How to Make a Flowchart in Word | Create a Flowchart with SmartArt

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In this video we'll show you how to create a flowchart in Microsoft Word.

Let’s say you want to document the process that happens after a user has provided the username and password to login a website.

First, we will define the process and later on change the shapes to make it look like a flow chart.

Let’s move to the Insert tab, and click on the Smart Art button. For showing a decision tree, we can move to the Hierarchy category and select the organizational chart option from here.

In the text box, let’s remove the default text first. Now let’s start defining the process.

The first shape will represent the start of the process, so let’s simply type in Start over here.

Once we hit enter, the next shape will appear. To connect it with the first process, let’s hit the “tab” key on the keyboard.

Now this shape will be a decision with two outcomes, whether the username and password entered was correct or not?

After we have entered the decision, let’s move to the next line, hit the tab key and write Yes and No in two different lines.

Now each outcome has an action, so for example let’s go back to Yes, hit the enter key, then the “tab” key and let’s write the outcome we want, which is that the user will be logged in the system.

Similarly, we will add an action for the other outcome as-well.

Last of all, we will end the process after both outcomes.

Now let’s make it look like a flow chart.

For that, we will select each shape in the smart art and change it. So let’s select the start and end processes, move to format and click on the “Change Shapes” dropdown menu.

The oval shape, or the terminator symbol, is used to represent the start or end of a process. So let’s select that.

Next, for the decision we will use the diamond shape, which will have two outcomes.

The rectangle shape represents the process. Since the remaining shapes are processes, we will keep them as-is.

Lastly, lets select all the line shapes and change them to arrows. Within the format tab, let’s open up the shape outline drop down menu, move to Arrows and click on this option here.

This is a basic flowchart and you can use all the formatting features available in word, whether for text or shapes.

And that’s all.

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Yay - Finally thanks to you I now know a way to make basic process flow charts directly in Word, without needing a third party solution.

fredmay

This is an amazing simple and to the point tutorial I have ever seen in my life. Thanks to the tutor and Microsoft!

realtalkswithram

Thank you! I just completed a flow chart with your advice and will be presenting to my boss in a few more minutes. Lifesaver.

leealleniwanandrade

Wow, amazing. This video was exactly what I needed and was exactly as long as it should have been. Perfect, 5 stars! Thanks so much!

kevinlord

tx so much! after all these years of using, this is simplified and indeed concise without having to read lengthy instruction!

AJ-SuriaYoga

Fantastic! Only had 15 minutes to figure out how to create a data flow diagram. Learnt and created it on word in less than 10 mins. Thank you !

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