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Google Docs Now Supports Diagrams

11th May 2010 by 2 Comments

I use Google Docs occasionally. Today I noticed that it supported drawing diagrams. A little bit of imagination and you can easily have something like this, and share the drawing with other people. Check this out:


Google Diagram.

Google Diagram.(Click for a full size image)

The sharing is particularly useful when doing technical support or large project designs.

I can’t believe that you can do this in a web browser, but you won’t be taking OmniGraffle away from me for network diagrams. And while the sharing option is nice (and no different to what you get in Arkadin or Webex), I still think this cloud computing stuff will all end in tears.

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Greg Ferro is a Network Engineer/Architect, mostly focussed on Data Centre, Security Infrastructure, and recently Virtualization. He has over 20 years in IT, in wide range of employers working as a freelance consultant including Finance, Service Providers and Online Companies. He is CCIE#6920 and has a few ideas about the world, but not enough to really count.

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  • Mark

    For quick diagrams that dont need to look too polished i think it works well and i have a feeling the live collaboration option will be useful for brainstorming ideas.

    Here’s my first attempt at a passable network diagram
    http://misplaced-packets.net/wp-content/uploads/CCNALab.png

  • http://www.standalone-sysadmin.com Matt Simmons

    Still can’t do this with the iPad, but like you said, at least we’ve got omnigraffle