Consistent use of symbols
You may deliver your reports in different ways
- Verbally, before an audience large or small
- Printed and distributed
- Electronic, transmitted using custom software
- Web page, complete with links to further detail
- All require graphics in one form or another
If your company does not have standard symbols
- Now is the time to start a standard set
Here are a few tips
- Try to use simple, intuitive symbol choices
- Be consistent in their application
- Clearly identify the meaning of each in a Legend