{"id":344,"date":"2013-05-05T23:55:08","date_gmt":"2013-05-05T23:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/networkdiagram101.com\/?page_id=344"},"modified":"2015-11-28T09:43:30","modified_gmt":"2015-11-28T17:43:30","slug":"tip-7","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/networkdiagram101.com\/?page_id=344","title":{"rendered":"Tip 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"google_translate_element\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nfunction googleTranslateElementInit() {\n  new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: 'en', layout: google.translate.TranslateElement.InlineLayout.HORIZONTAL, gaTrack: true, gaId: 'UA-41069223-1'}, 'google_translate_element');\n}\n<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/translate.google.com\/translate_a\/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"color: #676767;\"><span><span style=\"color: #676767;\"><span class='dropcap1'>U<\/span>se a legend or key to explain what your icons or colors represent. If you maintain consistency, people will learn to read your diagrams quickly and with purpose. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Spend some time creating a good legend that you can simply drop from one diagram to another. It doesn&#8217;t need to be complicated and be sure to keep it small enough to slip into empty space on your map. If you invest some time from the start, you won&#8217;t have to keep reinventing the wheel.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='divider-border' style='margin-top: 40px; margin-bottom: 40px'><\/div><div class='clear'><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #78d18b;\"><strong>Example 7-1<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><img alt=\"text\" src=\"http:\/\/networkdiagram101.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/tip7-example1-1.png\" \/><\/center><center><br \/>\n<div class='divider-border' style='margin-top: 40px; margin-bottom: 40px'><\/div><div class='clear'><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #78d18b;\"><strong>Example 7-2<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><img alt=\"text\" src=\"http:\/\/networkdiagram101.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/tip7-example1-3.png\" \/><\/center><center><br \/>\n<div class='divider-border' style='margin-top: 40px; margin-bottom: 40px'><\/div><div class='clear'><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #78d18b;\"><strong>Example 7-3<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><img alt=\"text\" src=\"http:\/\/networkdiagram101.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/tip7-example1-2.png\" \/><\/center><center><br \/>\n<div class='divider-border' style='margin-top: 40px; margin-bottom: 40px'><\/div><div class='clear'><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #78d18b;\"><strong>Example 7-4<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><img alt=\"text\" src=\"http:\/\/networkdiagram101.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/tip7-example1-4.png\" \/><\/center><center><\/center><div class='divider-border' style='margin-top: 40px; margin-bottom: 40px'><\/div><div class='clear'><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a target='_self' href='http:\/\/networkdiagram101.com\/?page_id=342' class='button large rounded green'>&lt; TIP<\/a><a target='_self' href='http:\/\/networkdiagram101.com\/?page_id=346' class='button large rounded green'>TIP &gt;<\/a>\n<p><center><img alt=\"text\" src=\"http:\/\/networkdiagram101.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/compass-vsmall.png\" \/><\/center><center><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/networkdiagram101.com\/?page_id=820' class='button large rounded orange'>Diagram Store<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>se a legend or key to explain what your icons or colors represent. If you maintain consistency, people will learn to read your diagrams quickly and with purpose. 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