# Switch visualisations

## Convert between visualisations

A number of tools in FastStats are based upon cubes. In many cases, it is possible to switch between these cube-based views. The tools that are affected are the **Cube**, **Tree**, **Venn**, **Word Cloud**, **Map** and **Charting**.

The switching options are:

| Visualisation tool | 'Convert to...' options |
| --- | --- |
| Cube | Tree, Word Cloud, Map |
| Tree | Cube, Word Cloud, Map |
| Venn | Cube, Tree, Word Cloud |
| Word Cloud | Cube, Tree, Map |
| Map | Cube, Tree, Word Cloud |
| Charting | Cube |

For a cube, tree or word cloud which has a single geographic variable, such as Postal Area, you can convert to a map.

> [!NOTE]
>
> The geographic variable must be a selector and have the GeoFormat property set to make the conversion into a map possible.

To switch between views:

1. Right click on the drag handle icon of the view you wish to switch - e.g. Word Cloud - and drop onto the workspace (or onto the ribbon bar if you are working in a maximised view).
2. A pop up menu will appear with the convert options available for that tool.
3. Click on the appropriate option and a new window will appear with that view being displayed.