The Story pane

Similar to dashboards, you should think about the purpose of your story. What data you present and how you present the data is a major component of storytelling. You are leading your viewers to a conclusion that should be supported with data. As with dashboards, we believe that you should have a plan or an outline before developing. Sitting down and crafting a narrative will help make your story better.

The Story pane contains four primary sections – New story point, Sheets, Text, and Size. The following is a short description of the layout options:

  • Sheets: To add a sheet to the story point, either double-click the name under the Sheets portion of the pane or drag and drop the sheet to the canvas. In the following example, ...

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