead to one output.
- Hierarchical: Organizes process boxes in horizontal or vertical levels so that most links flow uniformly in the same direction. This layout often provides the most simple and visually straightforward choice.
- To control whether connection lines appear in front of or behind process boxes, right-click the workspace, open the View menu and check or clear Overlap connections.