Comments on: A line chart in Crystal Xcelsius: how difficult can it be? http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/a-line-chart-in-crystal-xcelsius-how-difficult-can-it-be/ Effective Charts and Dashboards for Excel users Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:31:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: How to create an Excel dashboard http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/a-line-chart-in-crystal-xcelsius-how-difficult-can-it-be/#comment-8111 How to create an Excel dashboard Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:54:30 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/a-line-chart-in-crystal-xcelsius-how-difficult-can-it-be/#comment-8111 [...] Dashboard (see below) using Xcelsius and detailed the process in a series of posts (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), so I know why these tools don’t work. Don’t try to use Excel to mimic [...] [...] Dashboard (see below) using Xcelsius and detailed the process in a series of posts (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), so I know why these tools don’t work. Don’t try to use Excel to mimic [...]

]]> By: tom Ryan http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/a-line-chart-in-crystal-xcelsius-how-difficult-can-it-be/#comment-208 tom Ryan Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:03:23 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/a-line-chart-in-crystal-xcelsius-how-difficult-can-it-be/#comment-208 Hi Jorge, There are some short commings of Xcelsius, but can excel prepare the dashboards given in the link below.. http://analysis-reporting.blogspot.com/2009/08/xcelsius-dashboards-map-component.html I have always been a fan of excel but just have not been able to ignore the appealing Xcelsius dashboards. Hi Jorge,
There are some short commings of Xcelsius, but can excel prepare the dashboards given in the link below..

http://analysis-reporting.blogspot.com/2009/08/xcelsius-dashboards-map-component.html
I have always been a fan of excel but just have not been able to ignore the appealing Xcelsius dashboards.

]]> By: admin http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/a-line-chart-in-crystal-xcelsius-how-difficult-can-it-be/#comment-207 admin Thu, 22 Nov 2007 17:02:12 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/a-line-chart-in-crystal-xcelsius-how-difficult-can-it-be/#comment-207 Jon, there seems to be a large market for rudimentary charts, I'm afraid. Jeff, I'm eager to know too! Tony, thanks for the links. It is always nice to see an old joke in new clothes. Justin, thanks for sharing this. I wouldn't says that "you are only limited by your willingness to play around" when discussing Xcelsius (or any other software, as a matter of fact). Creativity is the right way to expand our limits, and I've seen very creative people around Xcelsius... Can you please come back to discuss my final post in this series? Jon, there seems to be a large market for rudimentary charts, I’m afraid.

Jeff, I’m eager to know too!

Tony, thanks for the links. It is always nice to see an old joke in new clothes.

Justin, thanks for sharing this. I wouldn’t says that “you are only limited by your willingness to play around” when discussing Xcelsius (or any other software, as a matter of fact).

Creativity is the right way to expand our limits, and I’ve seen very creative people around Xcelsius…

Can you please come back to discuss my final post in this series?

]]> By: Justin http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/a-line-chart-in-crystal-xcelsius-how-difficult-can-it-be/#comment-206 Justin Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:36:30 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/a-line-chart-in-crystal-xcelsius-how-difficult-can-it-be/#comment-206 Although I agree with your thoughts on the inconsistencies between Crystal Xcelsius and Excel, I think it's just as important to point out that it is not supposed to be a "replacement charting tool". It's TRUE power comes with adding interactivity and multiple layers of data, to hopefully add value to the content. I think it's also fair to say that all of the things you mentioned can be achieved with Xcelsius, even if they aren't packaged as an obvious property of the component itself. I created my own little model. Sorry for my data, I know it doesn't quite "add up"...but I was in a hurry. The bottom line is that Xcelsius really empowers the users to get as creative with their data and visualizations as necessary and you are only limited by your willingness to play around. http://www.smpldesign.com/xcelsius/trend/trend_x4.5.html - Justin Although I agree with your thoughts on the inconsistencies between Crystal Xcelsius and Excel, I think it’s just as important to point out that it is not supposed to be a “replacement charting tool”. It’s TRUE power comes with adding interactivity and multiple layers of data, to hopefully add value to the content. I think it’s also fair to say that all of the things you mentioned can be achieved with Xcelsius, even if they aren’t packaged as an obvious property of the component itself.

I created my own little model. Sorry for my data, I know it doesn’t quite “add up”…but I was in a hurry. The bottom line is that Xcelsius really empowers the users to get as creative with their data and visualizations as necessary and you are only limited by your willingness to play around.

http://www.smpldesign.com/xcelsius/trend/trend_x4.5.html
- Justin

]]> By: Tony http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/a-line-chart-in-crystal-xcelsius-how-difficult-can-it-be/#comment-205 Tony Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:01:29 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/a-line-chart-in-crystal-xcelsius-how-difficult-can-it-be/#comment-205 I think you and your readers will appreciate this link! http://www.timoelliott.com/blog/2007/11/xcelsius_pacman.html I think you and your readers will appreciate this link!

http://www.timoelliott.com/blog/2007/11/xcelsius_pacman.html

]]> By: Tony http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/a-line-chart-in-crystal-xcelsius-how-difficult-can-it-be/#comment-204 Tony Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:03:20 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/a-line-chart-in-crystal-xcelsius-how-difficult-can-it-be/#comment-204 I had to laugh out loud at your comments about the legend. Some of the design flaws in Xcelsius should have been like number one on the to-do list of the developers. Here is a fellow blogger and Xcelsius guru. Maybe Lauren or Mike can add some insight. http://www.xcelsiusjournal.com/ I had to laugh out loud at your comments about the legend. Some of the design flaws in Xcelsius should have been like number one on the to-do list of the developers.

Here is a fellow blogger and Xcelsius guru. Maybe Lauren or Mike can add some insight.

http://www.xcelsiusjournal.com/

]]> By: Jeff Carpenter http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/a-line-chart-in-crystal-xcelsius-how-difficult-can-it-be/#comment-203 Jeff Carpenter Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:05:07 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/a-line-chart-in-crystal-xcelsius-how-difficult-can-it-be/#comment-203 At the end of this series, I'm eager to know your answer to one question, "Do you agree with Stephen Few's criticisms of CX?" In the meantime, can you share your raw data (.xls) so that we might also try these experiments? At the end of this series, I’m eager to know your answer to one question, “Do you agree with Stephen Few’s criticisms of CX?”

In the meantime, can you share your raw data (.xls) so that we might also try these experiments?

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/a-line-chart-in-crystal-xcelsius-how-difficult-can-it-be/#comment-202 Jon Peltier Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:03:39 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/a-line-chart-in-crystal-xcelsius-how-difficult-can-it-be/#comment-202 This mirrors my own limited experience in Xcelsius. Nice visual appearance (if you aren't swept overboard), but the underlying charting engine is inadequate for all but the most rudimentary charts. This mirrors my own limited experience in Xcelsius. Nice visual appearance (if you aren’t swept overboard), but the underlying charting engine is inadequate for all but the most rudimentary charts.

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