how to include the flowchart legend (i.e., what the flowchart diagrams mean) at the bottom of a flowchart.

Question

i would like to be able to print a legend at the bottom of a flowchart.  this would help explain the diagrams in the flowchart.  for example, a diamond means a decision.  this will help readers understand the flowchart better.

Answer 1

There is no dedicated support for legends in yEd. The best you can do is to create an additional node of each symbol with a label explaining its meaning. Additionally, you can put those nodes into a common group node which you close when running one of yEd's layout algorithms to prevent your legend from being positioned by the algorithm.

By the way, there is a feature request for legends.