Venngage's users can choose from the following map types:

Choropleth maps use color to indicate higher and lower values across a regional map. Viewers can easily identify areas with the highest data rate and lowest data rate are, without having to refer to a table of values.

[Image description: A choropleth map of Canada titled "Ice Cream Lovers by Canadian Province". The names of the provinces appear over each one in white text outlined in black, and the provinces themselves are colored different shades in a gradient from dark to light pink. The darkest colored provinces have icons of ice cream cones and sundaes on them. The background is a light to dark blue gradient. End description.]

For example: in the above choropleth map, colored with a pink gradient, results of a fictional survey are represented. In this survey, 10,000 people across Canada self-reported that they love ice cream. By percentage:

and the remaining 23% are distributed across the other provinces.

Without showing exact percentages, the choropleth map clearly indicates:

Choropleth maps are useful for representing:

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Bubble maps (sometimes called "proportional symbol maps") use circles of varying diameters across a map to represent the distribution and measure of variables.

Bubble maps are helpful for differentiating increments in data sets that are spread across many geographical regions large or small by highlighting specific "hot spots" or relevant parts of the map.

Here is the same data set from the choropleth map above represented in the bubble style:

[Image description: A bubble map version of the "Ice Cream Lovers by Canadian Province" represented in the choropleth map above. The names of the provinces appear over each one in white text outlined in black, and the provinces themselves are all the same shade of light pink. Each province has a dark pink circle on it of various sizes, representing the amount of ice cream lovers in each province. The provinces with the largest circles have icons of ice cream sundaes and cones over them. The background is a light to dark blue gradient. End description.]

The bubble style is less ideal for visualizing this data set because:

Using a different data set, this bubble map represents the concentration in ice cream lovers in cities across the province of Ontario:

[Image description: A bubble map of Ontario titled "Ice Cream Lovers in Ontario". The names of the regions appear over each one in white text outlined in black. There is a white line indicating the region covered by the largest bubble (Niagara), with an ice cream sundae icon next to it. The province is light pink and regions are overlayed with dark pink bubbles of varying sizes. The background is a light to dark blue gradient. End description.]

Here the bubbles make it easier to see the part of the province where the highest concentration of ice cream lovers live—in this case, the southwest region of Ontario.

Bubble maps are useful for representing many of the same categories as choropleth maps, but with an emphasis on:

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Click Maps on the left panel and double-click or drag your desired map onto the canvas.

[Image description: An animated GIF of a user in the Venngage editor opening the Map tab in the left-hand menu and dragging a choropleth-style map of Canada from the menu onto a design canvas. The map is colored in different shades of blue and the design canvas background is a yellow gradient. End description.]

Choose from the following maps:

Premium, Business and Enterprise users also have access to maps of:

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To edit, double-click the map or click Edit Map in the top toolbar to open the map values.

[Image description: An animated GIF of a user in the Venngage editor clicking Edit Map in the top toolbar, with a map of Canada selected on the design canvas. On the right-hand side of the screen, the map panel overlay opens to the Data tab, displaying a table containing the names of the provinces and the numeric values associated with each. As the user enters different values into the table, the shades of the blue color in certain regions on the map change to reflect the new value inputs. End description.]

Under the Data tab, edit the values associated with each region on the map by clicking into the cell you want to edit and entering the value, or copy-paste from an external spreadsheet.

On a choropleth map (pictured above), the regions on the map change colors based on the maximum and minimum value.

On a bubble map (pictured below), the circles superimposed over the regions on the map will change size based on the maximum and minimum value.

[Image description: An animated GIF of a user in the Venngage editor. The map editing panel is open on the Data tab, overlaying a blue bubble map of Canada with yellow circles of varying size on a design canvas with a yellow gradient background. The user changes the numeric values in the table. As the user enters different values into the table, the size of the yellow circles over certain regions on the map changes to reflect the new value inputs. End description.]

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Double-click the map or click Edit Map in the top toolbar to open the map values. Click the Settings tab in the "Edit Map" panel.

Under Map type, change the colors, gradient and number of steps between two colors on a choropleth map, or to change the map from a choropleth to a bubble-style map.

Any changes you make are saved automatically and are visible on the design canvas.

[Image description: An animated GIF of a user in the Venngage editor. The user selects a blue map of Canada on a design canvas with a yellow gradient background. The Edit Map panel overlay appears on the right side of the screen. The user clicks the Settings tab and scrolls town to Map type, where they change the map from Steps to Gradient and then back. The change the number of steps to 4 and click on a "Preset" colour gradient, changing the color of the map from a sequence of blues to purple shades. End description.]

The settings you can customize on each map type vary.

Choropleth map

Bubble map

Both Maps

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Double-click the map or click Edit Map in the top toolbar to open the map values. Click the Settings tab in the "Edit Map" panel.

Any changes you make are saved automatically and are visible on the design canvas.

Use the toggle switches to enable or disable the display of some or all of the following elements on your map:

*The "Legend" feature is specific to choropleth maps and is not displayed for bubble maps.

[Image description: An animated GIF of the Edit Map panel, with the Settings tab selected. The user clicks the toggle beside "Title" to turn the feature on and expand the menu with customizable settings for that feature; they repeat that process for "Labels" and "Legend". End description.]

From under each features' section, customize what is displayed.

[Image description: The "Title" section of the Settings panel with controls as described above. End description.]

[Image description: The "Labels" section of the Settings panel with controls as described above. End description.]

NOTE: This option will not appear in the Edit Map "Settings" panel if you have chosen a bubble map.

[Image description: The "Legend" section of the Settings panel with controls as described above. End description.]

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For an interactive view of your map that further highlights the data, preview or share your design.

To generate an interactive preview of your design, click the Preview button on the right side of the top toolbar, as shown in the GIF below:

[[Image description: An animated GIF of a user clicking the "Preview" button as described above. The button is white, with a green border and the word "Preview" in green, and appears in the top toolbar between a grey download icon and the "Share" button. End description.] ]

To share an interactive version of your design, click the Share button on the right side of the top toolbar, as show in the GIF below:

[Image description: An animated GIF of a user clicking the "Share" button as described above. The button is solid green with the word "Share" which appears in white lettering. It appears in the top toolbar between the "Preview" button and the "Comment" speech bubble icon. When the user clicks "Share", an overlay panel opens and the user clicks the green "Copy link" button under the "Public link" section at the bottom. End description.]

This will generate an interactive HTML-based version of your design. The "hover" feature highlights sections of your map, displaying region labels and values when you mouse over the area (seen on a choropleth map in the GIF below).

[Image description: An animated GIF where a user mouses over a choropleth map of Canada titled "Ice Cream Lovers by Canadian Province". The provinces appear in shades of light to dark pink; when the user's mouse passes over each province, the color changes to yellow and an alt text box displaying the province name and numeric value appears. End description.]

[Image description: An animated GIF of the Venngage editor with the "Edit Map" panel overlay visible over a choropleth map on the design canvas. A user clicks the "Settings" tab and opens the color-picker under "Hover" as described above, changing the selected color from yellow to purple. End description.]

[Image description: An animated GIF of a user mousing over a bubble map version of the "Ice Cream Lovers by Canadian Province" represented in the choropleth map above. When the user's mouse passes over the circle on each province, an alt text box displaying the province name and numeric value appears. End description.]

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