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== On dataZoa's Main Page ==
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==== Getting around in dataZoa ====
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=== <b>Toolbar Area</b> ===
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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...
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<td>The top stripe is the [[Toolbar Area|toolbar area]]:</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></td>
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<table class="GTableTextPic"><tr>
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<td><b>...data-related...</b></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>
 
<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>
 
<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>
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<td><div class="imgSnippetWrap1 "><div class="imgSnippet " title="Toolbar Notifications Area" data-styler="{ view: '113', style: ' width: 78px; height: 74px;  background: url(SQ/img/DocSamples/snap11.pngSQ)  scroll -1327px -1px;  background-repeat: no-repeat; ' }"></div></div></td>
 
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<td>The top stripe is the [[Toolbar Area|toolbar area]]:</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></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>
 
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<td><div class="imgSnippetWrap1 "><div class="imgSnippet " title="Toolbar Notifications Area" data-styler="{ view: '113', style: ' width: 78px; height: 74px;  background: url(SQ/img/DocSamples/snap11.pngSQ)  scroll -1327px -1px;  background-repeat: no-repeat; ' }"></div></div></td>
 
 
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==== All your series, front-and-center ====
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=== <b>Standard Tabs</b> ===
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* [[DZDropzone|dZDropzone]] - All your series in their natural groupings
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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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====<b>Tabs about Series:</b> <i>dZ DropZone</i> and <i>Workbench</i> tabs====
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<td>In the first two tabs, you can see and work with all of the series in you account.</td>
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<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>
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<td></td>
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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>
  
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==== Getting data ====
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====<b>Tabs about Dashboards:</b>  <i>Following...</i> and <i>Add (+) tabs</i>====
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* [[dZ-Dot]] - data from the Web, ''automatically updated''
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* [[dZSlates]] - scheduled data collection from outside contributors
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* [[Uploading|Uploader]] - data from your own files and spreadsheets
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<td>The other tabs are like "dashboards," holding individual [[Displays|displays]], organized as you like.</td>
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<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>
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<td></td>
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</tr></table>
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<div style="padding-left: 3em;">
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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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==== Displays - to build, share, publish - ''automatically updating'' ====
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== Throughout dataZoa (and beyond!) ==
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* [[Chart Displays|Charts]]
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* [[Table Displays|Tables]]
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These features show up in various ways throughout dataZoa, and some are even seen "outside" of dataZoa-proper.
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* [[LatestValues]]
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* [[DataBlock|dataBlocks]]
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==== Analysis ====
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=== Tools for Getting Data ===
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* [[ComputeCloud]] - time series calculations, ''automatically updated'' 
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* [[dZBoards]] - to arrange and narrate your data-driven displays
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* [[dZ-Mirror]] - a plug-in that feeds Excel from dataZoa displays, ''automatically updated''
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* [[About_the_dZ-Dot|About the dZ-Dot]] - data from the Web, <i>automatically updated</i>
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* [[About_dZSlates|About dZSlates]] - scheduled data collection from outside contributors
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* [[Your_Data#Uploading|Uploader]] - data from your own files and spreadsheets
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* [[dataZoa_API|API]] - automated workflows
  
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==== Organizers and time-savers ====
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=== [[Displays]] - to build, share, publish ===
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* [[Chart_Displays|Charts]] - see also: [[Chart_Display_Editor|Chart editor]]
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* [[Table_Displays|Tables]] - see also: [[Table_Display_Editor|Table editor]]
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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]]
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=== Analysis and Dissemination ===
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<div>
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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>
 
* [[dZCorkboard]] - a handy way to drag, drop and order series in displays
 
* [[dZCorkboard]] - a handy way to drag, drop and order series in displays
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* [[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...
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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
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