Before you create a visualization, authorize access to your Google account. 

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

   • 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 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. Add information about the visualization 
   • Find information fields below the visualization
   • Learn more about adding metadata
   • Learn more at Add Visuals to Knowledge Maps
8. 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
9. 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

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