Visual Intelligence: Microsoft Tools and Techniques for Visualizing Data

Visual Intelligence provides expert guidance to readers who are seeking to successfully use Microsoft tools to organize and present informationusing best-of-breed visualizations. The book will begin by introducing data visualization design concepts. Next, the book introduces the various Microsoft tools used to store and display data and discusses ways to organize data to support visualization. Following the foundational material, the book will dive into a detailed discussion of different types or classesof visualizations, and the appropriate use of each. A key element of these chapters will be usage scenario that highlightthe strengths and weaknesses of each tool for visualizing data, and will include a practical implementation of the visualization using the appropriate tools for that visualization. The ultimate goal of this book is to provide readers with a unique resource to learn and apply best practices for choosing a data visualization, choosing a tool from the Microsoft stack, and building a dynamic data visualization. The book will include both out of the box Microsoft visualizations, as well as custom-developed illustrations and implementations of visualizations, in full color. Supporting code examples will also be provided.Additional ISBNs: 9781118388037, 1118388038, 9781118439364, 1118439368