Infogram: Getting Started


Overview/Description
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
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Expertise Level



Overview/Description
Infogram, a cloud-based tool for creating easily comprehensible presentations and reports, is a useful tool for roles in all industries. In this course, you'll learn to use this tool from scratch, moving from installation to building a project. You'll start this course by setting up an Infogram account. You'll then spend some time cycling through the different types of projects in Infogram and catch a glimpse into the variety of built-in templates. Next, you'll create a basic Infogram project. After which, you'll examine different element types that can be added to projects, including text, icons, shapes, arrows, and background images. You'll move on to formatting data in an external tool before visualizing it in Infogram charts. Lastly, you'll briefly outline the use of Microsoft Excel and its pivot table feature for data preparation.

Expected Duration (hours)
1.8

Lesson Objectives

Infogram: Getting Started

  • discover the key concepts covered in this course
  • set up an Infogram account and explore the various types of built-in projects and templates available
  • create an Infogram project and insert and configure an image and a calendar icon
  • add various visual elements to an Infogram project, such as rectangles and arrows, in order to draw attention to specific details
  • use pivot tables in Microsoft Excel to perform data transformation in preparation for use in Infogram charts
  • visualize data using line charts in Infogram and perform various formatting operations on them
  • perform various formatting operations on a line chart and add a second line to it
  • use a line margin chart to convey ranges of predicted values
  • visualize the distribution of values for a continuous variable using a histogram
  • plot the proportion of sub-categories building up to broader categories using stacked bar chart
  • plot the percentage split of sub categories in adding up to broader categories using 100% stacked bar charts
  • plot the variation of multiple categories of data over a period of time using stacked area charts
  • summarize the key concepts covered in this course
  • Course Number:
    it_daigigdj_01_enus

    Expertise Level
    Beginner