Our next type of diagram is the cycle diagram, which shows how a continual process works. Here’s a sample of a cycle diagram:
The
command for inserting cycle diagrams is the same as the one we used to
create an organizational chart. You can click the Insert Diagram button
( Then, you will see the basic cycle diagram and the diagram toolbar in your document.
Editing this diagram is the same as editing the organization chart: you can resize it, delete shapes by selecting them, and type where indicated to change text.
The
Diagram toolbar has some new functions on it special to cycle diagrams.
The first button, Insert Shape (
The
next two buttons (
The Layout menu lets you easily change the size of your diagram. You can fit the diagram to its contents, expand the diagram, or resize it. You can also choose AutoLayout for Word to manage all of those options for you. The
next option (
Here’s what it looks like:
This dialog works the same as it did for organizational charts: pick a style on the left and see a preview on the right. When you’ve got the one that you want, click OK to apply it.
The last button is our text wrapping button, which changes how text wraps around your chart.
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) on the
drawing toolbar, or by click the Insert menu and clicking Diagram.
Either action will open the diagram gallery; then you just have to click
Cycle Diagram and click OK.
) doesn’t
have a menu; it will just insert an arrow after the selected arrow.
) will
move your text back or forward one shape. The following button (
) will
reverse the direction of your diagram, like this:
) opens
the Diagram Style Gallery. Like the Organization Chart Style Gallery,
you can choose a different look for your diagram using this dialog box.
