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title: Simplify Your Flow Builder Layout by Collapsing Branching Elements
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description: Manage complex flows more efficiently by hiding unnecessary detail on the canvas. Now you can collapse and expand branching elements with Flow Builder, including Wait, Decision, Loop, Path Experiment, and Async Actions, helping you focus on the key parts of your flow. To ensure a consistent workflow, Flow Builder remembers your specific expand and collapse preferences. This layout is saved automatically and locally in your browser, making it easier to return to your work without changing the view for other users.
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# Simplify Your Flow Builder Layout by Collapsing Branching Elements

Manage complex flows more efficiently by hiding unnecessary detail on the canvas. Now you can collapse and expand branching elements with Flow Builder, including Wait, Decision, Loop, Path Experiment, and Async Actions, helping you focus on the key parts of your flow. To ensure a consistent workflow, Flow Builder remembers your specific expand and collapse preferences. This layout is saved automatically and locally in your browser, making it easier to return to your work without changing the view for other users.

**Where:** This change applies to Lightning Experience, Salesforce Classic in Essentials, Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer editions.

**How:** Collapse and expand branching elements in the Flow builder canvas by clicking ![Collapse](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-salesforce_release_notes-260-0-0-production-enus/ba62a63b-6cd1-440e-8d24-e867afab0363/salesforce_release_notes/images/automate/rn_automate_flow_builder_chevron_down.png) or ![Expand](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-salesforce_release_notes-260-0-0-production-enus/ba62a63b-6cd1-440e-8d24-e867afab0363/salesforce_release_notes/images/automate/rn_automate_flow_builder_chevron_right.png) next to an element’s name.

![Flow Builder canvas showing the Collapse icon next to an element with branching paths](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-salesforce_release_notes-260-0-0-production-enus/ba62a63b-6cd1-440e-8d24-e867afab0363/salesforce_release_notes/images/automate/rn_automate_flow_builder_collapse_and_expand.png)