Heatmap

This comprehensive guide will cover everything about Heat Maps in Mokkup.

When to Use?

A heat map is a data visualization technique that uses colors to represent data values. The warmer the color, the higher the value. Heat maps are often used to visualize data that is continuous in nature, such as temperature, population density, or sales data. A Heat Map is beneficial when:

• To visualize continuous data: Heat maps are helpful for visualizing continuous data like temperature, population density, and sales. The heat map colors represent data values.
• To compare values: A heat map can compare values. A heat map could compare city temperatures or country population densities.
• To demonstrate evolution: A heat map can demonstrate continuous value change throughout time. Heat map can be created to depict how temperature or population density has changed over the past year or decade.
• To find patterns: Heat maps can find data patterns. Heat map can be used to find criminal hotspots or high unemployment.

How to Create?

Creating a New Project:

• Click on ‘Create new’ from the home page
• Setup the project by filling in the name and choosing the frame size
• Drag & Drop the heat map on to the canvas or click on it to add from the left menu
• Resize it on the canvas and place in the desired location
• Edit it from the customize element menu which opens on element selection

Using a Mokkup Template

• Choose a template from the template library and click ‘Use Template’
• Select the heat map that needs modifications
• Resize it on the canvas and place in the desired location
• Edit it from the customize element menu which opens on element selection

Tip: Mokkup elements have multiple variations that can be accessed by double-clicking on the element or clicking Variation in the customize element menu.

How to Customize?

Mokkup allows various customization options for all elements. These customization options are present in the menu on the left side. The edit options are broken into 2 sections - Data and Customize. 

Data

Anything related to the data populated in the map or the map type can be found here.

1. Edit Data

• Add, remove, or modify the pre-built dataset for the map here
• To add more columns/lines to the map, click ‘+’ on the right of the dataset table. Once a new dataset is added, fill in the values, and the map will reflect the new column. Click on ‘-’ to remove any additional dataset columns.
• Click ‘+’ below the dataset table to add more values to the X-Axis. Once a new row is added to the dataset, edit the values, and the map will reflect the same. Click on ‘-’ to remove any additional dataset rows.

Customize

This is the default tab that opens when an element is selected. All element customizations can be done in this tab. Each sub-section will be explained below.

1. Details

Edit the basic map details here

Title

• Change the title of the map here. Toggle off if not needed.

Alignment

• Adjust the title alignment to either left, center, or right of the element.

 2. Properties

Contains all the settings that play a role in the aesthetics of the map.

Data Labels

• Add/remove data labels to the map by toggling on/off. 

X-Axis Orientation

• Change X-Axis orientation to vertical or horizontal from the ‘X-Axis Orientation’ Dropdown.

Y-Axis Orientation

• Change Y-Axis orientation to vertical or horizontal from the ‘Y-Axis Orientation’ Dropdown.

Legends

• Add/remove legends to the map by toggling on/off

3. Add Ons

Contains additional elements that can be added to the map.

Buttons

• Toggle on/off to add/remove buttons in the map.
• Add multiple buttons by clicking ‘Add Button’.
• Adjust their alignment to either left, center, or right of the element using ‘Alignment’.
• Edit the button's content by clicking on ‘Title 1’ text in this menu.
• Delete any button by clicking the ‘trash’ icon near the name of the button.

Dropdowns

• Toggle on or off to add or remove dropdowns in the map
• Adjust their alignment to either the left, center, or right of the element using ‘Alignment’
• Add dropdowns by clicking the ‘+’ icon
• Reorder them by clicking the ‘Settings’ icon
• Delete them by clicking the ‘Trash’ icon
• The title can be edited in the ‘Edit Text’ field, and values can be added by entering values in the ‘Add Values’ field

KPIs

• Toggle on or off to add or remove KPIs from the map. 
• Add KPIs by clicking the ‘+’ icon
• Reorder them by clicking the ‘Arrow’ icon
• Delete them by clicking the ‘Trash’ icon. 
• Adjust their alignment to either the left, center, or right of the element using ‘Alignment’. 
• The title can be edited in the ‘Edit Text’ field, and values can be edited in the ‘Measured Value’ and ‘Percentage Change’ fields.

Text

• Toggle on or off to add or remove text boxes in the map. Enter any information that needs to be included for the map by editing the ‘Text’ field. 
• Adjust the alignment to either the left, center, or right of the element using ‘Alignment’. 
• Change the font weight to normal, medium, or bold from ‘Font weight’.

Tip: Some add-ons cannot be used together in an element. For example, turning on the KPIs toggle will automatically switch off legends, and vice versa.

4. Variation

• This button opens the 'Choose Style' pop-up. 
• Choose an alternative design for the element. 
• Can also access the pop-up by double-clicking on any selected element.
• Using the above-described customization methods, it is also possible to create various element variants.

5. Design Customizations

• This will access the 'Design Customizations' menu when clicked. 
• Use this to change your active theme and utilize customization options to adjust the canvas accordingly.
• For more information, please refer to this article.

This was an in-depth introduction to using and editing a Mokkup heat map. For additional inquiries, please ask our Chatbot or contact support.