Select a shape (your mouse will turn into a crosshairs) and draw your shape.But depending on what you’re creating your chart for, you can get creative as you want. If you hover your mouse over a shape, you’ll get a tip on what the shape is used for according to the “standard” business formatting for flowcharts. Click on Insert > Shapes. Scroll down to the Flowchart section, which has shapes specifically formatted for flowcharts.Here are the basics on how to get started building flowcharts and where to find the customization options, so that you can create something that fits with the style of your presentation. Flowcharts are a useful way to visually explain a process using symbols and text.