Using the snapshots we took previously, let's create our first story by going through the following steps:
- From the app overview, or sheet view, click the small Stories icon that lies at the top of the screen. This icon looks as follows:
- Click on the Create new story button, as shown in the following screenshot:
- A story named My new story is created. We can rename it, add a description and a thumbnail image, or even delete the story using the form shown in the following screenshot:
- This brings us to the following screen, which allows us to manage our story:
As you can see, we have four major areas:
- The left area: Here, we can see a preview of all our slides, as shown in the following screenshot. We can either rearrange the slides, add more slides, or delete the existing ones:
- The right area: Here, we can access the following:
- Snapshot library: All the snapshots that we take are located here
- Text objects: This allows us to add text objects (titles and paragraphs)
- Shapes library: This is used to add shapes to make our story more compelling
- Effects library: This is used to add effects to snapshots (we will see how this works in the Editing your story section)
- Media library: This is used to add images from a previously loaded library or to upload images to use
- Sheet library: This is used to add a whole sheet to the presentation
- The area at the bottom: Here, we can access icons that help us cut, copy, paste, and delete objects (snapshots, shapes, images, or text), as shown in the following screenshot:
- The central area: The central area is the blank white screen in which you edit each of your slides.
Let's get back to creating the story:
- Begin by dragging the snapshot of the KPI from the Snapshot library, as shown in the following code:
- Add a square shape and a title so that we can create a bar on top and add some text, as shown in the following screenshot:
- Use the Title object, as shown in the following screenshot:
- You will see something that looks as follows:
- Drag and drop the box, reposition it, and change its color so that it looks like a top bar, as shown in the following screenshot:
- Double-click the title and change the content to Qlik Sense Story, as shown in the following screenshot:
- Change the color to white and then move it to the appropriate position, as shown in the following screenshot:
- The slide should then look as follows:
- Add a description of the KPI using an arrow (from the shapes library) and a paragraph (from the text objects), as shown in the following screenshot:
- Resize the arrow (using the circles next to the borders) and change the color to a light gray, as shown in the following screenshot:
- Change the text paragraph to Sales for the whole period and adjust the position using your mouse or the arrow keys on your keyboard, as shown in the following screenshot:
- Add the two other snapshots that we collected in the Creating snapshots sections. Go to the Snapshots library and drag and drop them into your slide, creating a screen that looks as follows:
- Do you remember the rule of three? Look at the previous slide: we added three graphs, with descriptions. Keep it small, keep it simple.
- The first slide is now ready. Play it using the Play the story button, as shown in the following screenshot:
Qlik Sense Enterprise will enter presentation mode, showing a page that looks as follows:
You can use this page to deliver your presentation and tell a story about the data and your insights.
Keep in mind that any time you have to explain any details about your data, you can right-click on your graph and go to the source, and you will be redirected to your application with your object surrounded by a blue box, as shown in the following screenshot:
The next section will look at editing and improving the story we created in this section.