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Excel Charts and Beyond
Do you want to know a secret? Excel is just a tool, and mastering a tool is easy. Aim higher. Master the trade, not the tool. Learn how to get the most out of your data. Learn how to analyze and visually communicate quantitative information. Then learn what you need to learn about the tool.
If that’s what you want, you’ve come to the right place. We happen to be using Excel, by the way.
Data Visualization
Learn about Data Visualization principles and best practices and how they are applied in charts that really support the business decision-making process.
Business Charts
Business Charts discusses data visualization in a business environment and how to apply the right data visualization principles when making Excel charts. See how you can move away from the Excel charts gallery to make sure your charts can really deliver tangible value.
Dashboards
Dashboards can tell a much richer story than a simple chart. Think of a chart as a short story, and a dashboard as a novel where characters are fully developed. Excel is an amazing tool to create an efficient dashboard or ar least to prototype it before sending its specs to the IT.
Free Tutorials
Do you want to know how to create a map in Excel? Or to create a new palette for your Excel charts? Or even several ways to create a population pyramid? These free step-by-step tutorials will teach you.
About excelcharts.com
Hi. My name is Jorge Camoes and I’ll be your host around here.
excelcharts.com is not your regular Excel tips site. Think of Excel as the car that you took your driving lessons in. Do you really want to know absolutely everything about that car? Or do you want to know enough to be a good driver and be able to drive any car? If this is want you want, then feel free to take my data visualization driving lessons…
You can find here a blog where we discuss data visualization issues and where I post free tutorials from time to time, and a members area (opening soon) where you can find more structured data visualization courses.
To know more about excelcharts.com please visit the About page.
Featured Articles
- How to create a dashboard in Excel
- 14 Misconceptions About Charts and Graphs
- Stephen Few, Data Visualization, Eye Candy and the Pie
- Better Color Palettes for Your Excel Charts [Video Tutorial]
- Learn Excel, Spend More Time with the Kids
- Excel chart gallery: a difficult equilibrium
- How-to screencasts: Population pyramids in Excel
- God and Moses? The Differences Between Edward Tufte and Stephen Few
- Are Excel Charts Hurting Your Business? 10 Mistakes You Should Avoid.
- Charts: Monthly Unemployment Rates by State 1976-2009
The Pie Charts Little Corner
Everyone and his dog seem to have strong views about pie charts. I don’t use them myself, but I find the discussion amusing and I like to play the devil’s advocate from time to time.
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