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