Flow chart

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A flow chart is a schematic representation of an algorithm or a process, or the step-by-step solution of a problem, using suitably annotated geometric figures connected by flow lines for the purpose of designing or documenting a process or program.

Contents 1 Orientation 1.1 Vertical 1.2 Horizontal 1.3 Vertical and horizontal 2 Construction 2.1 Unified building blocks 2.2 Text as building blocks 2.3 Only rectangular blocks 2.4 Illustrated building blocks 3 Number of blocks 3.1 Number of blocks in the diagram 3.2 From begin to ending 4 See also

[edit] Orientation

The regular flow chart has one or more starting point and one or more endings. This chart is mostly vertically orientated from top to bottum. Some charts flow horizontal from left to right. And on other group of flow charts are vertically orientated but have ending both on the bottum and horizontal on one or both sides.

[edit] Vertical

Diagrams from top to bottum.

[edit] Horizontal

Diagrams from left to right.

[edit] Vertical and horizontal

Diagrams starting for example on top, and ending on the bottum and left or right.

[edit] Construction

[edit] Unified building blocks

			Together

[edit] Text as building blocks

[edit] Only rectangular blocks

[edit] Illustrated building blocks

[edit] Number of blocks

[edit] Number of blocks in the diagram

[edit] From begin to ending

3 to 4 blocks	3 to 4 blocks	4 to 5 blocks	7 blocks
8 or 9 steps	6 to 25 steps

[edit] See also

• Circular flow diagrams
• Data flow diagram
• Flow diagram
• Specific diagram types