Flowchart Sample

Creating an object

You can directly double-click on a diagram to create a process. Also, please refer to “creating an object” for more tricks.
Creating a process in Flowchart

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Flow Symbol

When you create an object other than double-clicking on a diagram, choose an icon from a Flow Symbol palette and then click on a diagram.
Astah Flowchart Palette

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Switch Icon

If you’d like to change an icon, you don’t have to delete and re-create the object. Instead:

  1. Choose [Set Icon] from an object’s pop-up menu.
    Set Icon in Flowchart
  2. A flow palette appears. Choose the icon you like.
    Set icon palette
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Create a custom palette

If there are no icons that you’d like to use in the existing flow symbol palette, you can create your own palette with the icons you like:

  1. Go to [Tools] – [Template Settings] – [Flow Symbol].
    Flow Symbol
  2. Click the [Add] button.
    Create a flow symbol palette
  3. Enter the template name and click [OK]. Then select the template name and click [Edit].
    Edit flow symbol palette
  4. Click the [Add] button on the right, then add an image file and its name.
    Add Flow Symbols
    • You can add more than one image file at once.
    • Supported image formats: JPG, JPEG, GIF, PNG, and SVG.
  5. Your custom template now appears in the left pane.
    Flowchart Sample in Astah