Computer Software

I am wanting to produce a simple one side of A4 flowchart. Basically I want it to have two columns with arrows joining 10 or so boxes down the left and arrows going from these 10 boxes to four boxes on the right with "Yes" written on the arrows. Obviously some of the left hand boxes will have more than one arrow going across to the right.

Can anyone tell me, if they can understand the above, good, and easy to use, software for doing this please? I failed miserably with Open Office!

[strangewayofsavin]

Re: Computer Software

I would choose Word to create my flowcharts, its easy to do after a few go’s and here is how.. On the View menu, go to Toolbars and click Drawing. On the Drawing toolbar, you then click AutoShapes and point to Flowchart to see appropriate shapes. To get a description of a particular shape, rest the cursor on it.

Inserting shapes
To insert a shape (for example, the Flowchart: Process shape), you click it, positions the pointer where you want the shape inserted, and click again.
Adding text to shapes

If you want text included in the shape, you right-click the shape, click Add Text, and start to type. If the text is too long or the font size is too big for the shape, you can resize the shape by clicking it and dragging the sizing handles to make it larger, or you can make the font smaller by selecting the text and clicking a smaller point size in the Font Size box.
Connecting shapes

To connect shapes, You click AutoShapes, point to Connectors, and then click a connector (for example, the Straight Arrow Connector. Then you click a border on the first shape and click a border on the second shape, where the connector snaps to connection points on the shapes. Even though you could connect the shapes with the Lines AutoShapes, you use Connectors because they automatically snap to the borders of the shapes in your flowchart.
Note In Word 2000, you click the Arrow button on the Drawing toolbar, clicks a border on the first shape, holds down the mouse button, and releases it where you want the arrowhead.
Adding text to connectors

To add text to a connector, You click the Text Box button on the Drawing toolbar and position the text box alongside the arrow. Because you do not want the text box to have visible borders, you select the box, and then on the Format menu, you select Text Box. On the Colors and Lines tab, under Line, in the Color drop-down list, you select No Line.

Grouping shapes

To group the shapes in his flowchart so that they stay and move together, you select the objects he wants to include by holding down SHIFT as he clicks each one. On the Drawing toolbar, you click Draw, and then he clicks Group.
Note If you resize the grouped objects with the sizing handles, you may need to adjust the font size of the text.

Resizing shapes

In addition, you can resize the shape by clicking it and dragging the sizing handles. If you want the size of the shape to remain the same, however, you can make the text smaller by selecting the text and clicking a smaller point size in the Font Size box.
In Word 2002 and Word 2003, you can also select the Resize AutoShape to fit text check box. With the Resize AutoShape to fit text check box selected, the shape will resize when you change the font size.
Unique features

Word also allows you to wrap text around shapes. Makes sure that the shape is not grouped and select it. Then on the Format menu, click AutoShape and clicks the Layout tab. Chooses the wrapping style that you want to apply.
Note In Word 2002 and Word 2003, options for choosing a wrapping style are available only if the AutoShape is placed in the document without being placed on a drawing canvas. To prevent Word from automatically placing AutoShapes on a drawing canvas, clear the Automatically create drawing canvas when inserting AutoShapes check box on the General tab of the Options dialog box (Tools menu).

[Turboman]

Re: Computer Software

LOL

I would use Turbocad!!(wonder where my user name came from)