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Step2: Add flowchart symbols

Flowcharts start and end with the terminator symbol. To draw this symbol, drag a Terminator symbol from the Basic Flowchart Symbols library onto the drawing page. Add text "Start" to the symbol by double-clicking and typing. Your symbol should look like this:

Our second shape will be a rectangle that represents a process. Drag a Process symbol from the Basic Flowchart Symbols library onto the drawing page. Then double-click on the rectangle symbol and type in Process. You can move the shape to position it beneath the terminator. The symbol we will add next is the decision shape. It is the diamond shape. A decision symbol asks a question. Control flows out of a decision in two or three different paths. Double-click on the decision symbol and type in Decision. Now add another rectangle with the text Process under the decision symbol. Next, drag the document symbol that has a curve on its lower edge. The document shape is used for items that are printed. Add the text Output and place this symbol to the left of the decision symbol. Next, we must add a terminator containing the word End under second Process symbol. If you make a mistake, you always can undo it by clicking on the Undo toolbar button.

After placing these symbols, your diagram should look like this:


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