Settings - General
Terminators and Connection Nodes
Terminators are the oval flowchart symbols used to designate the start or end of a process boundary. Connectors come in two types - On-Page and Off-Page. the On-page Connectors are labeled circles used to designate a jump from one part of the flow diagram to another. Similarly, the five-sided Off-Page Connectors are used to designate a jump to a process step on another page (assuming a multi-page flowchart). The available settings for these symbols are:
| • | Prompt to add an end Terminator: If this setting is enabled, FlowBreeze will prompt you to add a an end Terminator. The prompt window allows you to enter the text and select the location to place the terminator symbol. Note, when you click the Stop Flowcharting button FlowBreeze will scan the symbols on the drawing and look for any terminators already labeled "stop", "end", or "done". If it finds one, it will not prompt you to add another one. |
| • | Entries with 1-2 capitalized characters default to On-Page Connector: If checked entries such as A, B, AA, A1 will generate an On-Page Connector symbol. |
| • | Numeric entries default to Off-Page Connector: If checked entries such as 1, 2, 3, 1000, etc. will generate an Off-Page Connector symbol. If the Off-Page Connector field is unchecked, then numeric entries will generate an On-Page Connector. |
Symbol Size
| • | Autosize symbol height if it exceeds default height: The heights set in the symbol list are minimum heights. If checked this will autosize the height. If you prefer to have fixed heights, it's recommend that you uncheck this box and set the heights in the symbol list to a uniform value. |
| • | Smart Sizing for On and Off-Page Connectors: If checked, this will keep the connector node shapes as small as possible. |
Symbol Text
| • | Automatically capitalize first letter: Text like this - "sample entry" - will become this - "Sample entry". |
| • | Text Alignment: 9 combinations of top, center, bottom and left, center, right text alignment. |
| • | Prefix delimiter: Determines the separator between prefixes and text entries. See Prefixes and Keywords for more detail. |
Symbol Formatting
| • | Font: The font used for the flowchart symbol text. tahoma 8 is used by default because it produces clear, readable text at a smaller font size, allowing more words to fit within a shape. |
Excel Startup
| • | Turn on Snap to Grid: Determines whether FlowBreeze automatically turns on snap to grid when Excel starts. Note that snap to grid affects not only flowchart shapes, but graph placement and sizing as well. |
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