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Get Started with EdrawMax
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User Interface
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Basic Operations
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Advanced Operations
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Shape Operations
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Drawing Tools
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Formatting and Styling
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Text Operations
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Symbol and Library
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Insert/Add Objects
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Page Settings
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Presentation Mode
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AI Features
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How to Make a Flowchart
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How to make an Org Chart
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How to make a Gantt Chart
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How to Make a Mind Map
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Troubleshooting
Create Your Own Symbols
EdrawMax comes with 25,000+ vector-enabled symbols. All these symbols can easily be resized, reshaped, recolored, and rearranged per your requirements. In a very rare event when you cannot find your preferred symbol in EdrawMax, you can always use the built-in feature to create one.
In order to make a symbol of your choice
Step 1: Head to the Symbols section from the topbar > Select a shape from the Drawing Tools option and draw it on the canvas.
![symbol](https://images.wondershare.com/edrawmax/guide2023/create-your-own-symbols/edrawmax-create-symbol-01.jpg)
Step 2: Select another shape and align it with the previously added shape.
![symbol creation](https://images.wondershare.com/edrawmax/guide2023/create-your-own-symbols/edrawmax-create-symbol-02.jpg)
Note: You can add more than two shapes to create your symbol.
Step 3: Select all the shapes > navigate to Symbols shapes and access the different Boolean Operations that would help you customize different shapes. Check our Boolean Operations section for further information.
![symbol boolean operations](https://images.wondershare.com/edrawmax/guide2023/create-your-own-symbols/edrawmax-create-symbol-03.jpg)
Step 4: Once the Symbol is created, you can click on the (+) sign from the My Library option or click on Symbols > Save to save the symbol offline in your system.
![save the symbol](https://images.wondershare.com/edrawmax/guide2023/create-your-own-symbols/edrawmax-create-symbol-04.jpg)
Add Text Box
With EdrawMax, you can easily provide text next to your personalized symbols. Select the shape or symbol that you have created and go to Symbols > Edit Shapes > Text Tool. It will present three options as shown in the picture below.
![add text option to symbol](https://images.wondershare.com/edrawmax/guide2023/create-your-own-symbols/edrawmax-create-symbol-05.jpg)
Add Text With Control Point:
Post you select this option, double-click the created symbol, and an empty Text box appears. Here, you can give a name to your symbol. Drag the yellow-diamond-shaped Control Point to move the text alongside the symbol.
![add text option](https://images.wondershare.com/edrawmax/guide2023/create-your-own-symbols/edrawmax-create-symbol-06.jpg)
Add Text Above The Shape:
As the name suggests, this option will add the text above the created shape or symbol.
![add text option inside the symbol](https://images.wondershare.com/edrawmax/guide2023/create-your-own-symbols/edrawmax-create-symbol-07.jpg)
Text Block Adjust Tool:
With this option, you can add text anywhere on the EdrawMax canvas and adjust the size and shape of it.
![add text option near the symbol](https://images.wondershare.com/edrawmax/guide2023/create-your-own-symbols/edrawmax-create-symbol-08.jpg)
Add Connection Point
In case you wish to add some personalized connection points, select the shape > go to Symbols > Edit Shapes > Point Tool > Connection Points Tool.
![add connection point to symbol](https://images.wondershare.com/edrawmax/guide2023/create-your-own-symbols/edrawmax-create-symbol-09.jpg)
Add the desired Connection Points as required.