in google slides it's possible to use
shapes and lines to create diagrams from
scratch
but you can also quickly and easily
insert pre-made ones
there are a lot of presets to choose
from and they can be used to display
all kinds of information to get started
go to insert then diagram
a new pane opens with several different
types of diagrams to choose from
in this example i want to create an
organizational chart
so hierarchy will work best at the top
you can change the number of levels in
the diagram and you can change the color
for this example we'll start with the
default settings
to insert a diagram just click on it and
it will be added to the slide
now let's make some changes so that the
diagram better matches the rest of the
presentation
you can close the diagrams pane to give
yourself more room to work
to edit different parts of the diagram
you first have to select them
and this is not always as easy as it
sounds
to select the whole diagram click an
empty spot on the slide
and drag a box around all of the
elements in the diagram
you can now move the whole diagram at
the same time
by clicking and dragging one of the
elements
you can also change the color the red is
hard to see
so let's choose something else with
everything still selected
go to border color and choose the color
that you want
this changes the color of the borders
and of the lines connecting the boxes
but not of the text to be able to change
the text color
you need to only select the text boxes
and not any of the other lines
to do that deselect everything by
clicking in an empty spot on the slide
then re-select just the text boxes by
holding down
shift as you click each one holding the
shift key and clicking each item
individually
makes it easier to only select exactly
what you want
with just the text boxes selected you
can now click
text color and choose the color that you
want
i'll choose white again there this is
starting to look pretty good
now let's edit the actual content to
edit a text box
make sure that nothing is selected then
click the text
that you want to edit the insertion
point appears
and you can make your edits
when you're done click an empty area to
deselect
the text box okay
i've updated all the names in the
diagram but i need to make a structural
change
jim frank's should actually be
underneath luis ramirez
making this change is going to be a
little tricky so you might want to
follow my steps exactly
until you get some practice at it to
move a box
click and drag it to where you want it
then
click on the line to select it handles
appear at either end
and you can click and drag the handle
that you want to move
as you move over a box anchor points
appear for you to drop the handle onto
there these boxes are now connected
if you want to add another box the
easiest way is to select a box
and its connecting line right-click and
choose copy
then right-click again and choose paste
click
and drag to move the new box then
hold shift and click the box so that
just the line
remains selected now you can connect the
floating handle
to an anchor point on a box
once everything is connected you can
reposition the elements as needed
as with most skills learning to edit
diagrams can be frustrating
but with some practice you'll be able to
create diagrams that look great
and communicate what they're supposed to
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