How To Make A Concept Map On Google Docs

Creating a concept map in Google Drawings helps you organize ideas, relationships, and key concepts in a clear way. It offers simple tools like shapes, lines, and text, making it easy to design and edit concept maps directly within Google Docs.

Steps to Make a Concept Map with Google Drawings

Step 1: Open Google Document

Open a new Google Doc or any existing one from your Google Drive.

Step 2: Go to Insert Tab and Select Drawing

Navigate to the top menu, click on “Insert”, then choose “Drawing” from the dropdown menu. Next, select “New”.

A Drawing Pane will open.

Step 3: Draw the Concept Map

Draw the Concept Map using the Shape icon to add shapes and the Lines icon to connect them.

Shape Icon:

Line Icon:

Draw the concept map by following the hierarchy: Main Concept -> Sub Concept -> Idea.

Step 4: Add text to shapes

Double-click on the shapes to add text to them.

Step 5: Click on Save and Close

Click on Save and Close once you have completed drawing your concept map.

The concept map will be inserted into your Doc.

Making changes to the Concept Map

Double-click on the concept map if you want to make any changes, then click Save and Close.