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WHAT IS IT?
WHAT IS IT?
Use Google Drawings to create and collaborate and work together in real time to create flowcharts, organizational charts, website wireframes, mind maps, concept maps, other types of diagrams and as a white board.
Google Drawings is not just a stand-alone app within the Google-verse, it is also available in the insert menu of Google Docs, Sheets and Slides (via web clipboard), allowing you to create and insert drawings on the fly and tweak them inline.
Learning Opportunities:
- Flowcharts
- Mind Maps
- Concept Maps
- Diagrams
- Show your work on a math problem
- Create a logo
LEARN HOW TO USE IT
LEARN HOW TO USE IT
You have two options when creating a Google Drawing.
Option 1: Create & edit via a stand alone drawing
Option 2: Create & edit within a Google Doc / Sheet
Create & Edit via a Stand Alone Drawing
Create & Edit via a Stand Alone Drawing
- Go to your Google Drive & Click "New"
- Navigate to "More" and Select "Google Drawing"
Or you can create a new drawing while you are working within another Google application by going to the "File" > "New" menu
This will create a stand-alone drawing file that will live in your Drive.
Create & Edit within a doc / sheet
Create & Edit within a doc / sheet
Within a Document or Sheet go to "Insert" > "Drawing"
This will create an embedded Google Drawing that lives in your document.
This will create a drawing that is embedded within your document, double-click to go back in to edit it.
The Google Drawing Interface
The Google Drawing Interface
The interface will look slightly different for a stand-alone drawing and an embedded drawing but you can do the same things in each.
The stand-alone drawing will have additional functionality that is not available in the embedded drawing. Such as the ability to insert a diagram, or insert a chart from a Google Sheet.
Interface in a stand-alone drawing
Interface in an embedded drawing
Change the size of our drawing by either dragging from the corner or going to "File" > "Page setup..."
From the Insert Menu (stand-alone only)
From the Insert Menu (stand-alone only)
Image: Insert an image from your computer, url, your Google Drive, a Search of Google Images, or your computer’s camera. (Available in embed version)
Text Box: Allows you to type and insert your own text. (Available in embed version)
Shape: Insert shapes, arrows, callouts, and equation symbols. (Available in embed version)
Table: Select the number of columns and rows to insert a table.
Chart: Create a chart or embed a chart from a Google Sheet.
Diagram: Create diagrams such as timeline, relationship, process, etc. (Available in embed version)
Word Art: Insert specially formatted text and manipulate the text like an object, such as add an outline to the text. (Available in embed version)
Line: Add straight lines, curves, polylines, scribbles, etc. (Available in embed version)
Link: Hyperlink images, text or objects.
From the Format Menu (stand-alone only)
From the Format Menu (stand-alone only)
Text: Options for customizing the text. This will also appear in the when text is selected in the top toolbar. (Available in embed version)
Align & indent: Align text and add indents. (Available in embed version)
Line spacing: Customize the line spacing of the text. (Available in embed version)
Bullets & numbering: Add and customize numbered and bulleted lists. (Available in embed version)
Table: Adjust added table.
From the Arrange Menu (available under Actions in embed version)
From the Arrange Menu (available under Actions in embed version)
Order: Reorder the objects to the front, the back, or forwards/backwards with the order of objects.
Align: Align a set of objects left, center, right, top, middle, or bottom to the selection.
Center on Page: Align objects to the center of the page horizontally or vertically.
Rotate: Rotate a selection clockwise 90°, counter-clockwise 90°, or flip horizontally/vertically.
Group: Select multiple objects by holding the shift key and then group them together. When objects are grouped together you are able to manipulate as if they were a single group.
Ungroup: Ungroups a previously grouped selection of objects.
Sharing & Downloading Google Drawings
Sharing & Downloading Google Drawings
Download the drawing as a pdf, jpeg, png, or svg.
Download the drawing as a pdf, jpeg, png, or svg.
In the stand-alone version go to "File">"Download as"
In the embed version go to "Actions" > "Download as"
Share / Collaborate on the Drawing (stand-alone only)
Share / Collaborate on the Drawing (stand-alone only)
Share or collaborate on the drawing just like on a Google doc by click the "Share" button. Share the link, invite editors to edit, comment, or view.
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