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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

Step 2 - Add Symbols

 

FlowBreeze watches for changes in worksheet content to generate symbols. Anytime you edit a cell, that will trigger a "change event". These change events are what FlowBreeze monitors to know that it needs to kick into action. In this step, we will show you three things:

 

Using the basic text-to-symbol technique.
Creating a symbol using a keyword.
Creating a symbol using a prefix.

 

Text-To-Symbol Creation

 

From the last step, a cell two rows below the last symbol will automatically be selected. Type "op 1" into the cell and hit the Enter key on your keyword.

 

2-a

 

As show below, FlowBreeze will automatically generate the default flowchart symbol - a process shape (rectangle). Also note that the first letter of "op 1" was automatically capitalized for you.

 

2-b

 

Next, we will generate a symbol using a keyword. Keywords are special words that you assign to symbols. They can be customized in the Settings window. The word "read" is preset as a keyword for the data symbol.

 

Type "read data" into the next cell.

 

2-c

 

As shown below, the Data symbol is automatically created.

 

2-d

 

Now, we will generate a symbol using a prefix. Like keywords, prefixes are special entries that you assign to specific symbols and can be customized in the Settings window. Prefixes are placed at the start of an entry and must end with a "prefix delimiter". The delimiters can be customized in the Settings window on the General tab.

 

Enter "doc:print file" in the next cell.

 

2-e

 

As shown below, "doc:" is preset as the prefix for the Document symbol. Also note that the prefix is stripped out from the entry and just the words "Print file" are placed in the symbol.

 

2-f

 

 

 

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