Basic Flowchart Symbols and Meaning

Flowchart Symbols and Meaning, workflow diagram symbols, process flow diagram symbols

Flowcharts are the best for visually representation the business processes and the flow of a custom-order process through various departments within an organization. ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with Flowcharts solution offers the full set of predesigned basic flowchart symbols which are gathered at two libraries: Flowchart and Flowcharts Rapid Draw. Among them are: process, terminator, decision, data, document, display, manual loop, and many other specific symbols. The meaning for each symbol offered by ConceptDraw gives the presentation about their proposed use in professional Flowcharts for business and technical processes, software algorithms, well-developed structures of web sites, Workflow diagrams, Process flow diagram and correlation in developing on-line instructional projects or business process system. Use of ready flow chart symbols in diagrams is incredibly useful - you need simply drag desired from the libraries to your document and arrange them in required order. There are a few serious alternatives to Visio for Mac, one of them is ConceptDraw PRO. It is one of the main contender with the most similar features and capabilities.

How to Build a Flowchart

HR arrows - Vector stencils library

The vector stencils library "HR arrows" contains 57 arrow pictograms.
Use this arrow icon set to draw your HR flowcharts, workflow diagrams and process charts with the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software.
The arrow icons library "HR arrows" is included in the HR Flowcharts solution from the Management area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Arki arrow

Chevron arrow

Triangle arrow

Small arrow

Up arrow

Down arrow

Right arrow

Left arrow

Vertical moving arrow

Wavy arrow

Fat arrow

Straight arrow

Angle arrow

Double headed arrow

Single headed arrow

Elbow arrow

Crossed arrows

Turn left arrow

Turn right arrow

L-shaped arrow

Corner arrow

Diagonal arrow

Split arrow

Arc arrow

Bent arrow

Go back arrow

Double headed semicircle arrow

Counterclockwise arrow

Sector arrow

Clockwise arrow

Arrow fork

Merging arrows

U-shaped arrow

Semicircle arrow

Circular arrow

Looping arrows

Refresh arrows

Double arc arrow

Curving directional arrow

S-shaped arrow

Short arc arrow

Long arc arrow

Turn round arrow

Rotating arrows

Turned arrow

Curved left arrow

Curved right arrow

Cycle arrow

Arrow loop

Moving down arrow

Moving up arrow

Dual short arc arrow

Recycling arrows

Interaction arrows

Lightning arrow

Ribbon arrow

Circular motion arrows

Used Solutions

Management >

HR Flowcharts

Glyph icons - Vector stencils library

The vector stencils library "Glyph icons" contains 38 glyph and symbol UI icons. Use this glyph UI icon set to design graphic user interface (GUI) of your software application for OS X 10.10 Yosemite Apple Mac operating system.
The example "Glyph icons - Vector stencils library" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Mac OS User Interface solution from the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Check mark grey

Check mark black

Submenu indicator

Command glyph

Add glyph

Delete glyph

Drag vertical glyph

Drag horizontal glyph

Expand corner

Collapse up icon

Collapse down icon

Settings icon

Chevron

Up-down arrows

Divider

Up arrow

Delete key

Key control

Search icon

Search icon 2

All My Files icon

AirDrop icon

iCloud icon

Applications icon

Documents icon

Downloads icon

Desktop icon

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Tag - orange

Tag - yellow

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All tags

Apple icon

Disclosure triangle

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Used Solutions

Software Development >

Mac OS X User Interface

Sales arrows - Vector stencils library

The vector stencils library "Sales arrows" contains 57 arrow symbols.
Use these arrow icon set to draw your sales flowcharts, workflow diagrams and process charts with the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software.
The arrow pictograms library "Sales arrows" is included in the Sales Flowcharts solution from the Marketing area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Angle arrow

Arc arrow

Arki arrow

Arrow fork

Arrow loop

Bent arrow

Chevron arrow

Circular arrow

Circular motion arrows

Clockwise arrow

Corner arrow

Counterclockwise arrow

Crossed arrows

Curved left arrow

Curved right arrow

Curving directional arrow

Cycle arrow

Diagonal arrow

Double arc arrow

Double headed arrow

Double headed semicircle arrow

Down arrow

Dual short arc arrow

Elbow arrow

Fat arrow

Go back arrow

Interaction arrows

L-shaped arrow

Left arrow

Lightning arrow

Long arc arrow

Looping arrows

Merging arrows

Moving down arrow

Moving up arrow

Recycling arrows

Refresh arrows

Ribbon arrow

Right arrow

Rotating arrows

S-shaped arrow

Sector arrow

Semicircle arrow

Short arc arrow

Single headed arrow

Small arrow

Split arrow

Straight arrow

Triangle arrow

Turn left arrow

Turn right arrow

Turn round arrow

Turned arrow

Up arrow

U-shaped arrow

Vertical moving arrow

Wavy arrow

Used Solutions

Marketing >

Sales Flowcharts

Flowchart design. Flowchart symbols, shapes, stencils and icons

A flowchart is a type of diagram which represents an algorithm, process or workflow, displays the steps as boxes of various kinds and depicts their order by connecting them with arrows. Any business graphic document will be more colorful and understandable if will use professional-looking and visual diagrams and flowcharts. Flowchart design gives versatile presenting and explaining of the process. ConceptDraw PRO flowchart software enhanced with Flowcharts solution helps effectively make Flowchart Design. Use of predesigned flowchart symbols and bright color palette offers a fresh view and favorably distinguishes the flowcharts designed in ConceptDraw PRO from the black and white flowcharts on a paper. Preferably to use no more than three or four colors and apply identical for the same shape types. The best flowchart design can be achieved by starting with Flowchart template, or any of suitable ready examples or samples offered in ConceptDraw STORE, open one of them and enter the proper text into each Flowchart shape. Each symbol of the flowchart has a definition that can't be changed. This means that all flowcharts shapes can be grouped in according to their meaning. Users with ConceptDraw PRO flowchart software can style groups of symbols with close definitions by color sets chosen from complementary palette. Almost all workflows can be depicted as a flowchart. Colored diagrams are more light for perception of the certain information, this is part of flowchart design. Bright colors need to be used in the key points of Decision symbols, to focus attention on their importance for whole process flow.

Business Process Modeling with ConceptDraw "Business Process Diagrams" Solution

Design elements - Android system icons (navigation)

The vector stencils library "Android system icons - navigation" contains 25 navigation symbols and pictograms.
Use it to design user interface of your software applications for Android OS with ConceptDraw PRO software.
The icons example "Design elements - Android system icons (navigation)" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the "Android user interface" solution from the "Software Development" area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Navigation system icons

Used Solutions

Software Development >

Android User Interface

Design elements - Glyph icons

The vector stencils library "Glyph icons" contains 38 glyph and symbol UI icons.
Use this glyph UI icon set to design graphic user interface (GUI) of your software application for OS X 10.10 Yosemite Apple Mac operating system.
"In typography, a glyph is an elemental symbol within an agreed set of symbols, intended to represent a readable character for the purposes of writing and thereby expressing thoughts, ideas and concepts. As such, glyphs are considered to be unique marks that collectively add up to the spelling of a word, or otherwise contribute to a specific meaning of what is written, with that meaning dependent on cultural and social usage." [Glyph. Wikipedia]
The symbols example "Design elements - Glyph icons" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Mac OS User Interface solution from the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Glyph and symbol UI icon set

Used Solutions

Software Development >

Mac OS X User Interface

Windows 8 apps - Vector stencils library

The vector stencils library "Windows 8 apps" contains 40 shortcut icons of Windows 8 software applications.
Use this shortcut UI icon set to design graphic user interface (GUI) prototypes of your software apps for Windows 8.
"In computing, a file shortcut is a handle in a user interface that allows the user to find a file or resource located in a different directory or folder from the place where the shortcut is located.

Shortcuts are typically implemented as a small file containing a target URI or GUID to an object, or the name of a target program file that the shortcut represents. The shortcut might additionally specify parameters to be passed to the target program when it is run. Each shortcut can have its own icon. Shortcuts are very commonly placed on a desktop, in an application launcher panel such as the Microsoft Windows Start menu, or in the main menu of a desktop environment. ...
File shortcuts (also known as shell links) were introduced in Windows 95. Microsoft Windows uses .lnk as the filename extension for shortcuts to local files, and .URL for shortcuts to remote files, like web pages. Commonly referred to as "shortcuts" or "link files", both are displayed with a curled arrow overlay icon by default, and no filename extension. ...
Shortcut files can be used to launch programs in minimized or maximized window states if the program supports it. ...
Beginning with Windows 7, some shortcuts also store Application User Model IDs (AppUserModelIDs). Instead of the target command line, AppUserModelIDs may directly be used to launch applications. Shortcuts with AppUserModelIDs are used by some desktop programs and all WinRT Modern apps for launching." [File shortcut. Wikipedia]
The shortcut icons example "Windows 8 apps - Vector stencils library" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Windows 8 User Interface solution from the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Alarms

Calculator

Calendar

Camera

Dashboard

Database

Exel 2013

Finance

Food + Drink

Games

Health + Fitness

Help+Tips

Internet Explorer

Language

Mail

Maps

Music

News

SkyDrive

OneNote

Outlook 2013

PC Settings

People

Photos

PowerPoint 2013

Reading List

Scanner

Sound Recorder

Skype

Sports

Store

Spreadsheet

Telemetry Center

Travel

Upload Center

Video

Viewer

Visio 2013

Weather

Word 2013

Used Solutions

Software Development >

Windows 8 User Interface

Glyph icons - Vector stencils library

The vector stencils library "Glyph icons" contains 38 glyph and symbol UI icons. Use this glyph UI icon set to design graphic user interface (GUI) of your software application for OS X 10.10 Yosemite Apple Mac operating system.
The example "Glyph icons - Vector stencils library" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Mac OS User Interface solution from the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Check mark grey

Check mark black

Submenu indicator

Command glyph

Add glyph

Delete glyph

Drag vertical glyph

Drag horizontal glyph

Expand corner

Collapse up icon

Collapse down icon

Settings icon

Chevron

Up-down arrows

Divider

Up arrow

Delete key

Key control

Search icon

Search icon 2

All My Files icon

AirDrop icon

iCloud icon

Applications icon

Documents icon

Downloads icon

Desktop icon

Tag - red

Tag - orange

Tag - yellow

Tag - green

Tag - blue

Tag - purple

Tag - gray

All tags

Apple icon

Disclosure triangle

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Used Solutions

Software Development >

Mac OS X User Interface

Progressive disclosure controls - Vector stencils library

The vector stencils library "Progressive disclosure controls" contains 12 icons of Windows 8 progressive disclosure controls.
Use it to design graphic user interface (GUI) prototypes of your software applications for Windows 8.
"With a progressive disclosure control, users can show or hide additional information including data, options, or commands. Progressive disclosure promotes simplicity by focusing on the essential, yet revealing additional detail as needed. ...
Chevrons show or hide the remaining items in completely or partially hidden content. Usually the items are shown in place, but they can also be shown in a pop-up menu. When in place, the item stays expanded until the user collapses it. ...
Arrows show a pop-up command menu. The item stays expanded until the user makes a selection or clicks anywhere.
If the arrow button is an independent control, it receives input focus and is activated with the space bar. If the arrow button has a parent control, the parent receives input focus and the arrow is activated with Alt+down arrow and Alt+up arrow keys, as with the drop-down list control. ...
Plus and minus controls expand or collapse to show container content in place when navigating through a hierarchy. The item stays expanded until the user collapses it. Although these look like buttons, their behavior is in-place.
The associated object receives input focus. The plus is activated with the right arrow key, and the minus with the left arrow key. ...
Rotating triangles show or hide additional information in place for an individual item. They are also used to expand containers. The item stays expanded until the user collapses it.
The associated object receives input focus. The collapsed (right-pointing) triangle is activated with the right arrow key, and the expanded (downward-pointing) triangle with the left arrow key. ...
Like chevrons, additional information is shown or hidden in place. The item stays expanded until the user collapses it. Unlike chevrons, the glyphs have a graphical representation of the action, typically with an arrow indicating what will happen. ... Preview arrows are best reserved for situations where a standard chevron doesn't adequately communicate the control's behavior, such as when the disclosure is complex or there is more than one type of disclosure." [msdn.microsoft.com/ en-us/ library/ windows/ desktop/ dn742409%28v=vs.85%29.aspx]
The icons example "Progressive disclosure controls - Vector stencils library" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Windows 8 User Interface solution from the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Single chevron control - down

Single chevron control - up

Double chevron control - back

Double chevron control - forward

Arrow control button - down

Arrow control button - right

Arrow control - down

Arrow control - right

Plus control

Minus control

Rotating triangle - expand

Rotating triangle - collapse

Used Solutions

Software Development >

Windows 8 User Interface

MS Windows Vista user interface - Vector stencils library

The vector stencils library "MS Windows Vista user interface" contains 76 MS Windows Vista design elements.
Use it for designing Microsoft ribbon graphic user interface (GUI) of software for computers with MS Windows Vista OS in the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Graphic User Interface solution from the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Window

Dialog Window

Empty Window

Field

Horizontal Scrollbar

Vertical Scrollbar

Window Buttons

Window Button 1

Window Button 2

Window Button 3

Window Button 4

Navigation

Menu Bar

Gradient Menu Bar

Drop-down Menu

Button

Toolbar Pannel

Tool Button

Primary Toolbar

Toolbar 1

Toolbar 2

Customizable Tollbar

Tab View

List View

Text Field

Vertical Separator

Horizontal Separator

Group Box

Text Label

Link

Line Edit

Search with Button

Spin Box

Combo-box

Editable Combo-box

Editable List Box

List Box

Single-selection List

Multiple-selection List

Check Box

Radio Button

Check box group

Radio Buttons Group

Progress Bar

Modal Progress Bar

Vertical Slider with Ticks

Horizontal Slider with Ticks

Dial

Catalogue Tree

Tree View 1

Tree View 2

Vertical Spacer

Horizontal Spacer

Chevron 1

Arrow 1

Arrow 2

Plus/Minus Control

Rotating Triangle

Chevron 3

Chevron 2

Normal Select Cursor

Link Select Cursor

Text Select Cursor

Working in Background Pointer

Busy Pointer

Unavailable Cursor

Precision Select Cursor

Error Icon

Warning Icon

Information Icon

Question Mark Icon

Balloon

Tooltip/Infotip

Calendar

Used Solutions

Software Development >

Graphic User Interface

Value Stream Mapping Icons

The library with 40 vector stencils is included in the ConceptDraw Value Stream Mapping solution.

Menus - Vector stencils library

The vector stencils library "Menus" contains 14 icons of Windows 8 menus.
Use this menu UI icon set to design graphic user interface (GUI) prototypes of your software applications for Windows 8.
"A menu bar is a graphical control element which contains drop down menus. The menu bar's purpose is to supply a common housing for window- or application-specific menus which provide access to such functions as opening files, interacting with an application, or displaying help documentation or manuals. Menu bars are typically present in graphical user interfaces that display documents and representations of files in windows and windowing systems but menus can be used as well in command line interface programs like text editors or filemanagers where drop-down menu is activated with shortcut key or combination. ...
The menu bar in Microsoft Windows is usually anchored to the top of a window under the title bar; therefore, there can be many menu bars on screen at one time. Menus in the menu bar can be accessed through shortcuts involving the Alt key and the mnemonic letter that appears underlined in the menu title. Additionally, pressing Alt or F10 brings the focus on the first menu of the menu bar." [Menu bar. Wikipedia]
The menu elements example "Menus - Vector stencils library" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Windows 8 User Interface solution from the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Menu bar