For your document to look more professional, it is necessary to maximize it by including various supporting elements such as data tables and charts. That way, your Google documents can be easier to understand by others who read your Google Docs files.
Google Docs is amazing word processor. As in Microsoft Word, Google Docs also supports the use of graphics in documents. You can create diagrams or graphs with shapes like Line, Bar, Column, and Pie. Besides, you can also import charts from Sheets.
How do I create or add graphics to a document you created in Google Docs? Read this guide to the end for steps to add graphics in Google Doc.
# How to Make Graph / Diagrams on Google Docs
Step 1
Open your Google Docs file through your browser, making sure to sign in with your Google account.
Step 2
Select the Insert option in the menu bar, then choose Chart.
Step 3
Select the type of graph you want to add to the document; you can use five chart options. (Bar, Column, Line, Pie, or import from Sheets).
Step 4
Click one to select the type of chart to use, and then the graph will be added to your document.
After step four, your charting process has been successful. But you still need to make chart adjustments to the data you have; you need to edit the graph data and variables.
# Customize and Edit Graph Data in Google Docs
For the graphs added to Google Doc to match your data, it is necessary to make edits to the chart created. The way you can see it is like the following.
Step 1
Click the chart; then, a blue line will appear on each edge of the graph.
Step 2
To zoom in or out of the chart, hover over a small blue square dot at the edge of the image until it turns into two opposite arrows. Click and hold, then swipe inside to zoom out and swipe outside to zoom in on the chart.
Step 3
As for changing the data, click the chart. The edges of the graph will be blue with small square points on each side. Click the Linked chart options button in the upper-right corner of the image, and select Open source.
Step 4
Next, the browser will open a new tab with a Sheets page containing graph data; change the data and variables in the table as you need.
Step 5
When you're done entering your data, return to the Google Docs tab. On the chart, click the Update button just to the left of the Linked chart options button.
If you do not make data changes on the chart, the Update button will not appear.
By following the steps above, you can create a graph in Google Docs. You can also modify the graphics according to the data you have, so your document is better and professional because it doesn't contain text alone.
Graphics in Google Docs can also be positioned to match the document's text; you can use the In-Line, Wrap Text, or Break Text options.
Please organize and customize it as best you can to make the Google Docs you create even better and more comfortable for others to understand.
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