Applied charts and dashboards - Session 4 - Chart basics

A picture tells a thousand words – if it’s the right story and the right picture. This session considers key charting issues.

• Say it with charts
• Don’t say it with charts: bad charts
• Chart tips and tricks
• Importance of colour
• Importance of quantities
• Importance of placement
• Which chart when and why
• Chart Data Tables: positioning and / or hiding data

This 'Applied charts and dashboards' series will help fine tune your interactive charting / dashboarding skills and hone your reporting techniques and hone your reporting techniques. Understand the importance of colour, dashboard positioning, formats, styles and know which visual to use when, how and why. A mix of supporting theory, combined with many hands-on illustrative examples, used to work through concurrently or afterwards.

You can find more information about the other five sessions in the 'Agenda' tab.