Getting started

A quick and useful guide to learn all about creating charts, maps and tables with Datasketch Apps. In this tutorial we will tell you step by step what you should do before pressing the download / publish button. No previous experience required.

  1. Go to Datasketch (https://www.datasketch.co/)

  2. Click on the “Sign in” button on the top right.

  1. A login form will pop up for you to enter your username and password; if you don’t have your login details yet, click on “Sign up” or log in with Google.

  1. There you can register by choosing a username and password. You will then receive an email with a confirmation that your account has been created.

  2. Once you access your Datasketch account, you will find:

  1. At the top of your control panel, you will find an operations bar in which you will see a series of icons of the apps. We can start trying out some of the apps. Press the APPS button to start.

  2. In this window you will see a series of applications that will serve you for all your data processing or visualization needs such as creating graphs, making maps of different countries, viewing tables, or converting pdfs into csv. Choose the one you prefer.

  3. To use each of the applications, go to the tutorials we have created for you.

  4. If you have any questions, if you spot any typos or bugs or if you have any feature requests, please go to our support page and we will get back at you as soon as possible.

  5. If you need personalized visualizations or the logo of your organization or company to appear within the visualizations, you can access a premium account with more specific services that adapt to your needs. 

If you need members of the same organization to access the same account, you can do so by using the drop-down on the top right where your name appears; in this drop-down some account options are displayed.