Building Smarter Diagrams

Building Smarter Diagrams

Learn how to use Lucidchart's Smart Containers to efficiently organize information in your documents.

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About this course

Rather than sorting through information in static spreadsheets, you can use Lucidchart’s Smart Containers to more efficiently organize the information you want to present to your team. Smart Containers can help you to save time formatting your documents, make changes to your information quickly, and find actionable insights faster. 

Throughout this course, you can expect to learn: 

  • How to create a task board using the Smart Container shape from the library. 
  • How to import your spreadsheet data straight into Smart Containers. 
  • How to set up conditional formatting in your Smart Containers to create visual signals. 

With Smart Containers, you can spend less time tediously organizing information, and more time gathering insights with your team.

For a better experience, you'll want to have: 

  • Google Chrome browser.
  • A Lucid account.
  • Headphones or speakers.

Curriculum30 min

  • Navigating Lucid Training Labs
  • Navigating Lucid Training Labs
  • Welcome!
  • What to Expect from this Course 2 min
  • Smart Containers: Create a Task Board
  • Create a Task Board 1 min
  • Try It Out: Activity 1 8 min
  • Smart Containers: Increase Efficiency with Data Linking
  • Increase Efficiency with Data Linking 1 min
  • Try It Out: Activity 2 8 min
  • Smart Containers: Gather Insights with Conditional Formatting
  • Gather Insights with Conditional Formatting 1 min
  • Try It Out: Activity 3 8 min
  • Wrap Up
  • Review
  • Feedback
  • Next Steps

About this course

Rather than sorting through information in static spreadsheets, you can use Lucidchart’s Smart Containers to more efficiently organize the information you want to present to your team. Smart Containers can help you to save time formatting your documents, make changes to your information quickly, and find actionable insights faster. 

Throughout this course, you can expect to learn: 

  • How to create a task board using the Smart Container shape from the library. 
  • How to import your spreadsheet data straight into Smart Containers. 
  • How to set up conditional formatting in your Smart Containers to create visual signals. 

With Smart Containers, you can spend less time tediously organizing information, and more time gathering insights with your team.

For a better experience, you'll want to have: 

  • Google Chrome browser.
  • A Lucid account.
  • Headphones or speakers.

Curriculum30 min

  • Navigating Lucid Training Labs
  • Navigating Lucid Training Labs
  • Welcome!
  • What to Expect from this Course 2 min
  • Smart Containers: Create a Task Board
  • Create a Task Board 1 min
  • Try It Out: Activity 1 8 min
  • Smart Containers: Increase Efficiency with Data Linking
  • Increase Efficiency with Data Linking 1 min
  • Try It Out: Activity 2 8 min
  • Smart Containers: Gather Insights with Conditional Formatting
  • Gather Insights with Conditional Formatting 1 min
  • Try It Out: Activity 3 8 min
  • Wrap Up
  • Review
  • Feedback
  • Next Steps