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Scalar 2 User's GuideMain MenuGetting StartedExplains account and book creation, and some interface basics.QuickStartsA path of all QuickStart content in this user's guide.Working with MediaHow to get the most out of your use of media in Scalar.Working with ContentCreating and editing content in Scalar.Working with WidgetsWorking with StructureHow to use Scalar's many options for structuring publications.Editorial WorkflowHow to use features for performing editorial review of content.LensesAn introduction to lenses, a tool for searching and visualizing Scalar content.Advanced TopicsDescribing Scalar's more advanced features.Third Party Plugins and Platforms
Visualizations
12014-10-01T16:38:34-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637329612Exploring the contents of a book visually.plain127102021-06-30T14:39:32-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
Visualizations enable you to see the contents of a Scalar book in a variety of ways – sometimes revealing structures that wouldn't otherwise be apparent.
Every book comes with a set of global visualizations which readers can tweak and customize. Authors who want to direct readers to specific visualizations, however, have a few different options:
Visualization layouts can put a large visualization at the top of a specific page — these generally only show content that's somehow related to that page.
Visualization widgets let authors embed one of the global visualizations anywhere on any page, in a variety of sizes.
Most of Scalar's visualizations have been created using the D3.js library.
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12015-05-28T15:00:42-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Global Visualizations12How to access and customize visualizations of an entire book.plain2021-07-08T13:58:32-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637