Before you create a visualization, authorize access to your Google account.
- 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
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
- 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
- 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
- Add information about the visualization
- Find information fields below the visualization
- Learn more about adding metadata
- 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 continue to work
- Save creates the Draft or Published visualization
- To exit from 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