I'll look around for a good link. In the meantime, I uploaded a copy
of a very basic starting template I sometimes use:
http://ogres-crypt.com/public/flowcharting.xls
Two quick tricks that make EXCEL easy to use for creating a flowchart:
1. Create a "template" shape for each type of shape you'll need. It's
VERY easy to copy an existing shape -- hold down the CTRL key and click
on a shape and drag it elsewhere. This gives you a copy of it that is
very easy to adapt and change as necessary, since you've already
customized most of the attributes (shape, line weight, inner text font
and formatting, etc). I also use it copy lines, then just drag the
starting and ending points of the new line as necessary.
2. To easily align the shapes to a grid, hold down the ALT key when
selecting the shape. As you drag it around, this will cause it to
align to the worksheet column/row grids. By customizing the width and
height of spreadsheet cells, you can create the grid layout (i.e.
spacing) you want to use for and between the shapes. I usually create
a spreadsheet that looks like graph paper -- a square layout.
On Nov 2, 4:59 am, nige...@by.uk wrote:
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I must be honest I didnt even consider [using EXCEL] for this sort of thing.
I'll look in the help files but if there's helpful information on how to
do this elsewhere I'd welcome a link.
