This presentation contains the basic symbols that are most often used while creating a flow chart diagram.

1. Flow Chart Symbols
Branching and control of flow symbols
Terminator
Terminator shows the
start and end points in
process.
Flow line
Flow line connectors
show the direction that
the process flow.
Conditional
Decision indicates the
question or branch in the
process flow. It is used
when there is two option.
Connector
Connector symbol is typically small and is used as a connector to show a jump from
one point in the process flow to another.
It is use full for avoiding flow lines that cross other shapes and flow lines.
It is also use full for jumping to and from a sub-processes defined in a separate area
than the main flowchart flow. It is used when there is two option.

2. Flow Chart Symbols
Process/Operation Symbols
Process
Process Symbol
represents process
symbol.
It illustrate process,
action and operation.
Alternate Process
As the shape name
suggests, alternate
Process symbol is used
when the process flow
step is alternate to the
normal process
Preparation
As the names states, any process step
that is a Preparation process flow step,
such as a set-up operation.
( Preparation symbol represents a set-up
to another step in the process.)
Predefined Process
A Predefined Process symbol is a marker for another process step or series of process
flow steps that are formally defined elsewhere. This shape commonly depicts sub-
processes
.If the sub-process is considered "known" but not
actually defined in a process procedure, work instruction, or some other process
flowchart or documentation,
then it is best not to use this symbol since it implies a formally defined process.

3. Flow Chart Symbols
Input and Output Symbol
Input/Output
Data symbol represents
input/output symbol. That
represents the
information entering and
leaving the system.
Document
Document flowchart
symbol is for a process
step that produces a
document.
Display
Display symbol Indicates
a process step where
information is displayed
to a person
Multi-Document
Multi-Document
flowchart symbol is for a
process step that
produces a multiple
documents.
Manual Input
Manual Input
symbol signifies an
action where the user is
prompted for information
that must be manually
input into a system.

4. Flow Chart Symbols
File and information storage symbol
Data Base
This flow chart shape
depicts a database.
Internal Storage
Used in programming
flowcharts to mean
information stored in
memory, as opposed to
on a file.