Color is a strong feature in Spotfire and an important visualization tool, which is often overlooked by report creators. It can be seen as merely a nice-to-have customization. However, color can be the difference between creating a stimulating and intuitive data visualization and an uninspiring and even confusing corporate report. Take some pride and care in the visual aesthetics of your analytics creations!
Let's take a look at the color properties of the table visualization. These are only available in the Analyst clients (however, you can still choose a pre-configured color scheme, or choose colors from the legend of a visualization if you're working in web-based clients):
- Open the table visualization properties and select Colors, and then Add the Total population (Gapminder) column:
- Now, you can add points and...
