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Before you create a visualization, authorize access to your Google account. New visualizations are private by default. Use the Visibility field in the editor to make them public (check out step 7).

1. Log in to Visuals
   • Learn how to log in 
2. Click on the Main Menu icon
   • This icon looks like four stacked bars in the top right of the page

   • Main Menu options will unfold

3. Click Create Visualization 
4. Click on the visualization you want to make
   • Click on the different categories to see your options
   • Learn how to choose visualizations

   • A page with a list of spreadsheets in your Google Drive will open

   • If the visualisation doesn't require a spreadsheet, go to step 6

   • The visualization creator will open 

5. To add your spreadsheet data, click the Google Drive icon next to "Data Source URL"

   • Your Google Drive data

   Click Visualize as... next to the spreadsheet you want to use 
   • The button includes the name of the chart type
   • If you want to enter a link to your data, click Skip this step! 
   • The visualization entry form

     will open 

6. Customize your visualization 
   
   • Find customization options to the left of the visualization 
   • If you chose to Skip this step! on the previous page, paste a link to your data in the "Data source URL" field
   • Learn more about options at the Visualization Index and at the Common Customization Options
7. Choose your visualizations "Visibility" below the preview 
   • Switch this to Public if you want everyone to see your visualization; visualizations are Private by default 
8. Add information about the visualization visualization
   • Find information fields below the visualization
   • Learn more about adding metadata
   • Learn more at Add Visuals to Knowledge Maps
9. Choose a Status for your visualization 
   • Find this option below the title 
   • This sets whether the visualization will be saved as a draft or published
10. Click Save or Save & Continue
    • Save & Continue creates the Draft or Published visualization but lets you continue to workkeep working
    • Save creates the Draft or Published visualization 
    • To exit from leave the Visualization after clicking Save & Continue, click Update

    • Your visualization will appear

    To speed up this process in the future, follow Create Quick Visualization
    • This option is slightly more advanced