Create a Pivot
Overview of the pivot collection creating process as well as links for downloading software/plug-ins and learning more.
Steps/Links
Get the Pivot Collection Tool for Excel
In a nutshell, the PivotViewer Collection Tool for Excel
enables you to represent a PivotViewer collection in a spreadsheet,
and then export that spreadsheet to a format understood by PivotViewer.
The link to the Pivot Collection Tool for Excel also includes an excellent overview of the Collection creation process and how to use the Tool for Excel.
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Install the desktop version of the Pivot Viewer
While Microsoft Live Labs no longer is up, you can get the Pivot viewer for your Windows Vista/7 desktop by
downloading from Softpedia.com.
You can use the desktop version of the Pivot viewer to preview your pivot collections before making them available on the web. Or, you can use the viewer to view already existing collections. Just type the URL to the .cxml collection file into the viewer.
Videos on Pivot...
Gary Flake: Turning Informatioin into Insights
Overview of a Pivot Collection
References
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Pivot Examples
A collection of links to actual Pivot Collections. -
Using Variables in Photoshop
Video outlining general steps to create variables within photoshop graphics -
Using Datasets in Photoshop
Video outlining general steps to use datasets within photoshop graphics -
Developer Info: Collection Design
This resource describes how to create a Pivot Collection. It it a bit technical but some might find it useful. -
Developer Info: Collection Hosting
Once you have your Pivot Collection, it must be hosted on a server somewhere. This technical article describes various scnarios for hosting your collection.
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