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Basic Flowchart Symbols and Meaning

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
How to Build a Flowchart
The vector stencils library "Education titled callouts" contains 14 titled callout blocks.
Use it to design your educational infograms.
"In publishing, a call-out or callout is a short string of text connected by a line, arrow, or similar graphic to a feature of an illustration or technical drawing, and giving information about that feature. The term is also used to describe a short piece of text set in larger type than the rest of the page and intended to attract attention.
A similar device in word processing is a special text box with or without a small "tail" that can be pointed to different locations on a document." [Callout. Wikipedia]
The shapes example "Design elements - Education titled callouts" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Education Infographics solition from the area "Business Infographics" in ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Titled callout blocks
Titled callout blocks, rounded rectangle callout, ribbon arrow callout, rectangle callout, circle callout , callout with divider, balloon callout, arrowed callout, ribbon callout, arrowed callout, arrow right callout, arrow callout,
The vector stencils library "Management titled callouts" contains 20 divided rectangle callouts, rounded rectangle callouts, circle callouts, speech balloons, arrow callouts.
Use it to create your management infograms.
The infographic shapes example "Design elements - Management titled callouts" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Management Infographics solition from the area "Business Infographics" in ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Titled callout blocks
Titled callout blocks, rounded rectangle callout, ribbon arrow callout, rectangle callout, speech balloon, rectangle callout, circle callout, callout with divider, callout, balloon callout, arrowed callout, ribbon callout, arrowed callout, arrow right callout, arrow callout,

Entity Relationship Diagram Symbols

The semantic modeling method nowadays is successfully applied in database structure design. It is effective method of modeling the data structures, which is based on the meaning of these data. As a tool of semantic modeling, there are used different types of Entity-Relationship Diagrams. Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) is applied to visually and clearly represent a structure of a business database. The main components of ERDs are: entity, relation and attributes. An entity is a class of similar objects in the model, each entity is depicted in the form of rectangle and has the name expressed by a noun. Relation is shown in the form of non-directional line that connects two entities. There are several notation styles used for ERDs: information engineering style, Chen style, Bachman style, Martin Style. The Entity Relationship Diagram symbols used for professional ERD drawing are predesigned by professionals and collected in the libraries of the Entity-Relationship Diagram (ERD) solution for ConceptDraw PRO software.
The vector stencils library "Titled callouts" contains 10 callout blocks with title and text.
Use it to design your marketing infograms.
The shapes example "Design elements - Titled callouts" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Marketing Infographics solition from the area "Business Infographics" in ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Callout blocks with title and text
Callout blocks with title and text, rounded rectangle callout, ribbon arrow callout, rectangle callout, circle callout , callout with divider, balloon callout, arrowed callout, ribbon callout, arrowed callout, arrow right callout, arrow callout,

ERD Symbols and Meanings

Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) is a popular software engineering tool for database modeling and illustration the logical structure of databases, which uses one of two notations - Chen's or Crow’s Foot. Crow's foot notation is effective when used in software engineering, information engineering, structured systems analysis and design. Each of these notations applies its own set of ERD symbols. Crow's foot diagrams use boxes to represent entities and lines between these boxes to show relationships. Varied shapes at the ends of lines depict the cardinality of a given relationship. Chen's ERD notation is more detailed way to represent entities and relationships. ConceptDraw PRO application enhanced with all-inclusive Entity-Relationship Diagram (ERD) solution allows design professional ER diagrams with Chen's or Crow’s Foot notation on your choice. It contains the full set of ready-to-use standardized ERD symbols and meanings helpful for quickly drawing, collection of predesigned ERD samples, examples and templates. ConceptDraw Pro is a great alternative to Visio for Mac users as it offers more features and can easily handle the most demanding professional needs.
How to Build an Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD)
How to Build an Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD)
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How to Connect Objects on PC

ConceptDraw PRO provides a few options for drawing connections between objects: Direct Connectors, Smart, Arc, Bezier, Curve and Round Connectors. You can connect objects in your ConceptDraw diagram with proper connectors using the embedded automatic connection modes. This article describes how you can connect objects with connectors and how you can ascribe different types and behaviors.
Arrow 10 Technology
Arrow 10 Technology

ConceptDraw Arrows10 Technology

You want to connecting objects manually? You don't know how should diagramming software work? Is it possible to develop a diagram as quickly as the ideas come to you? Yes. The innovative ConceptDraw Arrows10 Technology - This is more than enough versatility to draw any type of diagram with any degree of complexity. You can start draw your diagram manually now.
The vector stencils library "Financial titled callouts" contains 12 titled callouts.
Titled callout consists of title area and plain text area.
Use it to design your financial infographics.
Infographic elements
Infographic elements, rounded rectangle callout, ribbon arrow callout, rectangle callout, circle callout , callout with divider, callout, balloon callout, arrowed callout, ribbon callout, arrowed callout, arrow right callout, arrow callout,
The vector stencils library "Concept maps" contains 16 geometrical shapes.
Use it to create your concept maps, mindmaps, idea maps, tree diagrams, omega maps, cluster diagrams and spider diagrams.
The symbols example "Concept maps - Vector stencils library" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Concept Maps solution from the area "What is a Diagram" of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Rectangle
Rectangle, concept map,
Rounded rectangle
Rounded rectangle, concept map,
Stadium
Stadium, concept map,
Oval
Oval, concept map,
Diamond
Diamond, concept map,
Parallelogram
Parallelogram, concept map,
Circle
Circle, concept map,
Star
Star, concept map,
Hexagon
Hexagon, concept map,
Cloud
Cloud, concept map,
Starburst
Starburst, concept map,
Arrow
Arrow, concept map,
Envelope
Envelope, concept map,
Note
Note, concept map,
Callout
Callout, concept map,
Table
Table, concept map,