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Navigating the Visual Budget
The Visual Budget Platform allows you to explore budget and historical finances in a simple graphical user interface. You'll notice the title of the chart or graph you are viewing in the top right corner.
Drop Down Menus & Functions
- Select the Filtered By option to view the data filters. These filters will allow you select exactly which data you want to include, or exclude, from your graph or chart.
- Use the Broken Down By drop-down menu to specify the category you would like the data organized by in your chart or graph.
- Use the Search function within each filter to find exactly what you are looking for. You can use the Show drop down menu to see the data that is of most interest to you.
Visual Representations
There are five different types of visual representations of the data:
There are five different types of visual representations of the data:
- A bar chart comparing trends and percentage breakdowns over time.
- A line graph overlaying each trend over time.
- A pie chart to view percentage breakdowns by year.
- A stacked line graph to visualize overall trends over time.
- A stacked percentage graph to see percentage changes over time.
Below any chart or graph, you can view a Table detailing the financial information in the visualization above.
Help Menu
Use the Help drop-down in the top right corner to:
Use the Help drop-down in the top right corner to:
- Contact the administrators of the account.
- Recall the Welcome Screen.
- View a short Budget 101 primer with basic information on multi-fund accounting.
- View a short How-To Guide with tips on navigating the platform.
Share Menu
Use the Share drop-down in the top right corner to:
Use the Share drop-down in the top right corner to:
- Send a link to your customized graph or chart through email.
- Share your customized graph or chart through social media.
Download Menu
Use the Download drop-down in the top right corner to:
Use the Download drop-down in the top right corner to:
- Download an image of the graph or table as a .png file.
- Download a spreadsheet as a .csv file.
- What is Visual Budget?
- How do I select the data I want to see?
- Can I select more than fund or departments?
- How do I see the actual numbers within the graph?
- Can I see the data in a different graph?
- Why are there sometimes spikes in 1 year?
- Can I save the data I am looking at?
- How do I learn more about government accounting?
- How do I contact my organization?
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