Using Quick View

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Quick View - Click to enlarge

Note: If no recordings are in the database or were found within the selected criteria, "NO DATA AVAILABLE" appears in place of the chart. Try changing the chart's Criteria.

The Quick View charts provide visual summaries from all recorded activity. Each "panel" in the left navigation pane displays a set of charts in the right pane. The charts reveal the "Top n" and "Bottom n" data (users, domains, online searches, and so on) or "Trend" charts that provide instant overviews and comparisons. You can customize the charts and create new panels and charts to meet your needs.

Reading Quick View Charts

The Dashboard Quick View panels provides dozens of predefined charts for displaying Spector 360 data from your network.

To view a chart:

Select Quick View at the bottom of the navigation pane.
Click on a Quick View panel, such as Favorites - Productivity in the upper navigation pane.
The charts appear in the right pane. Scroll to see all charts.

The following chart instantly reveals the top ten bandwidth users on the network. The list below the illustration summarizes some of the things you can do.

In the above chart, you could change the number of users shown, show a pie instead of bars, or enlarge the chart. See Changing the Charts for instructions and Chart Types to see available graphic displays.

To explore a Quick View chart:

	Roll over data Roll your cursor over a chart element (bar, pie slice, or data point) to read the data value for each. In the example to the left, the aol.com Web site was visited 119 times.
	Exclude a bar Right-click a chart element and select Exclude <value> from the pop-up menu to temporarily remove the bar, pie slice, or data point from the chart. The remaining data adjusts to fill the chart area.
	Zoom in on an area Click an area of the chart (off a bar), hold down the mouse button, and drag across a portion of the chart. The selected gray area will expand to fill the chart when you release the mouse, providing a close-up.
	Undo the Zoom After zooming in on an area, click the button at the end of the chart scrollbar to return the chart to its normal size.
	Open the Events Click on a bar, pie slice, point, or row of data to open an Events Window showing the details of the recorded data. Clicking on an aol.com bar in this case opens a "Web Sites Visited Most Frequently" Events Window, with the appropriate data group selected.
	Block an Internet site If you are using Website Filtering and have Custom Categories (lists of domains) defined, you can right-click any bar representing a web site (i.e., in Web Sites Visited Most Frequently) and select Add to Web Filtering Category. This lets you add domains as they come to your attention to your Web Filtering Rules.

Switching to a Data Table

You can display the same data elements shown in a graph in a data table.

To switch from a graphic to a grid of data:

Below any chart on the panel, click the Data tab. The data grid shows the users/computers and values the chart is based on. Click any row in the data to display the Events window, and click data column headings to re-order the data.

You print, report, and export the data table from the >> menu below it, just as you can the chart. The Data table, however, allows you to export data rather than a graphic. Switch back to the graphic by clicking the Chart tab.

Using the Chart Buttons

The buttons below a chart allow you to access chart data, drill into events and create instant reports.

To use the chart options:

Click a button.

Criteria: Click to open the Criteria box for the chart. General and Event Criteria allow you to change the filtering of the data shown. When you click OK, the Criteria box closes and the chart is updated with new date, computer, user, and/or event filter settings.
Settings: Click to open the Chart Settings box. The Chart Settings allow you to adjust how the data is shown — which event activity, number of chart elements, what chart elements represent, the type of chart (bar, pie, 3D, etc.), the chart size, and the title of the chart. For example, use this button to change the chart from horizontal bars to a 3D pie chart.

Events: Click to open an Events Window that displays a summary view and a detailed record of each event used by the chart.

Reports: Click to open the Reports Preview window showing a summary report with the chart above a data table. Show me. From the Report Preview window, you can print, export, or email the report in a number of file formats.
Menu: Click the menu button (>>) next to the Reports button or right-click anywhere in the chart area to open a menu of options. See Using the Menu Button.

Moving Charts

Drag and drop charts in Quick View to any of the 8 chart slots on a panel. For example, if the chart you're most interested in is scrolled off the page, you can move it to the top of the panel. To delete or copy/paste a chart, see Changing Dashboard Folders.

To rearrange charts on a panel:

Click on the chart you want to move (anywhere outside the graphic area), hold down the mouse button and drag the chart to a new location. Dropping a chart on top of an existing chart pushes the existing chart to the next position (right or down).

You can also select Edit > Arrange Panel, or click the >> Menu button below a chart and select Move. The Dashboard Chart Layout window opens, showing all charts on the panel allowing you to drag-and-drop in a thumbnail view. Show me.

Using Quick View

Reading Quick View Charts

Switching to a Data Table

Using the Chart Buttons

Moving Charts

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