Slickplan
Slickplan Help Creating & managing diagrams

Adding shapes to diagrams

There are two easy methods to add shapes to your diagram:

From the shape panel:

Note: The sidebar is collapsed by default.

  1. Click the blue library icon at the top left to open the shape panel.

    shape library icon

  2. Click a shape from the panel to place it in the center of the canvas.

    selecting shapes

  3. Or drag and drop the shape anywhere on the canvas.

    dragging shape to canvas

  4. Double-click the shape to label it.

    shape labelling

  5. Click the blue icon again to close the panel and get more workspace.

    close library

From the toolbar:

  1. Click the plus icon to open the insert shape menu.

    plus insert shape

  2. Select a shape to place it in the center of the page or drag it to your desired location.

    shape plus menu

  3. Double-click the shape to enter a label name.

    renaming shape

New to diagramming? Learn more about diagram shape symbols and their uses in creating user flows and various types of flowchart diagrams.