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How to indicate that part of a chart can be drilled down intore-scaled or redefined visually to present a clearer, and/or more specific representation of the data?

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Drill How to indicate that part of a chart can be drilled down issuesinto?

I'm wondering about several issues I have with drill down behavior on graphs: How can we visibly show that a certain graph is "drillable" (affordance issue). In more details:

  1. On a single chart, how to show that a certain graph type (column against line) is "drillable"? (a mouse click will allow to see the same data in a different dimension)
  2. On a single chart, how to show that a certain point on a graph is "drillable"?
  3. On a single chart, Drill down only for this month forward - there is a vertical line that indicates the current month and data shows both the past and the future. Drill down is possible only from this month.

Thanks

Drill down issues

I'm wondering about several issues I have with drill down behavior on graphs: How can we visibly show that a certain graph is "drillable" (affordance issue). In more details:

  1. On a single chart, how to show that a certain graph type (column against line) is "drillable"? (a mouse click will allow to see the same data in a different dimension)
  2. On a single chart, how to show that a certain point on a graph is "drillable"?
  3. On a single chart, Drill down only for this month forward - there is a vertical line that indicates the current month and data shows both the past and the future. Drill down is possible only from this month.

Thanks

How to indicate that part of a chart can be drilled down into?

I'm wondering about several issues I have with drill down behavior on graphs: How can we visibly show that a certain graph is "drillable" (affordance issue). In more details:

  1. On a single chart, how to show that a certain graph type (column against line) is "drillable"? (a mouse click will allow to see the same data in a different dimension)
  2. On a single chart, how to show that a certain point on a graph is "drillable"?
  3. On a single chart, Drill down only for this month forward - there is a vertical line that indicates the current month and data shows both the past and the future. Drill down is possible only from this month.
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I'm wondering about several issues I have with drill down behavior on graphs: How can we visibly show that a certain graph is "drillable" (affordance issue). In more details:

  1. On a single chart, how to show that a certain graph type (column against line) is "drillable"? (a mouse click will allow to see the same data in a different dimension)
  2. On a single chart, how to show that a certain point on a graph is "drillable"?
  3. On a single chart, Drill down only for this month forward - there is a vertical line that indicates the current month and data shows both the past and the future. Drill down is possible only from this month.

Thanks

I'm wondering about several issues I have with drill down behavior on graphs: How can we visibly show that a certain graph is "drillable" (affordance issue). In more details:

  1. On a single chart, how to show that a certain graph type (column against line) is "drillable"? (a mouse click will allow to see the same data in a different dimension)
  2. On a single chart, how to show that a certain point on a graph is "drillable"?
  3. On a single chart, Drill down only for this month forward - there is a vertical line that indicates the current month and data shows both the past and the future. Drill down is possible only from this month.

Thanks

I'm wondering about several issues I have with drill down behavior on graphs: How can we visibly show that a certain graph is "drillable" (affordance issue). In more details:

  1. On a single chart, how to show that a certain graph type (column against line) is "drillable"? (a mouse click will allow to see the same data in a different dimension)
  2. On a single chart, how to show that a certain point on a graph is "drillable"?
  3. On a single chart, Drill down only for this month forward - there is a vertical line that indicates the current month and data shows both the past and the future. Drill down is possible only from this month.

Thanks

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