:Linux.com: Pepping Up OOo Writer Documents with Sparklines
Linux.com: Pepping Up OOo Writer Documents with Sparklines Dec 13, 2006, 07 :00 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (7459 reads) (Other stories by Dmitri Popov)
"Big graphs are not the only way to visualize data in a text document. Using a couple of tricks, you can spice up your OpenOffice.org Writer documents with sparklines--word-sized graphs embedded into text. Developed by infographic guru Edward Tufte, sparklines provide a simple yet effective way of visualizing data directly in the text body of the document.
"Although OpenOffice.org doesn't provide a dedicated sparkline feature, there are several ways to add sparkline graphics to your documents. For starters, you can manually construct sparklines using OpenOffice.org's own charting tools..."
