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).
- Log in to Visuals
- Learn how to log in
- 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
- Click Create Visualization
- Click on the visualization you want to make
- Click on the different categories to see your options
- Learn how to choose visualizations
The visualization creator will open
- To add your spreadsheet data, click the Google Drive icon next to "Data Source URL"
Your Google Drive data will open
- 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
- Choose your visualizations "Visibility" below the preview
- Switch this to Public if you want everyone to see your visualization; visualizations are Private by default
- 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
- 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
- Click Save or Save & Continue
- Save & Continue creates the Draft or Published visualization but lets you keep working
- Save creates the Draft or Published visualization
- To leave the Visualization after clicking Save & Continue, click Update
Your visualization will appear
- This option is slightly more advanced