Adding Location Intelligence with Power Map - Microsoft Business Intelligence Tools for Excel Analysts - page 120

Clicking any column in the chart highlights both that column and the associated data
point on the map. The other data points and columns are grayed out, allowing you to
see where the selected value is located. The map also pans so that the selected data
point is centered in the map viewing area.

Note

Adding annotations and text boxes
You can highlight noteworthy data points by using annotations. Figure 6-20 shows an annotation on
the data point with the highest wind speed.

To add an annotation, right-click the target data point and select Add Annotation. In the dialog box
that appears, enter your desired title and text for the annotation.

After the annotation is associated with a data point, Power Map automatically places the annotation
so that it's always visible.

Annotations are not available for Heat Map visualizations.

Note

Text boxes work similar to annotations, but they aren't tied to a specific data. Text boxes retain their
position within the Power Map window. Because of this, they are handy mechanisms for adding titles
and other textual commentary.

To add a text box, click the Text Box button on the Power Map Ribbon. Then enter your desired title
and text in the dialog box.

Figure 6-20: Annotations provide textual context for noteworthy data points.