In this exercise, you will create a new flow chart for simple human resources recruiting the process. The flow chart will have seven stages of process and a decision.
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SET UP Click the
File tab, and then click New. Click Categories, click Flowchart, and
then double-click the Basic Flowchart thumbnail. Save the new drawing
as HR Recruiting Flowchart. Then follow the steps.
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Drag a Start/End shape from the Basic Flowchart Shapes
stencil onto the drawing page.
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Point to the start shape you added to the drawing page, click the right-facing blue triangle that appears, and then click the Process shape from the Quick Shapes menu.
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Use the same technique to add three more Process
shapes to the page.
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Drag a Process shape onto the drawing page. Then use the Dynamic Grid to position the new process shape below the leftmost process shape.
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From the Quick Shapes menu, add the following four shapes:
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Another Process shape to the right of the one from step 4.
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A Decision diamond to the right of the previous process shape.
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Another Process shape to the right of the decision diamond.
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A Start/End shape to the right of the final process shape.
At this point, the flowchart is nearly complete with the exception
of two connectors: one that links the end of the first row to the
beginning of the second row, and one that links the decision diamond
back to a previous step in the flowchart.
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Right-click anywhere on the drawing page, select the Connector Tool
from the Mini Toolbar, and then move the cursor near the last shape in the first row.
Tip
The mini bar tool holder of Visio 2013 presents a tool of single use of connector: the indicator turns over to the tool of indicator as soon as you draw a connector.
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Click the connection point on the right of the top-right process
shape, and then drag to the leftmost connection point on the first
process shape in the second row.
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Click the blue AutoConnect
arrow under the decision shape and drag it to the connection point on the bottom of the leftmost process shape in the same row.
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Drag a Document shape to just below the last process shape in the top row.
Important
Do not drop the document shape on a connector line or else Visio
will break the connector in two and connect your document shape to both
lines.
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Drag a bounding box around all of the shapes in the bottom row. Then hold down the Shift
key while you drag that row down to make more room. Once again, Visio
will reposition the connector line to accommodate the new location of
the bottom row.
Tip
Holding down the Shift key constrains Visio to moving the selected
shapes only vertically or horizontally, whichever is the first
direction you move the cursor.
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Click the blue AutoConnect
arrow under the upper-right process shape to connect it to the document shape. The layout of your flowchart is now complete.
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CLEAN UP Save your changes to the HR Recruiting Flowchart drawing, but leave it open if you are continuing with the next exercise.
