Most analytical presentations and slideshows are incomplete without charts and diagrams. These little illustrations provide a visual representation of data and growth—otherwise, it would be a bit difficult (and boring) to explain in words and sentences. In addition to the visual presentation, the charts and graphs also add a bit of color. If you use Google Slides often, we’ll show you how to easily add charts and diagrams to Google Slides.
Google Slides is very flexible and gives you a number of different ways to add charts and diagrams. You can create them directly here or link them from other Google entities like Sheets. Alternatively, you can also create diagrams outside of Slides and add them through add-ons like Lucidchart. Cool, right?
So without further ado, let’s get started.
How to link charts in slides
If you’ve already created charts on Google Sheets, linking them to Slides is super easy.
Step 1: To link a chart, click Insert > Chart > From Sheet.
You’ll see all the spreadsheets you’ve created so far (under your existing Google account). Now, you just need to select one to add it.
In addition to the above, Google Slides also allows you to link to a sheet when you copy and paste a chart directly from the Sheet.
If you want a standalone chart, choose Paste Unlinked from the list.
How to create a chart on Google Slides
Similar to Google Sheets, creating charts in Slides is not rocket science. Currently, Slides lets you choose from Bar, Line, Column, and Pie charts.
Step 1: Click Insert > Chart > Columns (or the type that best suits your data). This action will immediately add a chart.
Step 2: Next, click on the little Link icon in the top right corner and select Open Source.
You should now see a spreadsheet for that chart with sample data. Here you need to scroll up and adjust the data, the chart will change according to the statistics on the sheet.
Note: If you are new to the charting field, you can check out this tutorial on how to create charts and graphs easily on Sheets.
Moving on, Sheets also allows you to change the style of the chart.
To do so, click on the chart’s three-dot menu, select Edit. Once the Chart Editor is open, click Setup and choose a type from under Chart Type.
Step 3: When everything is ready, go back to Google Slides and you will see a small Update button in the top right corner.
Click on it and you will see the updated chart in front of you. Simple, right?
Try out the diagram add-on
Like other Google entities like Forms and Sheets, Google Slides also allows you to add add-ons. And luckily, there are quite a few add-ons for diagrams and Lucidchart is one of them.
This add-on allows you to import diagrams into Google Slides as flowcharts, network diagrams, Venn diagrams, etc. The good thing is that if you already have diagrams in Lucidchart, you can import them in no time. .
Now that everything is in place, let’s see how to add a diagram to Google Slides via Lucidchart.
Step 1: Click Add-ons > Get Add-ons and search for Lucidchart. Then click on the add-on to install it.
Once it is installed, open it for registration. Naturally, you will have to grant the necessary permissions to access.
Once logged in, the add-on will show all your existing diagrams. Click to add one of the diagrams.
Step 3: To add a new diagram, click the little Plus icon in the lower right corner and select a type.
In our case, we chose to continue with the Flowchart option. After selecting the diagram type, you will be redirected to the main Lucidchart dashboard.
Now you need to create the diagram, give it a name and save it.
Step 4: After completing the diagram, go back to the Slides tab and click the Refresh icon at the top. It may take a while, but rest assured that your new diagram will show up.
Click to add it, and that’s about it. Your new diagram will be uploaded to Google Slides.
By default, Google adds a link to the original map and you can remove it. Like any other image, Slides also gives you the option to scale it according to your preference.
This is a convenient method
But at the end of the day, if you’re not willing to give access to third-party add-ons, you can also use the built-in module for Diagrams. Currently, you can play with six different types of diagrams. While they’re not anything complicated, they always get the job done.
The customization options are limited. You can modify the colors or add steps and text, but that’s pretty much it.
Bring out Picasso
So here’s how you can insert a diagram into Google Slides. All of Google’s programs, including Slides, are fairly flexible in adding diagrams, graphs, and charts. The fact that you’re not limited to just one option is what makes it so appealing.
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