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 Link data to diagrams II: Data graphics 
 
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Overview
Data bar, icon, and speedometer  

You've linked your diagram to a data source, so now what? Make the data look good with data graphics in Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007. Use bars, meters, and icons to give visual impact.

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  • Length: 40–50 minutes
  

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GOALS

After completing this course you will be able to:

  • Give your data visual impact with data graphics.
  • See how the appearance of a data graphic corresponds to your data.
  • Change a data graphic so that it shows the data you want.
  • Identify the various components of a data graphic.
  • Work with data text, data bars, and icons.
  
ABOUT THIS COURSE

This course includes:

  • Two self-paced lessons and one practice session for hands-on experience. The practice requires Visio Professional 2007.
  • A short test at the end of each lesson; tests are not scored.
  • A Quick Reference Card you can take away from the course.
AUDIO TEXT

After you've linked data to a diagram in Visio Professional 2007, you need to make sure that the data is displayed so that it makes sense and can help you and others make business decisions. Understanding data graphics is the key. In this course we'll dig into more specifics on data graphics: how to work with their components and how to show your information effectively.

To learn more about this course, read the text in Goals and About this course, or look at the table of contents. Then click Next to start the first lesson.

  
BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Before taking this course, you should be familiar with how to link data to a diagram. Or, you should take the course: Link data to diagrams I: Getting started.
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