Creating Infographics Using Microsoft Office

This course will teach participants some of the techniques involved in creating an info- or data graphic using no more than the basic tools found in Microsoft Office.

What Will I Learn From This Course?

Participants will learn simple storytelling techniques, with a particular emphasis on identifying critical pieces of information, planning the infographic, and how to use shape/image elements to depict data in a compelling manner.

Methodology:

This is practical lab exercises using Microsoft office tools such as Power Point and Excel

Pre-requisites:

Students looking for an engaging, hands-on, and highly interactive approach to Excel analytics training and to expand their analytics skill set, work more efficiently with data, and take their career to a new level.

Course Outline for This Programme:

Module: Planning:

From Information to Story

• i. What to keep, what to lose
• ii. “Chunk-ifying” the information
• iii. Planning
• iv. Planning the infographic
• v. The do’s and don’ts of infographic creation
• vi. Styling considerations – Infographic styles & usage

Module: Document Setup:

• Setting up
  i. Page/slide sizing
  ii. Using guides and the grid
  iii. Working with colour
  iv. Basic colour theory
  v. Selecting & setting colours
  vi. Creating & saving colour schemes

• Fonts
  i. Font selection & readability
  ii. Using symbol fonts (dingbats)

Module: Showcasing Information:

• Conveying Statistics
  i. Emphasing Data – using pictograms
  ii. Showing People – using silhouettes & repeating shapes
  iii. Depicting Time & Timelines – using progression & icons
  iv. Information segmentation

• Using Charts
  i. Creating & formatting charts for infographics
  ii. Using Chart Layouts
  iii. Best Practices for charts

• Data Comparisons
  i. Datasets
  ii. Shapes & Drawing
  iii. Creating custom shapes
  iv. Editing shape points

Module: Beyond the infographic:

• Saving & sharing the finished

• resources for infographics