Book description
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, and they look really cool! How cool? You'll
find out when you see the dazzling examples in
Excel 2007 Dashboards & Reports For Dummies.
And, before long, everyone's eyes will be riveted to your dashboards
and reports too!
This revolutionary guide 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. Get ready to
catch dashboard fever as you find out how to use basic analysis
techniques, build advanced dashboard components, implement advanced
reporting techniques, and import external date into your Excel
reports. Discover how to:
- 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
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. And Excel 2007 Dashboards and
Reports for Dummies is the fastest you for you to catch
dashboard fever!
Michael Alexander is a Microsoft Certified
Application Developer (MCAD) with over 14 years experience consulting
and developing office solutions. He is the author/co-author of several
books on business analysis using Microsoft Excel and Access. Michael
is one of 96 Microsoft Excel MVPs worldwide who has been recognized
for his contributions to the Excel community. He is also the principal
player behind DataPigTechnologies. com, a site that offers
video tutorials to beginning and intermediate Excel and Access users.
He currently lives in Frisco, Texas where he works as a Senior Program
Manager for a top technology firm. Michael can be contacted at
mike@datapigtechnologies. com.
