Instructions for drawing mind maps in Google Docs

Mind maps are now commonly used to deploy teaching and learning content, etc. To draw mind maps, we have a lot of supporting tools. And in this article you will have instructions to draw mind maps on Google Docs, through drawing tools or installing diagramming utilities on Google Docs. Here is a guide to drawing mind maps on Google Docs.

How to draw Google Docs mind maps with drawing tools

Step 1:

First you need to redirect the Google Docs document page. You click Page orientation to change.

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Now you switch to landscape format that applies to the entire current document.

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Step 2:

Next, click Insert , select Drawing and select New to create a new drawing in Google Docs.

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Step 3:

Display an interface for you to make drawings for your diagram. We use drawings to create content frames and line icons to connect content frames.

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To write text in the frame , click on the Text box item and then write the text in the frame.

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After writing the text in the frame, you can adjust the font, font size, text color, .

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Step 4:

Then you click Lines to choose the line style connecting the content items together.

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We use shapes and drawings to create the mind map content we want.

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Finally we click Save and close in the upper right corner to insert this map into Google Docs. To edit the diagram again, click on the diagram and then select Edit to return to the drawing interface.

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Instructions for creating a Google Docs mind map using the utility

Step 1:

We will use the Lucidchart utility to draw mind maps in Google Maps. You look to the right edge of the interface and you will immediately see the Lucidchart utility.

Or you can install the Lucidchart utility by following the link below. You will need to sign up for a Lucidchart account with your Google account.

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Step 2:

Next click on the Lucidchart icon on the right edge of the screen, then click Create new to create a new diagram in Lucidchart. You are redirected to the Lucidchart interface to create diagrams.

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Step 3:

Now we proceed to use the tools, or use the diagram template available on Lucidchart to draw the diagram and then name this diagram. After creating, click File and then select Save to save.

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Step 4:

Return to the interface of Google Docs and then click on the Lucidchart icon. Here you click Browse document to add a diagram from Lucidchart.

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Display the Lucidchart interface, click on the diagram you have created and then select Select below to insert it in the document.

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David Pac

Update 21 August 2023