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Graphics Graphics Graphics Graphics Graphics

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  Using Graphics
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  Visual Communication • Usingvisual elements to help convey messages or meanings to the audience
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  Visual Communication • GIFs •Screenshots • Screen recordings • Infographics • Videos • Data visualization • Slideshows • Photos
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  Pictures – Thingsto Consider Aesthetics: • High-resolution photos • Or at least, good quality • Pleasing to the eye • Complementary colours • Especially in data vis
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  Pictures – Thingsto Consider Is it visible? • Large enough to see without zooming in Is it placed appropriately? • Centered in essays or reports • On the right side in presentations
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  Using Figures inReports The use of figures or graphics in a report requires: • A relevant figure or graphic that enhances the context • A caption to describe it • A reference to the figure and its meaning in the report’s text The research report requires at least 1 relevant graphic or figure incorporated in the text.
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  Referring to figurescan be done briefly: where the text has relation to the figure, simply state that the visual representation of the text is seen in figure n either in the sentence or in brackets at the end of the sentence.
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  Figure 1: February2025 unemployment rate in Canada by provinces and territories (Stats Canada, n.d.) The unemployment rate in Canadian provinces and territories varies from 4.1% in the Northwest Territories to 10.5% in Newfoundland and Labrador, with a national average of 6.6% (figure 1).
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  Organizing Figures 1. Ensurethe figure is centered in the report 2. Right click on the figure, and select Insert Caption 3. Write a caption that describes what the figure shows 4. Include a reference if copying the figure
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  Labelling Figures • Captionssimply describe what the figure is • Caption formatting may need modification to match the rest of the report • The default was size 9 Aptos in a dark blue, so I changed it to size 12 Arial in black • I also had to adjust the figure number as there were no numbered sections