# How do I draw a flow chart in Word?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 4, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-draw-a-flow-chart-in-word/714168 "2015-03-04T02:38:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-draw-a-flow-chart-in-word/714168/21 "2015-03-05T05:22:51Z")

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So how do you draw it in a PowerPoint?

(It may sound like I’m starting “There’s a hole in my bucket” adapted to computers, but I’m truly a techno peasant. Did not know you could draw things in PowerPoint.)

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**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-draw-a-flow-chart-in-word/714168/22 "2015-03-05T07:47:16Z")

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[Instructions](http://www.free-power-point-templates.com/articles/how-to-create-flowcharts-in-powerpoint/)

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-draw-a-flow-chart-in-word/714168/23 "2015-03-05T12:58:53Z")

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Very helpful - thanks! Bookmarked it.

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