How to Add a Personal Chart in MyDashboard
Last updated
August 20, 2009 3:07:38 PM PDT
In MyDashboard you can create a chart with local data.
To access MyDashboard, go to the Blink home page and click the MyDashboard link.
To use MyDashboard, you need a valid user ID and password for EmployeeLink, FinancialLink, or Blink Student/ Class Info.
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- Click the EDIT MyDashboard tab to open the Editor.
- Click any Add Chart button at the right of the Editor screen.
- On the new screen, click the link to go to the Personal Chart Template.
- Submit the Microsoft Excel Personal Chart Template.
- Download the Excel template by clicking the Microsoft Excel Personal Chart Template link.
- Fill in the values (described below in the Web-based Personal Chart Template section).
- Save the Microsoft Excel Personal Chart Template to your local hard drive.
- Return to the Web-based Personal Chart Template, click the Browse button, and find the template that you just saved.
- Choose the file and click Open.
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- Submit the values on the Web-based Personal Chart Template.
- Enter the values for each category.
| Chart Title |
Appears at the top of the chart |
| Chart Type |
Column, Bar, Line, Stack, Pie, or Text chart |
| Category Title |
Appears on the horizontal axis of the column, line, and stack charts, the vertical axis on the bar chart, and the pie slices on the pie chart |
| Sub-Category Title (optional) |
Further breakdown of the category; appears in a legend |
| Value Title |
Appears on the vertical axis of the column, line, and stack charts, the horizontal axis on the bar chart, and the pie slice values on the pie chart |
| Category Names |
Actual categories to use in the chart. |
| Sub-Category Names (optional) |
Actual breakdowns of the corresponding category |
| Category Values |
Actual values to use in the chart |
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- Click the Preview Chart button to preview the chart data.
- If the chart is OK, click the
icon to add it to MyDashboard.
- Click your browser's Back button to continue defining your chart.
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