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FlowBreeze Help Introduction
Table of Contents
 Interactive Flowcharting
Step 1 - Start Flowcharting
Step 2 - Add Symbols
Step 3 - Add Decision
Step 4 - FlowBreeze Prompts
Step 5 - Stop Flowcharting
 Flowchart Wizard
Parsing Rules
Transpose column to rows
Apply parsing syntax
 Template Generator
Load Template
Create Custom Templates
 Settings
Settings - Symbol List
Edit Symbol List
Symbol Styles
Settings - General
Settings - Decisions
Settings - Flow Line Connectors
Flow Line Connector Styles
 Toolbar / Ribbon
Excel 2000 - 2003 Toolbar
Excel 2007 - 2010 Ribbon
 FlowBreeze Tools
Apply Styles
Clear Shading
Create a Grid
Create a Symbol Key
Export as Picture
Extract Text
Flowchart Editor
Insert Branch
Insert Connector
Insert Group Box
Shape Selection Tool
View Gridlines
 User Interface
Start Window
Restart Flowcharting
Flow Line Prompt Window
 Editing Tips
Deleting Symbols
Inserting Symbols
 How Do I...
Add an Assist Line to a Swim Lane Diagram
Change Symbol Styles
Change a Symbol Type
Check for Updates
Copy a Flowchart to Word or PowerPoint
Edit Symbol Text
Edit the Symbol List
Insert a Flow Line (Connector)
Insert a Hyperlink
Insert a Label / TextBox
Move Symbols
Resize Symbols
Rotate a Symbol
Select Symbols
Snap Objects
Use Keywords and Prefixes
Work with Grouped Symbols
Work with Connectors
FlowBreeze Support
Troubleshooting
FlowBreeze License Agreement

Editing Tips

Here are some tips to make editing as fast as possible for you:

 

1. Turn on Snap to Grid. Click Layout > Snap to Grid on the FlowBreeze toolbar.

 

2. You can move one or more shapes by selecting them and using the keyboard arrow keys. You can only move the shapes in the viewable area, so you may need to scroll as you move them.

 

3. You can use the Tab key to move the selection from shape to shape.

 

4. You can select multiple shapes several ways:

 

- Holding the Shift key down while clicking on them.

- Using Select Objects (white arrow) from the FlowBreeze toolbar. Left-click and drag around shapes to select them.

- Using Shape Selection Tool from the FlowBreeze toolbar.

 

5. Moving a shape will cause the connectors to reroute automatically.

 

- If the connector doesn't reroute, then it wasn't connected. To connect it, click the line's end point and drag it to the shape.

 

- If the routing isn't optimal, right-click on the connector and select "Reroute Connectors" from the context menu.

 

 

6. Deleting empty cells (or entire rows) between shapes will condense the drawing by shifting all the shapes below the row(s) upward. The same applies to deleting columns. Inserting rows and or columns will expand the drawing. See the in depth sections Deleting Symbols and Inserting Symbols for more details.

 

7. You can copy an existing shape by holding the Ctrl key down then left-clicking and dragging it. Note: The Ctrl key needs to be pressed before the mouse is over the shape.

 

8. You can copy and paste the format of one shape to another by clicking the first shape, then clicking the cbb-format-painter Format Painter button in the toolbar, then clicking the second shape.

 



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