Wiley Excel 2007 Dashboards & Reports For Dummies

What’s the use of putting out reports that no one reads? Properly created dashboards are graphical representations that put Data in a context for your audience. Before long, everyone’s eyes will be riveted to your reports using Excel 2007 Dashboards & Reports For Dummies. It shows you how to turn Excel into your own Personal Business Intelligence tool. You’ll learn the fundamentals of using Excel 2007 to go beyond simple tables to creating dashboard-studded reports that wow management. Find out how to use basic analysis techniques, build advanced dashboard components, implement advanced reporting techniques, and import external date into your Excel reports. Using Excel 2007 as a BI tool is the most cost-efficient way for organizations of any size create powerful and insightful reports and distribute throughout the enterprise.

Unleash the power of Excel as a business intelligence tool

Create dashboards that Communicate and get noticed

Think about your data in a new way

Present data more effectively and increase the value of your reports

Create dynamic labels that support visualization

Represent time and seasonal trending

Group and bucket data

Display and measure values versus goals

Implement macro-charged reporting

Making the Move to Dashboards

Getting in the Dashboard State of Mind

Building a Super Model

Building Basic Dashboard Components

The Pivot Table

Excel Charts for the Uninitiated

Conditional Formatting

Dynamic Labeling

Building Advanced Dashboard Components

Components That Show Trending

Components That Group and Bucket Data

Components That Display Performance against a Target

Advanced Reporting Techniques

Macro-Charged Reporting

Giving Users an Interactive Interface

Using External Data for Your Dashboards and Reports

Sharing Your Work with the Outside World

10 Chart Design Principles

10 Questions to Ask Before Distributing Your Dashboard