After you've completed your flowchart, sometimes there's the need to go back and edit the flowchart, adding additional symbols. There are two ways to do this - using FlowBreeze's text-to-flowchart automation or via the toolbar.

Creating Space for the New Symbol

Inserting new flowchart symbols is essentially the same process as deleting flowchart symbols - just in reverse. As with a Delete operation, we select the range of cells to perform the insert on. Again, the range is selected so that the cell shifting effects the other flowchart symbols in the desired way. In the example in Picture 1, we want to shift the symbols in both the Dept 2 and Dept 3 swim lanes, so we select a range wide enough to encompass the symbols in both lanes. The height of the range selection allows for a new symbol that is the same height as the Step 3 symbol, but if you want to add a symbol that requires more vertical space, you should select a taller range.

Picture 1

After the cell insert, the symbols have shifted along with the cells and a space has been opened up to place the new flowchart symbol, as shown in Picture 2.

Picture 2

Inserting the Symbol

Method 1 - Text-To-Flowchart

Recommendation: Use this method to have FlowBreeze automatically determine the symbol type, apply text formatting, and apply symbol styling.

1.	Click the Start Flowcharting button on the FlowBreeze toolbar.

2.	Type the text for the symbol in the location you want the symbol to appear, and hit Enter.

3.	Most likely, you will be prompted to add a flow line from a neighboring symbol. If applicable, select the symbol to route a flow line from and click OK.

4.	If needed, type "FL" in a nearby cell to bring up the Flow Line Prompt window. Select the new symbol and a symbol to route another flow line to, then click OK.

5.	Click the Stop Flowcharting button on the FlowBreeze toolbar.

Method 2 - via Symbol Toolbars (Excel 2000 - 2003 only)

Use this method if you want to add a flowchart symbol, block arrow, or connector (flow line) symbol via drag and drop. The FlowBreeze tab on the Excel 2007 ribbon has a Shapes drop down gallery of available shapes for quick access.

1.	If the symbol toolbars are not visible on the left side of the worksheet, click the Symbols button to display them.

2.	Find the desired symbol on the left toolbars and click on it.

3.	Click the sheet to place the symbol, holding the left mouse button down to drag it to size.

4.	Add text as desired.

5.	Change the styling to match other symbols, as needed (see the link to Change Symbol Styles below).

Method 3 - via FlowBreeze Ribbon (Excel 2007 - 2010)

1.	Click the Shapes drop down from the Insert group of the FlowBreeze ribbon.

2.	Click on the desired symbol from the gallery.

3.	Click the sheet to place the symbol.

4.	Add text as desired.

5.	Change the styling to match other symbols, as needed.

Picture 3 shows a simple example of the a new flowchart symbol that has been added. If you used Method 1 above, then the flow line connectors can be added automatically. If you used Methods 2 or 3, then you will need to insert them manually via the toolbar.

Picture 3

Change Symbol Styles

Insert a Flow Line