Flowchart Editing Functions

Flowchart icons can be moved, deleted, copied to the clipboard and pasted from the clipboard.

The 'Delete', 'Cut', 'Copy' and 'Paste' options are also available from the context menu that appears when right clicking on icons as well as the methods mentioned below.

To move one or more icons from one position to a new position within the same flowchart:

Select the icons and then click and drag the icons to their new desired insertion point. As you drag the icons, the insertion point marker will indicate where the icons will be inserted when the mouse is released. Note that it is not possible to insert icons at a point within the icons themselves.

To copy icons from a flowchart:

Select the icons and then select 'Copy' from the 'Edit' menu (Edit > Copy), click on the Copy button on the main toolbar or press Ctrl+C on the keyboard to place a copy of the icons on the clipboard. These icons can be subsequently pasted into this or another flowchart.

To quickly clone icon(s) in the same flowchart select the icon(s) and whilst holding the Ctrl key, drag the icon(s) to the desired location. This acts as a Copy and Paste function in one whilst also moving them to the desired location.

To delete icons from a flowchart:

Select the icons and then select 'Delete' or 'Cut' from the 'Edit' menu to remove the icons from the flowchart. If Cut is used then the icons are placed on the clipboard and can be subsequently pasted into this or another flowchart. Cut can also be used by clicking the Cut button on the main toolbar or by pressing Ctrl+X on the keyboard.

To paste icons from the clipboard into a flowchart:

Choose the insertion point of the icons by clicking on the flowchart and then select 'Paste' from the 'Edit' menu (Edit > Paste), click on the Paste button on the main toolbar or press Ctrl+P on the keyboard to insert the icons on the clipboard at the selected point.