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What is flowgorithm?
Flowgorithm is a free flowchart software that lets you create runnable flowcharts.
Flowgorithm can interactively create source code for the flowchart in many supported
programming languages.
Once you open or start the Flowgorithm software, this window will pop up.
This, is the GUI ( Graphical User Interface) of flowgorithm.
The main GUI ( Graphical User Interface) components of the tool are as follows:
File Menu
Edit Menu
Appearance Menu
Program Menu
Tools Menu
Help Menu
There are six items in the file menu, which are..
New This item is used to Create a new flowchart
This item is used to Loads a previously created and saved
Open…
flowchart
Save This item is used to Save the current flowchart
Save This item is used to Save the flowchart with the possibility of changing the flowchart
As… name and the location where it is saved.
Print This item is used to print the current flowchart.
Exit This item is used to Exit the program.
Menu Keyboard
Description
Option Shortcut
used to Removes the selected flowchart symbol and copies it into
Cut Ctrl+X
memory
Copy Ctrl+C used to Copies the selected flowchart symbol to the memory
Delete Del used to Deletes the selected flowchart symbol from the flowchart
used to Undo or Cancel the operation. We can use this feature to
Undo Ctrl+Z
cancel the operation done by mistake
Redo Ctrl+Y used to Redo the canceled flowchart operation
Now, let’s move on to the Appearance menu
The menu options are as follows:
Keyboard
Menu Item Menu Item Description
Shortcut
Change Language F12 This option allows us to change the flowchart language
This item is used to Increase magnification. Enlarges
Zoom In Ctrl +
the flowchart area
Zoom Out Ctrl – This item is used to Zoom out the flowchart area
This item is used to Different Scale factors ranging from
Scale
100% -> 300%
Choose Color This item is used to Select the color scheme for the
F10
Scheme… flowchart
Choose Chart This item is used to Select the style of the flowchart
F11
Style… diagram
This option allows us to change the flowchart color
Color Scheme
theme. For example, Fill Color, Text Color, etc of
Editor…
flowchart symbols
Chart Style This option allows us to change the flowchart diagram
Editor… styles.
Next, is the Program Menu
The Flowgorithm Program menu options are as follows:
About…will Opens window for information on the software, author of Flowgorithm and
Copyright information, translations and thanks to those who have participated in the
evolution of the flowchart software.
Check for Updates To check the software update
Similar to Menu, the icon Toolbar has different icons for specific actions. The toolbar is easy to
use with the mouse click on the toolbar icons. The icon Toolbar is equipped with the main
functionalities for
easy execution and control of the flowchart.
Toolbar buttons and the description are as follows:
Variable Watch Window
The Variable Watch window tracks the variables used in the Flowgorithm flowchart. The
Variable Watch window will display each variable and its current value during the flowchart run
time.
Console Window
The console window takes flowchart input. This window also displays the flowchart output to
the user. When we execute the flowchart, the Console window displays the output.
This window typically displays the turtle drawings as the output. Alternatively, we can click on
the Turtle Graphics Window icon on the Toolbar.
Selecting the menu item will open the window to give the possibility of using the Turtle graphics
in the flowchart.
The drawing field can be thought of as having the x and y axes. A positive number in the
Forward symbol moves the Turtle forward. A negative number moves the Turtle in the backward
direction.
Flowgorithm is a code generator tool. The Source Code Viewer will display the source code for
the flowchart in many supported programming languages. We can choose the programming
language from the language drop-down in the Source Code viewer window.
FLOWCHART SYMBOLS
Main Window
The Main window consists of the workplace to design the Flowgorithm flowchart. When we start
a new flowchart Main window will be launched. We can start other windows from this window.
The moment you open the software, you’re gonna see a shape of an almost round like shape
with the writing of Main and End in it, both of it are connected with an arrow.
The purple symbol with the writing of Main and End in it are called Terminators. The
“Main” terminator is the start of a program, and the “End” terminators is of course as it
says in the name is the end of a program.
The arrow that are connecting each symbols is called a flowline. The flowline connects each
symbols and it determines the flow line or the direction of where the program is going to
operate next.
Now, if you double click on the flowline, a window would pop out that would look like this..
These things in the window right here is called symbols.
Flowchart symbols are classified into:
Input/Output symbols
Variables Declare/Assign symbols
Control If/Call symbols
Looping For/While/Do symbols.
Breakpoint / Comment
Input/Output Type Symbols