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by - delegate Natasha [1 post] (2008 Apr 21 Mon, 15:36) Reply

Does anyone know of a glossary or similar type of definition explaining the types of symbols commonly used to map processes?

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RE: Visio - Definition of common symbols used to map processes

by - trainer Amanda platinum contributer [830 posts] (2008 Apr 21 Mon, 16:27) Reply

Hi Natasha

Thank you for your question.

The problem I've found with trying to find a glossary that is easy to understand, is that because flowcharts document technical processes, sometimes the explanations of the shapes tend to be technical too.

Here are some that I could suggest as starting points:
Wikipedia, under the section headed Symbols: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowchart

Flowchart Symbols Defined: there's a bit of advertising in here, but there is a table which have descriptions of the flowchart shapes: http://www.breezetree.com/article-excel-flowchart-shapes.htm

Thank you for the question, as it has prompted me into thinking that the course handout could be updated to include descriptions of the more common shapes.

I hope you find the above links useful.

Amanda

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