FusionCharts Beginner's Guide: The Official Guide for FusionCharts Suite

Create interactive charts in JavaScript (HTML5) and Flash for your web and enterprise applicationsKey FeaturesGo from nothing to delightful reports and dashboards in your web applications in super quick timeCreate your first chart in 15 minutes and customize it both aesthetically and functionallyCreate a powerful reporting experience with advanced capabilities like drill-down and JavaScript integrationIntegrate the charts with PHP, ASP.NET, Java or other server-side scripts pulling data from databasesLearn reporting best practices including right chart type selection and practical usability tipsA fast-paced yet comprehensive guide to FusionCharts Suite filled with examples and practical tipsBook DescriptionUser experience can make or break any app these days, no matter whether it's a commercial product or an internal solution. While most web applications out there are boring and outdated when it comes to their charting, you can make yours both stunning and powerful using FusionCharts Suite. Once you have mastered it, you can give your users a delightful reporting experience in no time at all. FusionCharts Beginner's Guide is a practical, step-by-step guide to using FusionCharts Suite for creating delightful web reports and dashboards. Getting you started quickly, you will learn advanced reporting capabilities like drill-down and JavaScript integration, and charting best practices to make the most out of it. Filled with examples, real-life tips and challenges, this book is the firstofitstype in the visualization industry. The book teaches you to create delightful reports and dashboards for your web applications assuming no previous knowledge of FusionCharts Suite. It gets your first chart up in 15 minutes after which you can play around with different chart types and customize them. You will also learn how to create a powerful reporting experience using drill-down and advanced JavaScript capabilities. You will also connect your charts to server-side scripts pulling data from databases. Finally you round up the experience learning reporting best practices including right chart type selection and practical usability tips. By the end of the book, you will have a solid foundation in FusionCharts Suite and data visualization itself. You will be able to give your users a delightful reporting experience, from developers to management alike.What you will learnCreate different charts like column, bar, line, pie, multi-series and combination, each of them in under 15 minutesRender the chart in Flash and JavaScript, and provide data in XML or JSONCustomize the charts both aesthetically and functionally including background, font, chart limits, tooltips and use of multi-lingual charactersAdd advanced reporting capabilities like drill-down and JavaScript integration to give your users a powerful reporting experienceIntegrate the charts with PHP, ASP.NET, Java and any other server-side script pulling data from databasesCreate interactive maps to plot geographical data like revenue by regions, election results and office locations on interactive maps using FusionMapsUnderstand how to select the right chart for your data, and how to make them more usable with practical tipsWho this book is forThis book is both for beginners and advanced web developers who need to create interactive charts for their web applications. No previous knowledge of FusionCharts Suite is assumed, and the book takes you right from downloading it to creating complete reports and dashboards.]]>