A flowchart consisting of 3 tasks.

A flowchart consiting of a decision, followed by a task.

Examples of flowchart layouts:

A flowchart beginning with a decision, followed by a main step and ending with 2 sub-steps.

Examples of customized flowchart symbols (created by companies for their own use):

Plain white rectangle with a black shadow This kind of box means that a document must be filed (it is a special flowchart symbol used by a company).
Rectangle containing a smaller gray. shaded rectangle and a short black rectangle This kind of box means that a document must be generated from the computer (it is a special flowchart symbol used by a company).