With this book, teachers can give students many hands-on opportunities to practice using these visual tools in a meaningful context. Students will learn how to read different types of maps, charts, graphs, and diagrams, as well as how to construct their own. They will learn which visual tools are best for presenting specific types of information.--Page 3.

Make the most of Word 2013–without becoming a technical expert! This book is the fastest way to learn Word and use it quickly to prepare powerfully effective documents! Even if you’ve never used Word before, you’ll learn how to do what you want, one clear and easy step at a time. Word has never, ever been this simple! Who knew how simple Word 2013 could be? This is the easiest, most practical beginner’s guide to using Microsoft’s incredibly powerful new Word 2013 word processing program...simple, reliable instructions for doing everything you really want to do! Here’s a small sample of what you’ll learn: • Navigate Word 2013’s updated interface and make the most of the Ribbon, Quick Access toolbar, and other handy tools • Quickly develop any document, from reports to résumés, brochures to calendars–even web pages • Control margins, indents, alignment, columns, and spacing • Improve document appearance with themes and style sets • Organize and present data attractively with Word tables and charts • Build professional-quality visuals with SmartArt and WordArt • Use images from multiple sources, including screen captures and Bing Image Search • Master long documents, tables of contents, cross-references, and footnotes • Collaborate with others using Word’s tracking and revision tools • Easily create personalized mailings and email • And much more...

Don't simply show your data—tell a story with it! Storytelling with Data teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and how to communicate effectively with data. You'll discover the power of storytelling and the way to make data a pivotal point in your story. The lessons in this illuminative text are grounded in theory, but made accessible through numerous real-world examples—ready for immediate application to your next graph or presentation. Storytelling is not an inherent skill, especially when it comes to data visualization, and the tools at our disposal don't make it any easier. This book demonstrates how to go beyond conventional tools to reach the root of your data, and how to use your data to create an engaging, informative, compelling story. Specifically, you'll learn how to: Understand the importance of context and audience Determine the appropriate type of graph for your situation Recognize and eliminate the clutter clouding your information Direct your audience's attention to the most important parts of your data Think like a designer and utilize concepts of design in data visualization Leverage the power of storytelling to help your message resonate with your audience Together, the lessons in this book will help you turn your data into high impact visual stories that stick with your audience. Rid your world of ineffective graphs, one exploding 3D pie chart at a time. There is a story in your data—Storytelling with Data will give you the skills and power to tell it!

A guide to the business presentation software explains how to combine text, animation, video, photographs, sound effects, and narration into a professional-looking presentation.

How many hours did you think you’d spend at the gym this week? How many hours did you actually spend at the gym this week? Use this book to record your life in diagrams with bar charts, line graphs, pie charts and Venn diagrams. Fill in the charts with information on your everyday life, whether it’s how much you’re snacking, how you rate the movies you go to, or which category your friends fall into. Once complete, you will have an at-a-glance summary of your life. Word count: 4,000

Discover all kinds of graphs and charts and how to use them in this entertaining activity book. The activities encourage children to collect and analyse data, from tallying the number of animals spotted on safari, to displaying types of weather on a bar chart and sorting animals into a Venn diagram. Quizzes after each section let children test what they've learned.