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Pie & donut charts in Google Slides
Build a clean pie or donut chart in Google Slides — automatic slice labels and on-brand colours, editable on the slide. No manual label placement.
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What is a pie chart?
A pie chart shows how a total splits into parts at a single point in time — market share, revenue by region, budget by category. Google Slides can draw a basic pie, but with no clean slice labels and no donut option, it rarely looks board-ready straight out of the box. ChartKit's starter opens as a donut (a pie with a hole in the middle), which reads cleaner on a slide and leaves room for a center total — a plain pie is one style toggle away.
When to use it
- Showing a single split at one point in time — share of revenue, budget, headcount.
- When there are few enough categories (2–6) that a pie or donut stays readable.
- A quick, familiar visual for a non-technical audience.
How to make a pie chart in Google Slides
- The native pie is bareInsert → Chart draws a pie with no slice labels by default and no donut option — every label needs manual placement.
- Insert a ChartKit pie or donutPick Pie from the chart menu; the starter opens as a donut with slice labels and an attached legend, one click away from a plain pie.
- Label it and keep it liveApply your palette, add a center total if you keep the donut hole, and edit the chart directly on the slide as shares change.
Common questions
Can Google Slides make a donut chart?
Not natively — the built-in tool only draws a plain pie, with no donut option and no automatic slice labels. ChartKit's pie starter opens as a donut by default, with a plain-pie toggle.
When should I use a pie chart instead of a bar chart?
Only for a single split at one point in time, with a handful of categories. For anything with more categories, a trend, or a comparison across groups, a bar or stacked bar reads clearer.
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The way to create charts in Google Slides
ChartKit adds consulting-grade charts directly inside Google Slides, editable on the slide and on your brand. Free to install.