Adding data graphics to highlight information

This section is an introduction to a subject that is covered in more depth at https://www.packtpub.com/product/mastering-data-visualization-with-microsoft-visio-professional-2016.

Data graphics is a feature available in Visio Plan 2 and Visio Professional that allows us to automatically display the values of Shape Data visually. These can be simply a different color for a specific value or a range of values, such as a text callout, a set of icons, or data bars. Each data graphic can be a collection of multiple text callouts; icon sets, or data bars, which can be positioned in a number of locations in and around each shape. It can also contain multiple color by value rows, but only the first row will be applied.

Data graphics can be created, edited, and applied manually to selected shapes using the Data | Advanced Data Linking | Advanced Data Graphics drop-down menu, as shown in the following screenshot:

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