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Getting started

This guide walks you through a small flowchart: three shapes, two connectors and a label on each shape. It takes about five minutes.

Before you start

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Install Larrygram first. Until the first release, you build it from source: see Installation.

Draw a flowchart

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  1. Start Larrygram. The first time you open it, the welcome wizard asks you to pick a layout. Choose Panel Modern or Panel Classic and select Start. You can change your mind later in View or Options.

    Pick a layout the first time you open Larrygram.

  2. Open the Shapes window. It is docked on the left. Expand the Basic Flowchart stencil.

  3. Drag three shapes onto the page. Drag a Terminator, a Process and a Decision from the Shapes window onto the page, one below the other.

  4. Connect them. Choose the Connector tool (Ctrl+3). Drag from the Terminator to the Process, then from the Process to the Decision. Each end glues to a connection point or to the shape outline.

  5. Move a shape. Choose the Pointer tool (Ctrl+1) and drag the Process shape to the side. The connectors stay glued and re-route.

  6. Label the shapes. Double-click a shape and type. Press Esc or click outside the shape to finish.

  7. Save. Choose File > Save (or Save in the Quick Access Toolbar) and give the file a name. Larrygram saves .vsdx.

Next steps

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