This far we have worked almost exclusively in the Overview tab of Gephi, with a brief foray into the Data Laboratory. Now, it's time to really make our graphs sing using the Preview tab. Think of the Overview tab as our workshop, where we toil behind the scenes to get something that makes sense and tells a story. Meanwhile, the Preview tab is where we craft the final version of the story, adjusting colors, sizes, fonts, opacity, and much more.
We're going to start with one of our ranking graphs from last chapter, specifically the Degrees graph, as it provides a suitable range of color variation to make things interesting. Join me, if you wish, with your own graph, or just follow along with this example. Once we have the graph back in our Overview window, select the Preview window. You should immediately see a more attractive version of the same information (you may need to click on the Refresh button at the bottom of the screen). The following screenshot shows...