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Google Drawings is the free drawing tool built into Google Drive. It's like a very basic version of Microsoft Visio. With it, you can create ... {"appState":{"pageLoadApiCallsStatus":true},"articleState":{"article":{"headers":{"creationTime":"2016-03-26T08:09:23+00:00","modifiedTime":"2021-12-14T16:34:56+00:00","timestamp":"2022-02-24T17:07:17+00:00"},"data":{"breadcrumbs":[{"name":"Technology","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33512"},"slug":"technology","categoryId":33512},{"name":"InternetBasics","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33587"},"slug":"internet-basics","categoryId":33587}],"title":"HowtoCreateGoogleDrawings","strippedTitle":"howtocreategoogledrawings","slug":"how-to-create-google-drawings","canonicalUrl":"","seo":{"metaDescription":"","noIndex":0,"noFollow":0},"content":"GoogleDrawingsisthefreedrawingtoolbuiltintoGoogleDrive.It’slikeaverybasicversionofMicrosoftVisio.Withit,youcancreatedrawingslikeorganizationalchartsorbasicdiagramsinwhichyouneedtoincludetext,rudimentaryshapes,icons,andimages.\r\n\r\nHowever,ifyouneedmoreadvancedfunctionality,suchascreatingspecializeddrawingsmechanicaldrawings,orbuildingplans,you’llneedtoinvestinanadvanceddrawingprogram.\r\nBecauseGoogleDrawingsisaweb-basedapplication,youdon’thavetopurchaseandinstallthesoftwareonyourcomputer.Youcanuseitonmultiplecomputers,soforexample,ifyoustartanorganizationalchartatworkinGoogleDrawings,youcanfinishituplateronyourhomecomputerbecausetheapplicationandthedocumentarestoredonGoogleDrive.Nofilestotransfer.

\r\n\r\nStartneworopenexistingGoogleDrawings\r\nInanewbrowserwindowonyourcomputer,logintoyourGoogleDriveaccountandfollowthesesteps:\r\n\r\n\t
  • \r\nTostartanewdocument,clicktheredNewbuttonintheupperleft.\r\n
    • \r\n\t
  • \r\nChooseMore,andthenGoogleDrawings.AnewbrowserwindowortabappearsdisplayingablankGoogledrawing(seeFigure1).\r\n
    • \r\n\t
  • \r\nToopenanexistingGoogledrawing,navigatetothedrawingyouwishtoopenonyourGoogleDriveanddouble-click.Thedrawingappearsinanewbrowserwindowortab.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[captionid=\"\"align=\"alignnone\"width=\"535\"]Figure1:AblankGoogledrawing[/caption]\r\n\r\n\r\n
    • \r\n\r\nYoudon’thavetomanuallysaveyourdrawing.GoogleDriveautomaticallysavesitforyou.\r\nAtthistime,GoogleDrawingsisavailabletouseonlywithyourwebbrowser.Googlehasn’tmadeamobileappforityet.However,youcanviewGoogledrawingsonyoursmartphoneortabletwiththeGoogleDriveapp.Here’show:\r\n\r\n\t
  • \r\nLogintoyourGoogleDriveaccountonyourdevice.\r\n
    • \r\n\t
  • \r\nNavigatetothedrawingyouwanttoviewandtapit.Thedrawingdisplaysonyourscreen.\r\n
    • \r\n\r\nYoucan’treallydoawholelotwiththeGoogledrawingonyourmobiledevice.Youcanprint,share,anddownloadthefiletoyourdevice,butthat’saboutit.Todooneofthosethings,openthedrawingandtaptheInformationicon(whitecirclewiththe“i”init);you’llseevariousoptionsforprinting,sharing,anddownloadingthedrawing.\r\nCreateabasicdrawing\r\nWhenyouopenGoogleDrawings,you’representedwithablankcanvas.Youcanusethevarioustoolstocreateyourdrawing:\r\n\r\n\t
  • \r\nLinetools:Youcandrawlines,connectors,curvedlines,orfreeformlines.ClickthedownarrownexttotheLineicontochoosethetypeoflineyouwant,thenclickonthecanvasanddragyourcursortodraw.\r\n
    • \r\n\t
  • \r\nShapetools:Youcanuseanynumberofshapes,arrows,callouts,ormathsymbolsinyourdrawing.ClickthedownarrownexttotheShapesicontochoosethetypeofshapeyouwant,thenclickonthecanvasanddragyourcursortodraw.Youcanalsotypetextintoyourshapebyclickingonit.\r\n
    • \r\n\t
  • \r\nTextbox:Ifyouwantjusttextwithnothingaroundit,thenclicktheTextboxicon,dragyourcursorwhereyouwanttoplacethetext.Intheoutlineofthetextbox,youcantypeyourtext.\r\n
    • \r\n\t
  • \r\nImagetool:YoucanplaceanimageinyourdrawingbyclickingtheImagebuttonandchoosinganimagefromyourharddrive,yourGoogleDrive,orfromanexternalURL.\r\n
    • \r\n\r\nYoucanchooseotheroptionsaswell,suchasincludingtablesandcomments.Innotime,youcancompleteyourbasicdrawing(seeFigure2asanexample)andshareitwithothers.\r\n\r\n\r\n[captionid=\"\"align=\"alignnone\"width=\"535\"]Figure2:AnexampleGoogledrawing[/caption]\r\n\r\n","description":"GoogleDrawingsisthefreedrawingtoolbuiltintoGoogleDrive.It’slikeaverybasicversionofMicrosoftVisio.Withit,youcancreatedrawingslikeorganizationalchartsorbasicdiagramsinwhichyouneedtoincludetext,rudimentaryshapes,icons,andimages.\r\n\r\nHowever,ifyouneedmoreadvancedfunctionality,suchascreatingspecializeddrawingsmechanicaldrawings,orbuildingplans,you’llneedtoinvestinanadvanceddrawingprogram.\r\nBecauseGoogleDrawingsisaweb-basedapplication,youdon’thavetopurchaseandinstallthesoftwareonyourcomputer.Youcanuseitonmultiplecomputers,soforexample,ifyoustartanorganizationalchartatworkinGoogleDrawings,youcanfinishituplateronyourhomecomputerbecausetheapplicationandthedocumentarestoredonGoogleDrive.Nofilestotransfer.\r\n\r\nStartneworopenexistingGoogleDrawings\r\nInanewbrowserwindowonyourcomputer,logintoyourGoogleDriveaccountandfollowthesesteps:\r\n\r\n\t
  • \r\nTostartanewdocument,clicktheredNewbuttonintheupperleft.\r\n
    • \r\n\t
  • \r\nChooseMore,andthenGoogleDrawings.AnewbrowserwindowortabappearsdisplayingablankGoogledrawing(seeFigure1).\r\n
    • \r\n\t
  • \r\nToopenanexistingGoogledrawing,navigatetothedrawingyouwishtoopenonyourGoogleDriveanddouble-click.Thedrawingappearsinanewbrowserwindowortab.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[captionid=\"\"align=\"alignnone\"width=\"535\"]Figure1:AblankGoogledrawing[/caption]\r\n\r\n\r\n
    • \r\n\r\nYoudon’thavetomanuallysaveyourdrawing.GoogleDriveautomaticallysavesitforyou.\r\nAtthistime,GoogleDrawingsisavailabletouseonlywithyourwebbrowser.Googlehasn’tmadeamobileappforityet.However,youcanviewGoogledrawingsonyoursmartphoneortabletwiththeGoogleDriveapp.Here’show:\r\n\r\n\t
  • \r\nLogintoyourGoogleDriveaccountonyourdevice.\r\n
    • \r\n\t
  • \r\nNavigatetothedrawingyouwanttoviewandtapit.Thedrawingdisplaysonyourscreen.\r\n
    • \r\n\r\nYoucan’treallydoawholelotwiththeGoogledrawingonyourmobiledevice.Youcanprint,share,anddownloadthefiletoyourdevice,butthat’saboutit.Todooneofthosethings,openthedrawingandtaptheInformationicon(whitecirclewiththe“i”init);you’llseevariousoptionsforprinting,sharing,anddownloadingthedrawing.\r\nCreateabasicdrawing\r\nWhenyouopenGoogleDrawings,you’representedwithablankcanvas.Youcanusethevarioustoolstocreateyourdrawing:\r\n\r\n\t
  • \r\nLinetools:Youcandrawlines,connectors,curvedlines,orfreeformlines.ClickthedownarrownexttotheLineicontochoosethetypeoflineyouwant,thenclickonthecanvasanddragyourcursortodraw.\r\n
    • \r\n\t
  • \r\nShapetools:Youcanuseanynumberofshapes,arrows,callouts,ormathsymbolsinyourdrawing.ClickthedownarrownexttotheShapesicontochoosethetypeofshapeyouwant,thenclickonthecanvasanddragyourcursortodraw.Youcanalsotypetextintoyourshapebyclickingonit.\r\n
    • \r\n\t
  • \r\nTextbox:Ifyouwantjusttextwithnothingaroundit,thenclicktheTextboxicon,dragyourcursorwhereyouwanttoplacethetext.Intheoutlineofthetextbox,youcantypeyourtext.\r\n
    • \r\n\t
  • \r\nImagetool:YoucanplaceanimageinyourdrawingbyclickingtheImagebuttonandchoosinganimagefromyourharddrive,yourGoogleDrive,orfromanexternalURL.\r\n
    • 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BecauseGoogleDrawingsisaweb-basedapplication,youdon’thavetopurchaseandinstallthesoftwareonyourcomputer.Youcanuseitonmultiplecomputers,soforexample,ifyoustartanorganizationalchartatworkinGoogleDrawings,youcanfinishituplateronyourhomecomputerbecausetheapplicationandthedocumentarestoredonGoogleDrive.Nofilestotransfer.StartneworopenexistingGoogleDrawings Inanewbrowserwindowonyourcomputer,logintoyourGoogleDriveaccountandfollowthesesteps: Tostartanewdocument,clicktheredNewbuttonintheupperleft. ChooseMore,andthenGoogleDrawings.AnewbrowserwindowortabappearsdisplayingablankGoogledrawing(seeFigure1). ToopenanexistingGoogledrawing,navigatetothedrawingyouwishtoopenonyourGoogleDriveanddouble-click.Thedrawingappearsinanewbrowserwindowortab.Figure1:AblankGoogledrawing Youdon’thavetomanuallysaveyourdrawing.GoogleDriveautomaticallysavesitforyou. Atthistime,GoogleDrawingsisavailabletouseonlywithyourwebbrowser.Googlehasn’tmadeamobileappforityet.However,youcanviewGoogledrawingsonyoursmartphoneortabletwiththeGoogleDriveapp.Here’show: LogintoyourGoogleDriveaccountonyourdevice. Navigatetothedrawingyouwanttoviewandtapit.Thedrawingdisplaysonyourscreen. Youcan’treallydoawholelotwiththeGoogledrawingonyourmobiledevice.Youcanprint,share,anddownloadthefiletoyourdevice,butthat’saboutit.Todooneofthosethings,openthedrawingandtaptheInformationicon(whitecirclewiththe“i”init);you’llseevariousoptionsforprinting,sharing,anddownloadingthedrawing. Createabasicdrawing WhenyouopenGoogleDrawings,you’representedwithablankcanvas.Youcanusethevarioustoolstocreateyourdrawing: Linetools:Youcandrawlines,connectors,curvedlines,orfreeformlines.ClickthedownarrownexttotheLineicontochoosethetypeoflineyouwant,thenclickonthecanvasanddragyourcursortodraw. Shapetools:Youcanuseanynumberofshapes,arrows,callouts,ormathsymbolsinyourdrawing.ClickthedownarrownexttotheShapesicontochoosethetypeofshapeyouwant,thenclickonthecanvasanddragyourcursortodraw.Youcanalsotypetextintoyourshapebyclickingonit. Textbox:Ifyouwantjusttextwithnothingaroundit,thenclicktheTextboxicon,dragyourcursorwhereyouwanttoplacethetext.Intheoutlineofthetextbox,youcantypeyourtext. Imagetool:YoucanplaceanimageinyourdrawingbyclickingtheImagebuttonandchoosinganimagefromyourharddrive,yourGoogleDrive,orfromanexternalURL. Youcanchooseotheroptionsaswell,suchasincludingtablesandcomments.Innotime,youcancompleteyourbasicdrawing(seeFigure2asanexample)andshareitwithothers. Figure2:AnexampleGoogledrawingAboutThisArticleThisarticlecanbefoundinthecategory:InternetBasics,HowtoCreateaFilterinYahoo!MailHowtoSpotaScamonCraigslistHowtoSellItemsonCraigslistHowtoCreateaGmailAccountHowtoPostanAdonCraigslistViewAllArticlesFromCategory

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