You can also add a Drawing as an element of the other doc types by using Insert on the tool menu and selecting Drawing. Google Docs Drawing allows for online real-time collaboration on charts and diagramsYou can open a Drawing as a standalone document type by the Create New drop-down from the Google Docs home page and choosing Drawing. While Drawing sounds like an art program–and it could be used as such to an extent–in the context of Google Docs, or office productivity, it is more about business drawings like flowcharts, organizational charts, or other charts or diagrams for business documents or presentations. The Microsoft Office equivalent, or counterpart, would be Visio, although Visio is an additional purchase that is not part of the Microsoft Office bundles. There is another tool buried in Google Docs that we haven’t yet looked at during our 30 Days With…Google Docs–Drawing.
