Best practise is uniformity, but as with most rules there are exceptions. A
couple of oversized shapes is not as distracting as having most of the
shapes in different sizes. Rather having some shapes larger by expanding in
width and depth, the widths should be standardized and the length of the
shapes be allowed to grow.
More text can be added, by changing the font size, but this method should be
used judiciously. A few shapes with a slight change in font size would not
be noticeable.
Keep the text within the boxes to a minimum. If needed use side notes or
foot notes.
The basic idea is that you do not want anything to distract from the main
intent of the flowchart, the information it conveys.
Though the basic Flowchart shapes do not have this feature, the shapes can
be changed so that they grow based on the text they contain.
You could open the local stencil and increase the size of the master which
will be reflected by the shapes in the drawing. (If you are new to Visio,
shapes are stored in stencils and when a shape is dropped on a drawing page,
a local copy of the shape is added to the local stencil. The local stencil
is contained within the Visio file that contains the drawing)
John... Visio MVP
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