The document describes the standard symbols used in flowcharts including terminal blocks, process blocks, decision points, documents, on-page connectors, direction of flow indicators, hyperlinks, annotations, and unit separators. Each symbol is defined with a brief description of its purpose in visually representing processes and workflows.

1. FLOWCHART
Standard Symbols

2. Terminal Block
 (Oblong)
 Shows the beginning
and the end of the
process.

3. Process Block
 Shows actions in the
process.
 An operation is
performed whenever
some change in an
item/service occurs.

4. Decision Point
 Shows a point in the
process where a
decision is made that
leads to different
processing steps.

5. Document
 Shows a document
introduced into the
process or created by the
process. The flowchart
should show the
disposition of all
documents.

6. On-Page Connector
 Continues the flow on
A 
the same page.
On-page connectors are
defined with an alpha
character starting with
A.

7. Direction of Flow
 Denotes the direction
and order of the
process steps.

8. Hyperlink Symbol
 This symbol indicates a
hyperlink to another
file, document,
website, etc.

9. Annotation
The height of the text box
 Used to add additional
and its associated line notes to the flowchart
increases or decreases as
you add text. To change the and reference the notes
width of the comment, drag to a symbol on the
the side handle.
flowchart.

10. Unit Separator
 Use to separate units or
individuals performing
tasks.