Video: Organise flowchart shapes in swimlanes

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Organise flowchart information into functional divisions with swimlanes.

Add swimlanes to a flowchart

1. From the CROSS-FUNCTIONAL FLOWCHART shapes stencil, select More Shapes > Flowchart.

2. Drag a Swimlane shape onto the drawing page.

Drag another swimlane shape beside the first one, releasing it when you notice the connection indicator.

Change the title of a swimlane

• Double-click the swimlane label and enter in the latest one.

Change the size or position of a swimlane

• To alter the width of a swimlane, drag a separator line.

• To edit the length of a swimlane, drag the end line.

• To reposition a swimlane and the shapes it includes, pick the label and drag the swimlane to another location, and then release it once you notice the connection indicator.

• To erase a swimlane, choose it and press Delete.

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