Creating a flow diagram

There are two types of starting flow diagrams in RevMan:

To create a flow diagram

  1. Go to the Figures section in the outline pane.

  2. Right click the Figure section and choose add Figure.
    The New figure wizard opens.

  3. Choose either Study Flow Diagram (PRISMA Template) or Flow Diagram (Blank) and click Next.

  4. Add a caption and click Finish.
    A new flow diagram is created.

To open a flow diagram

  1. Expand the Figures section in the outline pane.  

  2. Choose a flow diagram you want to open and double-click the name.
    The flow diagram opens in the new tab.

To add a box

  1. Open a flow diagram and click the box that you wish to create a new box in relation to.
    The box is highlighted, and the buttons for additional boxes become active. The resulting box location is illustrated below:

  2. Click the relevant button in the toolbar.
    A new blank flow diagram box is created.

To edit a flow diagram box

  1. Do one of the following:

The Edit flow diagram box window opens.

  1. Edit the text.
    Tip:
    You can use editing text facilities to format text in flowchart boxes. See Main text.

  2. Click OK.
    The text in flowchart b
    ox is updated.

To delete a box from the flow diagram

  1. Open a flowchart and click the box you want to delete

  2. Do one of the following:

To resize a box

  1. Do one of the following:

    1. Click and drag the right edge of the box.

    2. Open the box for editing (see above) and enter a value in the Width in Pixels field.    

Tip: Inputting the width in pixels is can be used for ensuring multiple boxes have the exact same width.

See also About figures; Copying a figure to the clipboard.