Using the snapshots we took previously, let's create our first story by going through the following steps:

1. From the app overview, or sheet view, click the small Stories icon that lies at the top of the screen. This icon looks as follows:

2. Click on the Create new story button, as shown in the following screenshot: 

3. A story named My new story is created. We can rename it, add a description and a thumbnail image, or even delete the story using the form shown in the following screenshot:

4. This brings us to the following screen, which allows us to manage our story:

As you can see, we have four major areas:

• The left area: Here, we can see a preview of all our slides, as shown in the following screenshot. We can either rearrange the slides, add more slides, or delete the existing ones:

• The right area: Here, we can access the following:
  • Snapshot library: All the snapshots that we take are located here
  • Text objects: This allows us to add text objects (titles and paragraphs)
  • Shapes library: This is used to add shapes to make our story more compelling
  • Effects library: This is used to add effects to snapshots (we will see how this works in the Editing your story section)
  • Media library: This is used to add images from a previously loaded library or to upload images to use
  • Sheet library: This is used to add a whole sheet to the presentation

• The area at the bottom: Here, we can access icons that help us cut, copy, paste, and delete objects (snapshots, shapes, images, or text), as shown in the following screenshot:

• The central area: The central area is the blank white screen in which you edit each of your slides.

Let's get back to creating the story:

1. Begin by dragging the snapshot of the KPI from the Snapshot library, as shown in the following code:

2. Add a square shape and a title so that we can create a bar on top and add some text, as shown in the following screenshot:

3. Use the Title object, as shown in the following screenshot:

4. You will see something that looks as follows:

5. Drag and drop the box, reposition it, and change its color so that it looks like a top bar, as shown in the following screenshot:

6. Double-click the title and change the content to Qlik Sense Story, as shown in the following screenshot:

7. Change the color to white and then move it to the appropriate position, as shown in the following screenshot:

8. The slide should then look as follows:

9. Add a description of the KPI using an arrow (from the shapes library) and a paragraph (from the text objects), as shown in the following screenshot:

10. Resize the arrow (using the circles next to the borders) and change the color to a light gray, as shown in the following screenshot:

11. Change the text paragraph to Sales for the whole period and adjust the position using your mouse or the arrow keys on your keyboard, as shown in the following screenshot:

12. Add the two other snapshots that we collected in the Creating snapshots sections. Go to the Snapshots library and drag and drop them into your slide, creating a screen that looks as follows:

13. Do you remember the rule of three? Look at the previous slide: we added three graphs, with descriptions. Keep it small, keep it simple.
14. The first slide is now ready. Play it using the Play the story button, as shown in the following screenshot:

Qlik Sense Enterprise will enter presentation mode, showing a page that looks as follows:

You can use this page to deliver your presentation and tell a story about the data and your insights.

Keep in mind that any time you have to explain any details about your data, you can right-click on your graph and go to the source, and you will be redirected to your application with your object surrounded by a blue box, as shown in the following screenshot: 

The next section will look at editing and improving the story we created in this section.