Build cool interactive dashboards to explain your data
Create charts, maps, and gauges, slice data into various views, and more -- easily!
Crystal Xcelsius is like a rocket-booster that lets you turn your Excel spreadsheets into professional-looking dashboards, scorecards, "what if" visualizations, even highly polished PowerPoint presentations. And here's the know-how you need to use it! Build simple to sophisticated dashboards, add buttons, refresh your data, create a visual model with style, and much more.
Discover how to
* Create basic dashboards with gauges and sliders
* Build in interactivity
* Use color to explain data
* Add menus and selectors
* Work with dynamic visibility
* Format and distribute your dashboards
Produkt-Info
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Maße
Höhe: 23.3 cm
Breite: 19.1 cm
Dicke: 1.7 cm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-471-77910-0 (9780471779100)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Michael Alexander is a Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) with over 14 years of experience developing office solutions and consulting. He currently works as a Senior Program Manager for EDS.
Introduction.
Part I: Say Hello to Crystal Xcelsius.
Chapter 1: Introducing Crystal Xcelsius.
Chapter 2: Taking Crystal Xcelsius for a Spin.
Part II: Getting Started with the Basics.
Chapter 3: Interacting with Single Value Components.
Chapter 4: Calling Attention to Alerts.
Chapter 5: Getting Graphic with Charts.
Chapter 6: May I Please See the Menu?
Part III: Get Fancy with Advanced Components.
Chapter 7: Getting Geo-Graphic with Maps.
Chapter 8: Focusing in on Dynamic Visibility.
Chapter 9: Working with Crystal Xcelsius Professional.
Part IV: Wrapping Things Up.
Chapter 10: Adding Style and Personality to Your Dashboards.
Chapter 11: Taking Your Dashboards to Market.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 12: Designing Effective Excel Models: Ten Best Practices.
Chapter 13: Ten Cool Crystal Xcelsius Tricks.
Chapter 14: Frequently Asked Questions: Two Sets of Ten.
Chapter 15: Ten (or So) Real World Examples.
Appendix: Going Beyond Spreadsheets.
Index.
