Basic of Flowchart: Meaning and 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 DIAGRAM 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 DIAGRAM. It is one of the main contender with the most similar features and capabilities.

How to Build a Flowchart

Arrows - Vector clipart library

The vector clipart library "Arrows" contains 37 arrows which you can easy use in your presentation slides and illustrations.
The clip art example "Arrows - Vector clipart library" was created in the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software using the Presentation Clipart solution from the Illustration area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Moving up

Vertical moving

Moving down

Interaction arrows

Wavy arrow

Circular motion

Goal achievement

Moving ahead

Opposite direction

Motive forces

Arrow backward

Arrow forward

Arrow left

Arrow right

Arrow 1

Arrow 2

Arrow 3

Horizontal double arrow

Connecting arrow

Arched down

Arched up

Circular

Leftward

Rightward

Leftward blue

Rightward blue

Arrow backward round

Arrow forward round

Arrow round

Arrow left rounded square

Arrow right rounded square

Arrow 2 rounded square

Arrow 3 rounded square

Arrow forward square

Arrow backward square

Arrow left (white background)

Arrow right (white background)

Used Solutions

Illustrations >

Presentation Design Elements

Basic Flowchart Images. Flowchart Examples

This sample was created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software using the Flowcharts solution from the Diagrams area of ConceptDraw Solution Park. This sample shows the Flowchart that displays the procedures of 2PP (two-party preferred) voting and counting the voters. The two-party-preferred vote is the result of the elections that was distributed to the final two parties.

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

IDEF0 Visio

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM extended with IDEF0 Diagrams solution from the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park is a powerful diagramming and vector drawing IDEF0 software. All IDEF0 diagrams created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM are vector graphic documents and can be reviewed, modified and converted to MS Visio XML format. To obtain the IDEF0 Visio documents from ConceptDraw DIAGRAM documents use the wide export possibilities of ConceptDraw DIAGRAM.

One-line Diagrams

One-line Diagrams solution is a powerful electrical engineering tool to develop precise and detailed One-line Diagram, Single-line Diagram, Electrical diagram. This solution supplies the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM users with a wide set of vector libraries with special icons and electrical symbol elements for one-line drawing and electrical engineering diagram design including. It includes a large collection of samples of One-line Diagrams illustrating high-voltage and low-voltage systems, different electrical configurations and topologies, transmission systems, application of circuit breakers, protection electrical equipment, etc. It is perfect for all power-related workers, engineers, electricians, and other professionals working in power engineering and energy industries.

ConceptDraw Arrows10 Technology

Auto-connection mode - This is more than enough versatility to draw any type of diagram with any degree of complexity. How should diagramming software work? Is it possible to develop a diagram as quickly as the ideas come to you? The innovative Auto-connection mode is what you need to start draw.

Emergency Plan

The Fire Emergency Plan illustrates the scheme of the building and location of the main and fire exits for a safe evacuation, and clearly defines directions to them on the plan. Fire Emergency Plans are constructed on the case of unexpected or emergency situations, fires, hazardous leaks, natural disasters, and other sudden events. They must to be obligatorily on the plain sight at every building and on each floor, at living houses and apartments, schools and universities, medical centers, clinics and hospitals, office buildings, banks, cafes, restaurants, and also at all other public buildings and institutions. The Evacuation plans and Emergency Plans preliminary designed in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software help employees and family members when some emergency events happen and let avoid the accidents and sad consequences, prevent injuries and fatalities, allow reduce damages and speed the work resumption. Start drawing emergency blueprint from floor bounds, then add the inner walls and doors, and finally use bright arrows to visually show evacuation directions to fire exits. ConceptDraw is a serious alternative to Visio. It's a desktop based solution aimed at professional designers working in CAD environments. It is also a good option for those who work between Mac and PC because one license is valid for both.

How to Draw a Floor Plan

SDL Flowchart Symbols

Drawing the diagrams we try to find in help the powerful software and now we have the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM. The ability easily create the SDL diagrams is made possible thanks to unique Specification and Description Language (SDL) Solution from the Industrial Engineering Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park. This solution extends ConceptDraw DIAGRAM libraries - SDL Connectors and SDL Diagrams that contain 70 predesigned SDL flowchart symbols.

Pictures of Vegetables

Designing of food images, fruit art illustrations, pictures of vegetables, and many other food and cafe related images and infographics has never been easier than it is now with ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software extended with Food Court solution from the Food and Beverage area of ConceptDraw Solution Park is perfect food pictures design software.

Data Flow Diagram

Data Flow Diagram (DFD) is part of the Structured Systems Analysis and Design Methodology (SSADM), which is intended for information systems projection and analysis. Data Flow Diagrams allow graphically to represent the data flows in the information system and analyze the data processing during the structural projection. This type of diagrams lets visually show a work of information system and results of this work, it is often used in connection with human processes and can be displayed as a Workflow diagram. Data Flow Diagram visualizes processes and functions, external entities, data depositories, and data flows connecting these elements and indicating direction and data character. Each of these elements used for DFD has its own graphical notation. There are two notations to draw DFDs - Yourdon & Coad and Gane & Sarson. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM extended with Data Flow Diagrams (DFD) solution from the Software Development area is ideal for designing professional-looking DFDs, which can be then easily exported in various formats.

Flowchart Software

The Flowcharts are popular and widely used for designing, documenting, managing and analyzing the complex processes and programs in various fields, such as science, business, engineering, architecture, manufacturing, administration, and many others. To design professional looking Flowchart Diagrams we recommend to use the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software extended with set of Flowchart maker solutions from the Diagrams, Finance and Accounting, Marketing, and Business Processes areas of ConceptDraw Solution Park. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM flowchart software is rich for the libraries of ready-to-use predesigned vector flowchart objects, templates, samples and examples, which make it the best choice for designing the Flowcharts of any type and style. Besides, the ConceptDraw documents with Flowchart Diagrams are vector graphic documents, available for reviewing, modifying and converting to different popular formats: image, HTML, PDF file, MS PowerPoint Presentation, Adobe Flash or MS Visio XML.

Geo Map - Asia - Mongolia

Mongolia is a landlocked country in Central Asia. The vector stencils library Mongolia contains contours for ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software. This library is contained in the Continent Maps solution from Maps area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

IDEF0 standard with ConceptDraw DIAGRAM

The activity of any organization is more or less branchy network of processes. The description of these processes is a hard technical task which requires definite methodology and standards. According to the IDEF0 standard any process can be described in the form of a block (Activity Box) which has inputs and outputs. The process consists in transformation of inputs into outputs under the influence of the management and in the presence of necessary resources. Outputs of the given process later on can be either inputs for the next process or resources, or management means.

Virtual networks. Computer and Network Examples

Virtual networks. <br>Computer and Network Examples *

A Virtual network is a computer network that consists of virtual network links, i.e. between the computing devices there isn't a physical connection. Well known forms of network virtualization are virtual networks based on the virtual devices (for example the network based on the virtual devices inside a hypervisor), protocol-based virtual networks (VLAN, VPN, VPLS, Virtual Wireless network, etc.) and their combinations. This example was created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM using the Computer and Networks Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park and shows the Virtual network.

Electronic Block Diagrams

The Electronic Block Diagrams solution for ConceptDraw DIAGRAM includes a set of diagrams samples and a large number of specialized electronic and electrical symbols of electronic blocks, amplifiers, pulses, repeaters, converters, waveforms, electric filters, delay elements, etc. All symbols are highly simple and common for electronics. They allow designing strict and clear diagrams and electronics graphical designs for documentation, specifications, reports, presentation slides. Use them in electrical engineering, to design and construct electronic equipment, show sequence of pulses and flow of energy, and rapidly identify points of interest or trouble spots in electronic circuits.

Shotgun Formation (Offense) Diagram

The Football solution for ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software contains a set of libraries, templates and samples allowing football specialists to draw football diagrams with ease. A set of predesigned fields and positions allows producing football diagrams without any drawing experience.

Jackson Structured Programming (JSP) Diagrams

The Jackson Structured Programming (JSP) Diagram solution extends the functionality and drawing abilities of the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software with set of illustrative JSP diagrams samples and large variety of predesigned vector objects of actions, processes, procedures, selection, iteration, as well as arrows and connectors to join the objects during Jackson structured development and designing Jackson structured programming diagrams, JSP diagram, Jackson structure diagram (JSD), Program structure diagram. The powerful abilities of this solution make the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM ideal assistant for programmers, software developers, structural programmers, computer engineers, applications constructors, designers, specialists in structured programming and Jackson systems design, and other technical, computer and software specialists.

How to Build a Flowchart

The ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is a professional software for quick creating great looking flowcharts. The vector stencils from object libraries allows you to use RapidDraw technology. By the clicking on direction arrows one can add new object to flowcharts. This technology gives to users the ability to fast creating visualization for the structural data. Learn the basics of flowcharting and see how to build create a flowchart using ConceptDraw automatic drawing tools.

Fishbone Diagram Template

A causal model is an abstract concept, that describes the causal mechanisms of a system, by noting certain variables and their influence on each other, in an effort to discover the cause of a certain problem or flaw. This model is presented in diagram form by using a fishbone diagram. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software enhanced with Fishbone Diagrams solution helps you create business productivity diagrams from Fishbone diagram templates and examples, that provide to start using of the graphic method for the analysis of problem causes. Each predesigned Fishbone Diagram template is ready to use and useful for instantly drawing your own Fishbone Diagram.

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