Qlik Sense® Desktop

Quick Reference

Orientation

A D

The Desktop Hub:

Create New App

A Action Menu

B Apps

B C Helpful Resources

D Create New App

Click to
open app

1. Click Create New app

2. Enter a name for the app
3. Click Create
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Create new app: Add data window

A Information Pane
B B Edit Description and
Thumbnail
A C
C Edit Sheet
Title Styling
D Add Data
E Additional connectors
shown, database, files &
more
F Excel

1. Click Add data –

(Excel file)
2. Click Excel files F

3. Browse and select

.xls or .xlsx file E
4. Click the
right arrow
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Create new app: Add data window

G Select tables

H Select or rename fields

I Load Data

5. Select tables (worksheets)

6. Rename, select /
deslect columns
7. Click Load and finish
8. Click Edit the sheet
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Create Visualizations

1. Enable edit Click Click to

Edit Expand
mode (if needed)

2. Select a chart and drag it

onto the canvas

3. Add a
dimension
4. Add a
measure

5. Adjust further using the adjustment pane if desired 6. Repeat for additional
charts. Note, charts will
automatically interact
with each other

7. Select “Done” to exit edit mode

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Sharing Your Work

1. Locate .qvf file

2. In the Desktop Hub – Click desired app title to reveal location in the information pane
3. Email .qvf file as an attachment to other Qlik Sense Desktop users.
A Information Pane
B Attatched App

4.Upload Qlik Sense Desktop app (.qvf file) to Qlik Sense Cloud and share via invitation.

Additional Resources:

Getting Started with Qlik Community: Qlik Sense How To Videos Getting Started with http://help.
Qlik Sense Webinar New to Qlik Sense Qlik Sense: Get Started Qlik Sense Cloud qlik.com/
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