Flowchart basics

• An open flowchart board. See "Make your first board" if you have none.

1. Add a shape: double-click the canvas, or press R (rectangle), O (ellipse) or D (diamond for a decision) and click.Tap a shape in the tool dock, then tap the board.
2. Type to label it. Press Esc to finish.
3. Connect shapes: select one and press Alt+Arrow (Option+Arrow on a Mac) to add a connected shape, or press C and drag from one shape to another.
4. Select a connector to change its style (elbow, curved or straight) and its arrowheads in the selection bar.
5. Tidy up with Auto-arrange flowchart (Option+Cmd+T) or drag shapes by hand.

• Group selected shapes with Ctrl+G, lock them with Ctrl+Shift+L.
• Find text on the board with Ctrl+F.
• Present frames full screen with Ctrl+Shift+P once you have added frames (F).

Labelled shapes joined by connectors that follow the shapes when you move them.

A connector does not appear.

Start the drag on a shape, not on empty canvas, and end it on another shape.

Something moved by accident.

Undo with Ctrl+Z. Undo and redo cover each edit.

Still stuck? See troubleshooting.

• Keyboard shortcuts
• Import and export
• Start from a template