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Flowcharts 101

ChenChen Registered User regular
edited May 2011 in Help / Advice Forum
Anyone know of good (free) software that lets me draw flowchart diagrams and possibly export them as images? Word is kind of shitty to line up boxes and arrows and Paint is even shittier. It'd take ages for me to make a simple diagram in Word without looking like someone barfed spaghetti on my screen. So, yeah, H&A is appreciated!

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  • SixSix Caches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhex Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    http://tinyurl.com/2alo72x

    But seriously, I've used gliffy.com in the past for quick stuff.

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  • mightyjongyomightyjongyo Sour Crrm East Bay, CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Dia is supposed to be good. OpenOffice Draw is also pretty decent for flowcharts.

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  • Jimmy KingJimmy King Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    I use Gliffy and Dia. Both are pretty good and I'd recommend both to anyone.

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  • PailryderPailryder Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    you can also download and use MS Visio for 60 days free as a trial/demo, and if you do these things on a consistent basis it would probably be worth picking up.

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  • DelzhandDelzhand Registered User, Transition Team regular
    edited May 2011
    http://www.lovelycharts.com/ is VERY easy to use, and the results look pretty great. It's a pay service, but you can have a single flowchart at any given time on a free account to see if you like it.

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  • schussschuss Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Yeah, Visio is the standard, so if you learn it, it's helpful.

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  • DrFrylockDrFrylock Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    Visio is indeed the standard. Dia will work in a pinch but I don't enjoy the UI.

    Do you have PowerPoint? PowerPoint is great for simple flowcharts and even includes all the flowcharting symbols on the default palette.

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  • musanmanmusanman Registered User regular
    edited May 2011
    used http://www.lucidchart.com/ for one of my masters courses, if you look around there is a free trial that lasts forever but I remember something weird about making my account

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