From the gallery, scroll down to the Basic Flowchart template or the Cross-Functional Flowchart template and select the Create button. Basic Flowchart. The Basic Flowchart template in Visio for the web is useful for a broad range of business processes, where each step can be represented using simple geometric shapes. Cross-Functional Flowchart

A flowchart can help visualize a process, decision, system, hierarchy or other types of connected information. In this video, watch how to get a flowchart diagram started in Visio. Drag and connect shapes to build the sequence of steps or elements that make up the process you’re drawing.

The Basic Flowchart template in Visio comes with shapes that you can use to show many kinds of processes, and it is especially useful for showing basic business processes like the proposal development process shown in the following figure.

Explore hundreds of diagram examples and flowchart templates for Visio. Open or download them here, or go directly into Visio and find them there.

The flowchart templates include shapes you can use to show many kinds of processes. Open the basic flowchart template. Select File > New. Select Basic Flowchart. Select Create. Add and connect shapes. Select the Basic Flowchart Shapes stencil, if necessary. Select a flowchart shape and drag it onto the drawing page.

A cross-functional flowchart reveals who does what and when in a grid-like diagram organized into sections. It goes beyond a basic flowchart to show the relationships between functions (such as a stakeholder or department) and phases (such as milestones) in a process.

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You can easily create a cross-functional flowchart by using a template on the Visio Home page. Note: Creating and editing cross-functional flowcharts on Visio for the web requires a Visio Plan 1 or Visio Plan 2 license , which is purchased separately from Microsoft 365.

Subprocess drawings keep the main process flow easy to follow, while preserving detail. Add hyperlinks from process overview diagrams to detailed or commonly used subprocesses.

Would you like to automatically create a detailed, polished Visio flowchart from an Excel workbook? You can do this by using the Data Visualizer templates. Each template has an associated Excel workbook used to convert process data into a flowchart in Visio.