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== On dataZoa's Main Page ==
 
== On dataZoa's Main Page ==
=== Toolbar Area ===
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=== <b>Toolbar Area</b> ===
 
<div>
 
<div>
The top stripe of every dataZoa page is the [[Toolbar Area|toolbar area]], with quick access to key features.  The tools are s[plit into two groups...
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The <b>top green stripe</b> of every dataZoa page is the [[Toolbar Area|<b>toolbar area</b>]], with quick access to key features.  The tools are split into two groups...
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
<table class="GTableTextPic"><tr>
 
<table class="GTableTextPic"><tr>
<td>...data-related...<br><div class="imgSnippetWrap1 "><div class="imgSnippet " title="Toolbar Left (data-related)" data-styler="{ view: '111', style: ' width: 259px; height: 55px;  background: url(SQ/img/DocSamples/snap11.pngSQ)  scroll -219px -1px;  background-repeat: no-repeat; ' }"></div></div></td>
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<td><b>...data-related...</b></td>
<td>...and everything else.<br><div class="imgSnippetWrap1 "><div class="imgSnippet " title="Toolbar Right (features and settings)" data-styler="{ view: '112', style: ' width: 259px; height: 55px;  background: url(SQ/img/DocSamples/snap11.pngSQ)  scroll -1075px -1px;  background-repeat: no-repeat; ' }"></div></div></td>
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<td><div class="imgSnippetWrap1 "><div class="imgSnippet " title="Toolbar Left (data-related)" data-styler="{ view: '111', style: ' width: 259px; height: 55px;  background: url(SQ/img/DocSamples/snap11.pngSQ)  scroll -219px -1px;  background-repeat: no-repeat; ' }"></div></div><div class="Gtac Gvam" style="font-weight: normal;"><div class="Gdib" style="width: 7%;">&nbsp;</div><div class="Gdib" style="width: 31%;">Web</div><div class="Gdib" style="width: 31%;">Upload/Update</div><div class="Gdib" style="width: 31%;">Corkboard</div></div></td>
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<td><b>...and everything else.</b></td>
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<td><div class="imgSnippetWrap1 "><div class="imgSnippet " title="Toolbar Right (features and settings)" data-styler="{ view: '112', style: ' width: 259px; height: 55px;  background: url(SQ/img/DocSamples/snap11.pngSQ)  scroll -1075px -1px;  background-repeat: no-repeat; ' }"></div></div></td>
 
</tr></table>
 
</tr></table>
  
=== Content Tabs ===
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=== <b>Standard Tabs</b> ===
 
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<div>
There are four standard [[Content Tabs|content tabs]], always present. They offer different perspectives on what's in your account.
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There are four [[Standard_Tabs|<b>standard tabs</b>]], always present:
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<div class=" Gdib GfakeTabGroup"><div class="GfakeTab">dZ&nbsp;Dropzone</div><div class="GfakeTab">Workbench</div><div class="GfakeTab">Following...</div><div class="GfakeTab">&nbsp;+&nbsp;</div></div>
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</div>
 
</div>
====<b><i>dZ DropZone</i></b> and <b><i>Workbench</i></b> tabs====
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====<b>Tabs about Series:</b> <i>dZ DropZone</i> and <i>Workbench</i> tabs====
 
<div>
 
<div>
 
<table class="GTableTextPic"><tr>
 
<table class="GTableTextPic"><tr>
<td>The first two tabs show all of the series in you account.</td>
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<td>In the first two tabs, you can see and work with all of the series in you account.</td>
 
<td><div class="imgSnippetWrap1 "><div class="imgSnippet " title="dropZone and Workbench Tabs" data-styler="{ view: '333', style: ' width: 260px; height: 82px;  background: url(SQ/img/DocSamples/snap33.pngSQ)  scroll -8px -43px;  background-repeat: no-repeat; ' }"></div></div></td>
 
<td><div class="imgSnippetWrap1 "><div class="imgSnippet " title="dropZone and Workbench Tabs" data-styler="{ view: '333', style: ' width: 260px; height: 82px;  background: url(SQ/img/DocSamples/snap33.pngSQ)  scroll -8px -43px;  background-repeat: no-repeat; ' }"></div></div></td>
 
<td></td>
 
<td></td>
 
</tr></table>
 
</tr></table>
* [[DZDropzone|dZDropzone]] - All your series in their natural groupings
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<div style="padding-left: 3em;">
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* [[DZDropzone|dZDropzone]] - All your series in their natural groupings (that is, [[About_dataBlocks|dataBlocks]])
 
* [[Workbench]] - All your series, without groupings, for maximum flexibility
 
* [[Workbench]] - All your series, without groupings, for maximum flexibility
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</div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
  
====<b><i>Following...</i></b> and <b><i>Add (+) tabs</i></b>====
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====<b>Tabs about Dashboards:</b>  <i>Following...</i> and <i>Add (+) tabs</i>====
 
<div>
 
<div>
 
<table class="GTableTextPic"><tr>
 
<table class="GTableTextPic"><tr>
<td>The other tabs hold [Displays|displays] of interest, organized as you like.</td>
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<td>The other tabs are like "dashboards," holding individual [[Displays|displays]], organized as you like.</td>
 
<td><div class="imgSnippetWrap1 "><div class="imgSnippet " title="Following... and Add(+) Tabs" data-styler="{ view: '344', style: ' width: 260px; height: 82px;  background: url(SQ/img/DocSamples/snap34.pngSQ)  scroll -205px -43px;  background-repeat: no-repeat; ' }"></div></div></td>
 
<td><div class="imgSnippetWrap1 "><div class="imgSnippet " title="Following... and Add(+) Tabs" data-styler="{ view: '344', style: ' width: 260px; height: 82px;  background: url(SQ/img/DocSamples/snap34.pngSQ)  scroll -205px -43px;  background-repeat: no-repeat; ' }"></div></div></td>
 
<td></td>
 
<td></td>
 
</tr></table>
 
</tr></table>
* [[The Following Tab|Following...]] - When you [[Sending Displays to Your Account|send]] other peoples' dZ displays to your account, they land on this tab.
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* [[The Plus Tab|Adding a User Tab]] - You can add your own tabs as dashboards tailored to particular topics.
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* [[The Following Tab|Following...]] - Whenever you [[The Following Tab|send]] other peoples' dZ displays to your account, they "land" on this tab.
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* [[User_tabs|Adding a User Tab]] - You can add your own tabs as dashboards tailored to particular topics.
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</div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
  
== Tools for Getting Data ==
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== Throughout dataZoa (and beyond!) ==
 
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<div>
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These features show up in various ways throughout dataZoa, and some are even seen "outside" of dataZoa-proper.
 
</div>
 
</div>
* [[dZ-Dot]] - data from the Web, <i>automatically updated</i>
 
* [[dZSlates]] - scheduled data collection from outside contributors
 
* [[Uploading|Uploader]] - data from your own files and spreadsheets
 
* [[The dataZoa API|API]] - automated workflows
 
  
== [[Displays]] - to build, share, publish ==
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=== Tools for Getting Data ===
 
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<div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
* [[Chart Displays|Charts]] - see also: [[Chart_Editor|Chart editor]]
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* [[About_the_dZ-Dot|About the dZ-Dot]] - data from the Web, <i>automatically updated</i>
* [[Table Displays|Tables]] - see also: [[Table_Editor|Table editor]]
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* [[About_dZSlates|About dZSlates]] - scheduled data collection from outside contributors
* [[LatestValues]] - see also: [[LatestValues_Editor|latestValues editor]]
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* [[Your_Data#Uploading|Uploader]] - data from your own files and spreadsheets
* [[DataBlock|dataBlocks]] - see also: [[DataBlock_Editor|dataBlock editor]]
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* [[dataZoa_API|API]] - automated workflows
  
== Analysis and Dissemination ==
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=== [[Displays]] - to build, share, publish ===
 
<div>
 
<div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
* [[ComputeCloud]] - time series calculations, ''automatically updated'' 
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* [[Chart_Displays|Charts]] - see also: [[Chart_Display_Editor|Chart editor]]
* [[dZBoards]] - to arrange and narrate your data-driven displays
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* [[Table_Displays|Tables]] - see also: [[Table_Display_Editor|Table editor]]
* [[dZ-Mirror]] - a plug-in that feeds Excel from dataZoa displays, ''automatically updated''
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* [[LatestValues_Displays|LatestValues]] - see also: [[LatestValues_Display_Editor|LatestValues editor]]
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* [[About_dataBlocks|dataBlocks]] - see also: [[DataBlock_Display_Editor|dataBlock editor]]
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* [[Widget_Displays|Widgets]] - see also: [[Widget_Display_Editor|Widget editor]]
  
== Organizers and Time-savers ==
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=== Analysis and Dissemination ===
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</div>
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* [[About_the_ComputeCloud|ComputeCloud]] - time series calculations, ''automatically updated'' 
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* [[About_dZBoards|dZBoards]] - to arrange and narrate your data-driven displays
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* [[About_the_dZMirror|dZMirror]] - a plug-in that feeds Excel from dataZoa displays, ''automatically updated''
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=== Organizers and Time-savers ===
 
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<div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
* [[dZCorkboard]] - a handy way to drag, drop and order series in displays
 
* [[dZCorkboard]] - a handy way to drag, drop and order series in displays
* [[Group Lists|GroupLists]] - flexible, formal data groupings
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* [[GroupLists|GroupLists]] - flexible, formal data groupings
 
* [[dataZoa API|API]] - to automate data flows
 
* [[dataZoa API|API]] - to automate data flows
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[[Category:Getting_Started]]

Latest revision as of 10:10, 20 September 2018

On dataZoa's Main Page

Toolbar Area

The top green stripe of every dataZoa page is the toolbar area, with quick access to key features. The tools are split into two groups...

...data-related...
 
Web
Upload/Update
Corkboard
...and everything else.

Standard Tabs

There are four standard tabs, always present:

dZ Dropzone
Workbench
Following...
 + 

Tabs about Series: dZ DropZone and Workbench tabs

In the first two tabs, you can see and work with all of the series in you account.
  • dZDropzone - All your series in their natural groupings (that is, dataBlocks)
  • Workbench - All your series, without groupings, for maximum flexibility

Tabs about Dashboards: Following... and Add (+) tabs

The other tabs are like "dashboards," holding individual displays, organized as you like.
  • Following... - Whenever you send other peoples' dZ displays to your account, they "land" on this tab.
  • Adding a User Tab - You can add your own tabs as dashboards tailored to particular topics.

Throughout dataZoa (and beyond!)

These features show up in various ways throughout dataZoa, and some are even seen "outside" of dataZoa-proper.

Tools for Getting Data

  • About the dZ-Dot - data from the Web, automatically updated
  • About dZSlates - scheduled data collection from outside contributors
  • Uploader - data from your own files and spreadsheets
  • API - automated workflows

Displays - to build, share, publish

Analysis and Dissemination

  • ComputeCloud - time series calculations, automatically updated
  • dZBoards - to arrange and narrate your data-driven displays
  • dZMirror - a plug-in that feeds Excel from dataZoa displays, automatically updated

Organizers and Time-savers

  • dZCorkboard - a handy way to drag, drop and order series in displays
  • GroupLists - flexible, formal data groupings
  • API - to automate data flows